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  China, France to join hands to combat Ebola

  World | October 19, 2014 23:30 IST

  Beijing: China and France Sunday agreed to join hands to combat the "unprecedented" spread of Ebola in western Africa.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius met in Beijing Sunday, and they

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  Ebola: Global fight to be coordinated with West African national plans

  World | October 19, 2014 17:24 IST

  Accra: The UN and the governments of the countries at the forefront of efforts to turn back the unfolding Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa have agreed to ensure that the UN system adopts

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  US gets blood sample from woman monitored on ship

  World | October 19, 2014 11:56 IST

  Galveston, Texas: The Coast Guard has retrieved a blood sample taken from a Dallas health care worker who is aboard a cruise ship and being monitored for signs of Ebola, officials said early Sunday.Petty Officer

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  David Beckham joins the fight against Ebola

  Hollywood | October 18, 2014 19:42 IST

  London: Former footballer David Beckham has joined the fight against Ebola, calling upon the world to help “collectively halt” the “ferocious” illness.Beckham wants to help people in Sierra Leone affected by the disease that has

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  US prepared to confront challenge posed by Ebola: Obama

  World | October 18, 2014 17:07 IST

  Washington: Allaying fears about spread of Ebola in the US, President Barack Obama today asserted that the country was not facing an outbreak of the deadly virus and it was fully prepared to confront the

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  Ebola causing some people to change travel plans

  World | October 18, 2014 11:45 IST

  Dallas: Travel agents say customers are asking whether it's safe to fly, and what steps they should take to guard against Ebola.The virus has killed more than 4,500 in West Africa since the current outbreak

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  1.2 billion live on less than Rs 77 a day: UN Chief

  World | October 18, 2014 10:47 IST

  United Nations: More than 1.2 billion people are living on less than USD 1.25 (Rs. 77 approx) a day and 2.4 billion are living on less than USD 2 a day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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  Ebola Death Toll Soars to 4,555, Total 9,216 Cases Registered: WHO

  World | October 18, 2014 9:43 IST

  Geneva: More than 4,500 people have died in the deadly Ebola outbreak that began in west Africa at the beginning of the year, fresh World Health Organization figures showed today.The UN health agency said that

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  Obama to appoint Ron Klain to lead US Ebola fight

  World | October 17, 2014 22:10 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama is expected to appoint Ron Klain, best known for serving as chief of staff to both Vice President Joe Biden and former vice president Al Gore, as the single person

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  Ebola neglected because it started in Africa: Kofi Annan

  World | October 17, 2014 11:15 IST

  London: Wealthy countries were slow to tackle the Ebola epidemic as it began in Africa, former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan has said in tough criticism of the response to the crisis."I am bitterly

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  UN: Ebola death toll rising to 4,500 this week

  World | October 17, 2014 9:01 IST

  Geneva: The death toll from Ebola will rise this week to more than 4,500 people from the 9,000 infected and the outbreak is still out of control in three West African nations, a top official

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  1st Dallas nurse with Ebola headed to Maryland

  World | October 17, 2014 7:41 IST

  Dallas: The first Dallas nurse to have contracted Ebola after treating an infected Liberian man was transferred on Thursday from a Dallas hospital to a specialized medical facility in Maryland.The National Institutes of Health said

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  Pakistan steps up measures to prevent Ebola spread

  World | October 16, 2014 13:05 IST

  Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to step up measures to prevent the spread of Ebola virus in the country, media reported.At a meeting Wednesday presided over by Minister of National Health Services Saira Afzal

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  '21-day quarantine period for Ebola not enough'

  World | October 16, 2014 11:45 IST

  New York: The deadly Ebola virus may take longer than 21 days as currently thought to show symptoms in a person infected with the disease, says a study.One of the current tenets for minimising the

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  European Union says transmission risk of Ebola in Europe low

  World | October 16, 2014 8:41 IST

  Brussels: The European Union (EU) said on Wednesday the risk of Ebola virus spreading from the Ebola patient, who arrived in Europe as a result of a planned medical evacuation, is considered low.The EU made

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  Ebola 'winning the race' against attempts to contain it:UNMEER

  World | October 15, 2014 12:19 IST

  United Nations: The Ebola outbreak is “winning the race” against attempts to contain it, chief of the UN mission working to stop the deadly virus has warned as he asked the international community to help

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  Ebola screening starts Thursday at 4 US airports

  World | October 14, 2014 21:02 IST

  Newark, New Jersey: Customs and health officials at airports in Washington, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark will take the temperatures of passengers from three West African countries starting Thursday.Federal health officials say the entry screenings add

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  WHO: 10,000 new Ebola cases per week could be seen

  World | October 15, 2014 7:22 IST

  Geneva: A World Health Organisation official says there could be up to 10,000 new cases of Ebola per week within two months.WHO assistant director-general Dr. Bruce Aylward says if the response to the Ebola crisis

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  London airport to start screening for Ebola

  World | October 14, 2014 13:43 IST

  London: London's Heathrow airport is ready to start screening for Ebola virus among passengers flying into Britain from countries at risk, media reported on Tuesday.Britain is the first European Union country to start such screenings.Screening

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  'Goa must screen tourists for Ebola virus'

  India | October 14, 2014 13:06 IST

  Panaji: Goa must screen entry of foreign tourists in order to keep the deadly Ebola virus at bay, Leader of Opposition Pratapsing Rane said Tuesday.Rane was speaking at a function in Panaji."People are dying like