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The Ebola outbreak has more than 900 suspected cases and over 220 suspected deaths. (AFP)

Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against Ebola in Congo

Cs news2 months ago010 mins

Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes out to raise awareness about the latest Ebola outbreak as suspected cases near 1,000, she faces a double threat. The Ebola outbreak has more than 900 suspected cases and over 220 suspected deaths. (AFP) One is the rare Bundibugyo type of…

Israeli controls choke Gaza relief at Egypt border, say aid workers

Cs news11 months ago07 mins

At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border. After nearly two years of war, UN-backed experts have said famine is unfolding in the Palestinian territory, while…