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The U.S. military says a senior al-Shabab leader behind the deadly Jan. 5 attack on the Manda Bay base in Kenya, was killed Feb. 22 in precision airstrikes, along with his wife.In a statement, the military says the targeted individuals were identified ...
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February 25, 2020 Web Desk
Health Services, Medical
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GENEVA - The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for $40 million to salvage its operation to bring the Ebola epidemic to an end in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ebola operation in eastern DR Congo's conflict-ridden North Kivu an...
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February 23, 2020 Web Desk
Health Services, Medical
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Former U.S. labor leader Owen Bieber, one of the country's most outspoken anti-apartheid activists who also backed Poland's Solidarity labor movement, has died at 90.A longtime union member, Bieber took over as the head of the United Auto Workers Union...
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February 17, 2020 Web Desk
Health Services, Medical
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NAIROBI - Kenyan police killed 107 people last year, according to a report released Friday from a coalition of Kenyan human rights groups.Most of those killed were young men from slum areas, also called informal settlements."Sixty-nine percent of those...
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February 14, 2020 Web Desk
Health Services, Medical
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This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 70 events in the region. This week's main articles cover key new and ongoing events, including: ...
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February 10, 2020 Web Desk
Health Services, Medical
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