Another Ebola treatment center burned in Congo, with 18 patients fleeing

05/24/2026

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Angry town residents at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of an Ebola treatment center, the staff there said Saturday. It was the second such attack…

Chemical tank leak forces 40,000 to evacuate in Southern California

05/24/2026

Some 40,000 Southern California residents have been ordered to evacuate as authorities scramble to figure out how to prevent a leaking, hazardous chemical tank from exploding. According to the local fire authority, a storage tank containing 6,000…

Angry Congo residents burn Ebola treatment center amid outbreak

05/23/2026

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Residents set fire to an Ebola treatment center at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and…

Coal mine gas explosion in China kills 82 people, leaves 247 trapped

05/23/2026

BEIJING (AP) — At least 82 people have died following a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province, state media reported Saturday, after dozens were initially reported trapped underground. According to the official…

Ebola outbreak: WHO declares global health emergency in Congo, Uganda

05/18/2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases…

‘Every day people are dying’: Ebola toll in Congo reaches 87

05/17/2026

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Not less than 87 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola outbreak in eastern Ituri province, the Africa CDC said Saturday, which warned of an “active community transmission” as health workers raced to intensify…

Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Trump’s Beijing trip

05/16/2026

The Kremlin said Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped…

How Filipinos in America sent love home via Balikbayan box

Terry Tang 05/16/2026

PHOENIX (AP) — Since the 1970s, almost every Filipino household in America has sent love back home, whether by hauling balikbayan boxes in person or mailing them to relatives back in the Philippines. These balikbayan packages that…

The Latest: British government expected to extend lockdown

04/16/2020

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP…

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