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WHO investigating new Ebola case in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 10 (ANI): The World Health Organization is investigating a new case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the WHO chief said Saturday.
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UNICEF on the ground to respond to latest Ebola case in DRC
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN children's fund, UNICEF, said Saturday in a statement that it is working with health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a new Ebola case was reported in the northeastern part of the country.
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Boat capsizes in Congo River, over 50 dead, many missing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], October 9 (ANI): More than 50 people have died and more are believed to be missing after the capsizing of a makeshift vessel on the Congo River earlier this week.
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WHO apologises to victims of sexual abuse during Ebola outbreak in DR Cong
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday apologised to the victims and survivors of the sexual exploitation in DR Congo by aid workers.
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Merck Foundation provides 100 new Cardiovascular preventive experts to mar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/ Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], September 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks World Heart Day 2021 in partnership with African First Ladies, Ministries of Health, Medical Societies, and Ac
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Congo president seeks review of mining contracts with China
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], September 12 (ANI): Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with Bejing in 2008 by the previous administration, in a bid to get fairer deals from China.
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Militant attack in Eastern DRC kills 19: Officials
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Militants of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) radical group are suspected of killing 19 people in an attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's province of North Kivu, the head of the province's Buliki area said on Saturday.
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Strict action against drug issue being taken: K'taka CM after Congo nation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 3 (ANI): After a Congo national was arrested by Karnataka police for possession of drugs, who later died in police custody allegedly due to "police brutality," Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the state is taking strict actions against drug
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Two Chinese face prosecution in Congo over 'humiliating' treatment of ille
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], July 26 (ANI): Two Chinese men in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be facing military prosecution for ordering two Congolese soldiers to inflict "degrading and humiliating treatment" on illegal miners on Saturday, the army said.
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2 injured in church blast in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were injured on Sunday morning in an explosion at a Catholic church in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to multiple local media.
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Merck Foundation brings together 13 African First Ladies and 27 Ministers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck foundation "More than a Mother" Ambassadors, African First Ladies of Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Malawi,
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Three killed in plane crash in eastern DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in a plane crash Wednesday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Radio Okapi, an UN-run radio station.
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