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A health worker in protective gear washes her hands at the treatment centre in Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, eastern Congo, on Tuesday.
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Congo says 2,000 people have died in history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues challenge the urgent response in a remote region. Government data published overnight into Tuesday showed the outbreak has 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2,011 deaths. Starting from the first confirmed case, the death toll was reached almost three times faster than in the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the worst on record.

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People walk over a stone dam, that is normally covered by water, towards the ‘Maeuseturm’ (mice tower) in the middle of the river Rhine in Bingen, Germany Monday.
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Western Europe sets new temperature record

PARIS (AP): The UK and France are bracing for the fifth heatwave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.…
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday.
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Magnitude 7.4 quake kills at least 111 people

CALI (AP): A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved…
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Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations

President Donald Trump yesterday scoffed at Iran’s demand for reparations for the devastation caused by US and Israeli bombardment over the past five months, a demand he said Tehran’s negotiators had…
Rescue workers cut through debris as they search for survivors the day after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after powerful earthquake kills more than 100

PEREIRA, Colombia (AP) — Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake left over 3,000 missing, with many trapped under the…
The June 24 earthquakes struck northern Venezuela in rapid succession, with a magnitude 7.2 tremor followed less than a minute later by a stronger 7.5 quake. The twin quakes struck in Yaracuy state and caused widespread damage, particularly in La Guaira, C
August 10, 2026

CDB, CAF contribute US$1 million to Venezuela recovery

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has joined the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) in providing a US$1 million…
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China’s AI crackdown breaks up thousands of virtual relationships

AP – Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend. She had exchanged about 700,000 words in messages over two years, and never got to say goodbye. Li, 24, wasn't the only left mourning…
People observe a minute of silence during a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan.
August 10, 2026

Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary

TOKYO (AP): Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons “absolute evil”, denounced growing support for…
In this photo released by Myanmar President Office, Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) shakes hands with Arnaud de Baecque, resident representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, during their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
August 10, 2026

ASEAN call to free Aung San Suu Kyi rebuffed

BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ renewed call for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and…
Workers weave Pulu, a traditional wooden fabric into clothing, at wooden looms near statues of Princess Wencheng and Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan in western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
August 10, 2026

A cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive

SHANNAN (AP): More than a dozen men and women sit at wooden looms, sliding shuttles through rows of wool yarn before pulling each thread tight. They repeat it again and again as they weave Pulu, the…