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WHO says clinical trials soon for Ebola virus in Uganda
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that clinical trials could start within weeks on vaccines to combat the strain of Ebola behind a deadly outbreak in Uganda.
Nigeria floods kill 500, displace 1.4 million people
About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season, the government said. Nigeria's Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs said Tuesday that "over 1.4 million persons were displaced, about 500 persons have been reported dead... and 1,546 persons were injured".
Chad ruler raises hackles with drawn-out 'transition'
Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno's plans to stay in power beyond his initially-promised deadline have stirred anger at home and embarrassment for his backers abroad. The junta had originally declared it would restore civilian rule after 18 months in power, and Deby had at first promised he would not take part in the future elections.
Living in darkness: Poverty and pollution in oil-rich Congo
Behind their homes is an oil pipeline and above them are high-voltage cables suspended between pylons. Tchicanou and the neighbouring village Bondi host pipelines and pylons for carrying oil products and electricity.
Need more 'aggression' from Proteas bowlers in Australia: Boucher
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher on Tuesday said his bowlers need to be more aggressive in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia on pitches that will suit their seamers. "Australia will suit our fast bowlers a lot better," Boucher, who will step down as the national coach after T20's showpiece event, told reporters.
Tunisia 'rescues' 194 migrants: coastguard
Tunisian authorities intercepted nearly 200 migrants attempting to reach Europe northwards across the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend, the defence ministry said Tuesday. "Coast guard patrols rescued 194 illegal migrants (118 Tunisians and 76 of other African nationalities) over the weekend," it said in a statement.
'Our home': Lesotho's last cave dwellers
Inside a dimly-lit mud dwelling nestled within a rocky mountain in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho, Mamotonosi Ntefane, 67, dusts off an animal skin. "None of that here," scoffs Ntefane, as she stands outside her home, gazing at the mountains, while cow bells ring in the distance. cld/ub/gw/smw
Millionaire wins Lesotho vote but no majority
A millionaire political novice won the most votes in legislative elections in Lesotho but fell short of securing a parliamentary majority that could have ended long-running political gridlock, officials said on Monday. "His track record and people's anger towards other parties won him votes," said Tlohang Letsie, a politics lecturer at the National University of Lesotho.
Heatwaves will make regions uninhabitable within decades: UN, Red Cross
Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, the United Nations and the Red Cross said Monday. "On current trajectories, heatwaves could meet and exceed these physiological and social limits in the coming decades, including in regions such as the Sahel and south and southwest Asia."
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