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  Ebola advances in West Africa

  World | October 11, 2014 11:19 IST

  Nairobi: The Ebola virus disease continues its relentless expansion through West Africa, the region where it first emerged, despite the resources deployed by other countries and new health protocols aimed at preventing the contagion from

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  UN chief appoints three Ebola crisis managers

  World | October 09, 2014 12:09 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed three crisis managers for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone where the Ebola epidemic is spreading.His spokesperson said Wednesday Ban appointed Marcel Rudasingwa of Rwanda as Ebola

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  US to send 4,000 troops to Liberia to fight Ebola: Pentagon

  World | October 04, 2014 10:54 IST

  Washington: The US military expects to increase the number of troops deployed to Liberia to fight the Ebola outbreak to nearly 4,000, up from a planned 3,000-strong force, the Pentagon said today.About 200 soldiers are

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  Journalist with Ebola has passion for Liberia

  World | October 04, 2014 7:00 IST

  Providence, Rhode Island: A passion for Liberia and the plight of its people drove Ashoka Mukpo to work there, first to aid relief efforts and then as a photojournalist to tell its story. But Mukpo

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  Liberia steps up screening of passengers at airport

  World | October 02, 2014 11:58 IST

  Monrovia: The Liberian government announced the imposition of stringent screening measures, at the country's only international airport, for passengers after the first Ebola case in the US.Liberia has been in the spotlight since there were

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  UN extends its mission in Liberia

  World | October 02, 2014 6:29 IST

  Monrovia: The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) till September 15 next year keeping in view the Ebola outbreak in the country, a senior UN official

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  US doctor tests positive for Ebola in Liberia

  World | September 03, 2014 7:36 IST

  Washington: An American missionary doctor working in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus, his organisation SIM USA announced on Tuesday.The doctor was treating obstetrics patients at ELWA hospital in Liberia's capital Monrovia and

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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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  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 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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  Mass production of Ebola drug may take months

  World | August 07, 2014 8:16 IST

  Washington: Mass production of an experimental drug given to two US aid workers with Ebola may take "several months", the US manufacturer said on Wednesday.International attention turned to the experimental drug known as ZMapp, developed

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  Sierra Leone cancels all football over Ebola

  Football | August 06, 2014 8:28 IST

  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone :  Sierra Leone canceled all football matches indefinitely on Tuesday because of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa. The national football association said it will seek permission to

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  Liberia's Ebola toll rises to 268

  World | August 06, 2014 8:04 IST

  Monrovia: The Ebola virus has killed 268 people in Liberia including 37 healthcare workers, Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services Tolbert Nyenswah said on Tuesday.Nurses and health workers have abandoned most health facilities in the

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  Fierce Fighting Erupts On Ivory Coast Border

  World | March 07, 2011 10:58 IST

  Monrovia (Liberia), March 7 :  An official says heavy fighting has broken out near Ivory Coast's border with Liberia. The deputy director of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission said he heard the sounds