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Nigerian nurse dies of Ebola as death toll jumps to 932

YoopyaAug 7, 2014September 2, 20230

A Nigerian nurse who had treated the country’s first fatality from Ebola two weeks ago has died from the virus that has now claimed more

Second American diagnosed with Ebola arrives in Atlanta, showing ‘slow improvement’

YoopyaAug 6, 2014September 2, 20230

The second American aid worker diagnosed with Ebola has arrived in Atlanta for treatment, the Associated Press confirms. Missionary Nancy Writebol, 59, departed from Liberia

Airline travelers are not being screened for Ebola

YoopyaAug 1, 2014July 16, 20230

World and U.S. health officials urge airline crews to isolate passengers who show symptoms of Ebola if they have recently traveled to West African countries

Facebook expands Africa push

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

It’s the new frontier for the internet – connecting billions of people in Africa and Asia who have yet to sample the delights of the

Blast at Kano, Boko Haram blamed for six deaths

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a college in northern Nigeria’s biggest city, Kano, witnesses say. The female bomber

Sierra Leone declares Ebola emergency

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

Sierra Leone’s president has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak. Ernest Bai Koroma said the epicentres of the outbreak in

My future is at Etihad said Yaya Toure, Man City midfielder

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has said he wants to stay at the club for as long as possible. Reports this summer suggested that the

Glasgow 2014: Gold medallist Chika Amalaha fails drugs test

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

Nigerian gold medallist Chika Amalaha has been provisionally suspended from the Commonwealth Games for failing a drugs test. The 16-year-old won weightlifting gold with a

According to Libyan official, Assailants abduct free lawmaker

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan security official says assailants abducted a lawmaker and former prime minister from his home in the capital, Tripoli, but released

«Milestone» for child malaria vaccine

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

Experts say the world’s first malaria vaccine could be approved for use in 2015. Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1,000 children