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Guinea closes SLeone border; SLeone educate residents about ebola during lockdown
Guinean health officials staffing the border with Sierra Leone said on Friday that many people have crossed over into their country without going through health controls.
In the days leading up to Sierra Leone's three day lockdown,...
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Air France puts Ebola plan into action that includes medical protection kits and disinfectant
As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa worsens, Air France says it is taking additional precautions to protect its passengers and staff.
Despite killing more than a thousand people in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, Air France...
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In an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, Guinea has closed its border with Sierra Leone, leaving many travelers stranded at a makeshift crossing. (Aug. 13)
SOUNDBITE (Fulani) Diallo Saikou Yaya, truck driver: "We have spent four days here, we have suffered a lot since we came here to cross. There is no food."
Guinea-Sierra Leone border - August 12, 2014
1. Various of people, vehicles at...
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Air passengers comment after being screened for Ebola on arrival in France from Guinea
France began temperature screenings for passengers arriving in Paris from the Guinean capital Conakry on Saturday.
Temperature checks were carried out before passengers were allowed into the airport terminal.
Passengers who arrived at...
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Red Cross team attacked while removing Ebola dead
A Red Cross team was attacked while collecting bodies believed to be infected with Ebola in southeastern Guinea on Tuesday, the latest in a string of assaults that are hindering efforts to control West Africa's current deadly...
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An Atlanta woman is trying to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, which is affecting her hometown in Sierra Leone. (Aug. 8)
An Atlanta woman is trying to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak that is affecting her hometown in Sierra Leone.
Sidiratu Mansaray moved to Atlanta three years ago from Freetown, Sierra Leone. Now that the Ebola virus is ravaging...
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WHO spokesman says number of Ebola cases has passed 10,000
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Monday that the number of Ebola cases had exceeded the ten thousand mark, with at least five thousand of those resulting in death.
WHO spokesperson, Tarik Jasarevic, said a lack of beds in...
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Health minister says Russia taking serious measures to minimise Ebola spread; WHO director general comments
Russian authorities are taking serious measures to minimise the danger of Ebola spreading, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said at a news conference on Monday.
Skvortsova said 7, 500 flights in 71 airports across the country...
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The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expressed confidence Monday in screening measures at the international airport in the Guinean capital Conakry to prevent the spread of Ebola. (Sept.1)
The Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Tom Frieden, expressed confidence on Monday in screening measures being put in place at the international airport in the Guinean capital Conakry to prevent the...
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President Johnson Sirleaf sets goal to have no new cases of Ebola in the country by the end of the year
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf launched a new campaign 'Ebola Must Go' on Tuesday as she urged her countrymen not to let down their guard against the disease.
As the infection rates stabilised in Liberia, Sirleaf said she...
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Ebola patient Dr. Spencer releases statement following his release from hospital
New York City's first Ebola patient was released from hospital, cured of the virus, on Tuesday and promptly held a news conference to thank medical staff and all those who treated him.
Dr. Craig Spencer was released from Bellevue...
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Chinese doctors give training on Ebola treatment
A health clinic in Conakry began an Ebola training programme on Sunday, instructing Guinean doctors on how to treat the virus and how to avoid infection.
The training was held at the 'Polyclinic Fei-Tsui', a hospital set up by the...
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Sudan rules itself out of hosting 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Sudan says it will not host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations - the continent's largest football tournament.
Rumours are rife that current hosts Morocco will pull-out amid the Ebola epidemic and organisers are looking for a...
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MacArthur, Blood
General MacArthur Lands In New Guinea
A Flying Fortress takes General MacArthur to an American air base in New Guinea, where the leader of the Allied forces in the South Pacific travels through jungle to visit Australian troops keeping...
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President Barack Obama says there are provisions in the massive spending bill that he doesn't like but says it is "by definition a compromise" and hopes it will pass the Senate. He spoke before receiving an update on the US Ebola response. (Dec. 12)
US President Barack Obama says that more work needs to be done in the global fight against Ebola, saying until the last case is "snuffed" out in West Africa, "there's always the prospect and in fact likelihood that it spreads and could...
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Reaction during conference on asylum seekers and people smuggling
Indonesia on Tuesday hosted a special conference on the increasing problem of human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region.
The meeting in Jakarta involved ministers and senior officials from 14 countries, as well as representatives from...
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Schools closed in Ebola crisis begin to reopen
Schools shuttered during the height of the Ebola crisis in Guinea began reopening on Monday, but many parents were still too afraid to send their children to classes.
Employees at school gates in the capital, Conakry, were taking the...
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First results of presidential elex announced
1. Various of journalists and others listening to results being read out
2. Spokesman for CENI (Independent National Electoral Commission) reading out a regional ballot result (clients note this is not a final tally of the counted vote)...
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China sends supplies to Liberia to fight Ebola virus
A large consignment of medical supplies donated by the Chinese government arrived in Liberia on Monday as the country battles the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
A shortage of full-body suits and even clean surgical gloves has left...
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SYND 23/11/1970 UN SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT READS TELEGRAMS FROM GUINEA PRESIDENT ABOUT INVASION
UN Secretary General U Thant reads telegrams from Guinea President about invasion. Guinea representative makes statement, accusing Portugal
1) overhead shot UN Security Council in session: U Thant READS telegram from Guinea, over...
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UN Development Agency hands out high risk cash payments to Ebola workers
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) paid out 220,000 US dollars in cash to health personnel fighting Ebola in Guinea on Friday, UN officials said.
The UNDP said in a statement that "additional incentive payments" had been...
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Thousands protest president's decision to delay elections due to ebola
Guinea's opposition parties held a large rally in the capital Conakry Wednesday, slamming President Alpha Conde for his handling of an Ebola crisis which has hit the country hard.
A crowd of over ten-thousand gathered peacefully at the...
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ONLY ON AP - Life in the remote village pinpointed as the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak
When two-year-old Emile Ouamouno caught a fever, started vomiting, passed blood in his stool and died two days later, nobody knew why.
Nor did anyone really ask. Life is unforgiving in this part of the world, and people often lose their...
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Cairo markets recover at week's end
LEAD IN:After a small dip, Cairo's markets recover on the last day of the week's trading. STORY-LINE:EGX 30, the benchmark index in the Egyptian stock market, has slightly climbed this afternoon, after falling in the morning, on the...