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  India likely to improve economic growth to 6.3 pc in 2016: UN

  World | December 11, 2014 10:40 IST

  United Nations: India's economic growth is expected to improve to 6.3 per cent in 2016 with the country leading economic recovery in South Asia, according to a United Nations report.The UN World Economic Situation and

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  India signs agreement with UN on fighting Ebola

  World | December 10, 2014 14:45 IST

  United Nations: India affirmed its contributions to the international fight against the Ebola outbreak here Tuesday in an agreement with the UN that would, among other things, facilitate the transfer of $10 million pledged by

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  See what these images tell about 2014

  World | December 10, 2014 12:24 IST

  New Delhi :  The year 2014 has entered into its final month and it's time to look back all the major events that have taken place this year.While there were some fine events like  Sochi

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  Ebola death toll rises to 6,331 as S Leone overtakes Liberia

  World | December 27, 2014 11:07 IST

  Geneva: More than 6,300 people have now died from Ebola in the three hardest hit nations in west Africa, the World Health Organization has said, as Sierra Leone overtook Liberia as the country with the

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  Threat of Ebola spreading in Russia low, says minister

  World | December 05, 2014 6:52 IST

  Moscow: Russian Health Minister Veronica Skvortsova has virtually ruled out the threat of Ebola spreading in Russia.The upcoming New Year holidays do not increase the risk of the Ebola virus spreading in Russia, Skvortsova said

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  More than 17,000 people infected with Ebola in Africa: WHO

  World | December 03, 2014 10:37 IST

  Freetown: The World Health Organization says the number of people infected with Ebola has passed 17,000, as Sierra Leone announced that its 10th doctor has been sickened.Numbers released today by WHO include about 200 new

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  'Ebola vaccine showing promising results'

  World | December 02, 2014 8:00 IST

  Nairobi: Two Ebola vaccines undergoing clinical trials have shown promising results and would be deployed in January 2015 to West African countries affected by the epidemic, a scientist from Oxford University said Monday.Speaking at a

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  Take steps to deal with Ebola: Dinesh Trivedi to government

  National | December 01, 2014 20:38 IST

  New Delhi: Government should take immediate steps to deal with Ebola and inform Parliament about preparedness to deal with the disease, a Trinamool Congress member on Monday said in Lok Sabha.Dinesh Trivedi, a former Union

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  Naomi Campbell's fashionable way to eradicate Ebola

  Hollywood | November 29, 2014 12:33 IST

  London: With an aim to raise money to eradicate Ebola, supermodel Naomi Campbell has opened a Fashion For Relief Pop-Up Shop here.The 44-year-old will sell exclusive clothes of celebrities, including her best friends Kate Moss

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  Ebola could be contained by mid-2015: Ban Ki-moon

  World | November 22, 2014 8:51 IST

  Washington: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the spread of the deadly Ebola virus could be contained by mid-2015.Ban made the observation Friday and said that the Ebola outbreak could be contained by continuing

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  Ebola situation under complete control: Nadda

  India | November 19, 2014 16:50 IST

  New Delhi: A day after the first Ebola case was reported in India, Health Minister J P Nadda today said arrangements similar to the one at Delhi airport, which helped detect the virus in a

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  Man tests positive for Ebola, kept under isolation

  India | November 18, 2014 21:48 IST

  New Delhi: In the first case of Ebola in the country, an Indian national returning from Liberia has tested positive for the deadly virus and has been quarantined at a special facility at Delhi airport.The

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  Ebola death toll rises to 5,177: WHO

  World | November 15, 2014 11:08 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organisation said today that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 14,413 cases of infection, since late December 2013.On Wednesday, the UN health

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  US hospital to pay relatives of Liberian who died of Ebola

  World | November 14, 2014 8:42 IST

  Austin, Texas: The hospital in the US where Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan died of Ebola has reached an agreement to pay an indemnity to his relatives because he was not diagnosed at first with the

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  Doctor recovers from Ebola, leaves NYC hospital

  World | November 12, 2014 10:59 IST

  New York: A Doctors Without Borders physician who was declared free of Ebola said Tuesday he was living proof that early detection and isolation can stop the spread of the deadly virus, and he called

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  Morocco thrown out of African Cup, dumped as host

  Football | November 12, 2014 8:02 IST

  Morocco was thrown out of the 2015 African Cup of Nations and dumped as the host Tuesday after refusing to commit to the scheduled dates early next year because of fears over Ebola.The tournament in

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  Organizers running out of options for African Cup

  Football | November 11, 2014 8:31 IST

  The African Cup of Nations tournament is scheduled to start in two months, but nobody wants to host it.Organizer the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is running out of time and is without a host

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  Morocco insists on delaying African Cup over Ebola

  Football | November 09, 2014 11:08 IST

  Rabat, Morocco: Morocco is sticking to its demand to postpone the African Cup of Nations football tournament due to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, despite pressure from the Confederation of African Football.A statement

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  Global Ebola death toll hits 4,960: WHO

  World | November 08, 2014 9:41 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organisation said today that 13,268 people had been infected with Ebola across eight countries, and 4,960 of them had died.On Wednesday, it had reported 13,042 cases and 4,818 deaths.The UN health

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  Ebola countries to get USD 450 million in financing

  World | November 06, 2014 10:53 IST

  United Nation: A new private sector initiative announced Wednesday will provide at least $450 million in commercial financing to the three West African countries hardest hit by Ebola to promote trade, investment and employment.The International