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  Barak Obama talks to Liberia, Sierra Leone leaders on Ebola

  World | August 15, 2014 7:25 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama spoke to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone separately over the current Ebola outbreak, the White House said on Thursday.In his telephonic

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  4 Indian docs in Nigerian hospital given back their passports

  India | August 14, 2014 23:37 IST

  New Delhi: All the four Indian doctors in a hospital in Nigerian capital Abuja, who have been forced to stay on in the Ebola-hit country against their wishes, were given back their passports following intervention

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  Passengers checked for Ebola at Lucknow airport

  India | August 14, 2014 9:21 IST

  Lucknow: All passengers from international destinations are being checked for the Ebola virus at the airport here, officials said on Thursday.Doctors and paramedic staff has been posted at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in

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  Ebola: Sierra Leone asks to play in Ghana

  Football | August 13, 2014 12:28 IST

  CAIRO : Sierra Leone has asked for permission to play some of its African Cup qualifiers in Ghana because of the Ebola outbreak at home. The Confederation of African Football said in a statement to

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  Ebola death toll in West Africa passes 1,000

  World | August 12, 2014 14:55 IST

  Dakar (Senegal): The World Health Organization (WHO) says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 1,000.The UN Health Agency said in a news release Monday that 1,013 people have died

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  Ebola alert sounded in Bangladesh

  World | August 11, 2014 14:48 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh has issued an alert against deadly Ebola virus, days after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic an international health emergency.“Medical teams would monitor the international airports in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet

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  Ebola infected doctor is 'stronger everyday'

  World | August 09, 2014 11:40 IST

  Atlanta: An American doctor infected with Ebola who was brought back to the US from Africa and is being treated at a hospital and has said that he is getting better."I am growing stronger everyday,

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  Ebola outbreak an International Health Emergency: WHO

  World | August 08, 2014 15:05 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa as an International Health Emergency.“A coordinated international response is deemed essential to stop and reverse the international spread

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  Delegates to be screened for Ebola at US-Africa summit

  World | August 02, 2014 11:19 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has ordered compulsory screening of all the African delegates arriving in Washington for a summit for Ebola virus symptoms.The issue of Ebola "is something that we take very seriously", Xinhua