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906 Suspected Cases and 223 Suspected Deaths From Bundibugyo Strain of Ebola, WHO Says

906 Suspected Cases and 223 Suspected Deaths From Bundibugyo Strain of Ebola, WHO Says

Published by Sam Flores

By Olivia ⁠Le ⁠Poidevin GENEVA, May ⁠29 (Reuters) – The World ​Health Organization said ‌on Friday that ‌there ⁠are ⁠906 suspected cases of Ebola in ​the Democratic Republic of ​Congo, including 223 suspected ⁠deaths that ⁠are being ⁠investigated. An outbreak ​of the Bundibugyo strain ​of ⁠Ebola is continuing in the Democratic ⁠Republic of the Congo, with cases ⁠also reported in Uganda. There are currently no approved vaccines or therapies specifically for the ⁠Bundibugyo virus disease, the WHO said. (Reporting by Olivia Le ​Poidevin Editing by ​Madeline Chambers) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026 Source link

The promise of an appropriate education for every child with a disability is under strain

The promise of an appropriate education for every child with a disability is under strain

Published by Sam Flores

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been a bipartisan priority for decades, but the federal government has never fulfilled its funding promise and the law has not been updated to reflect the realities of a post-pandemic educational landscape, leaving states and local districts to absorb the costs and students with disabilities vulnerable and exposed. Source link

‘Daisy Clover,’ ‘Andromeda Strain’ Actor Was 84

‘Daisy Clover,’ ‘Andromeda Strain’ Actor Was 84

Published by Daniella Wilson

Peter Helm, the actor from Toronto who appeared on such 1960 shows as Naked City, Wagon Train and Ironside and in films including The Longest Day, Inside Daisy Clover and The Andromeda Strain, has died. He was 84. Helm died Thursday in his sleep at his home in West Hills, his friend David Timmerman told The Hollywood Reporter. Survivors include his sister, actress Anne Helm (Follow That Dream, The Magic Sword, The Iron Maiden), and a daughter, actress Tiffany Helm (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning). The colorful Helm appeared alongside Jane Fonda, Dean Jones and Joey Heatherton on Broadway in 1960 in the Josh Logan-directed There Was a Little Girl, a drama about rape, then acted onstage with Myrna Loy in a 1962 production of James Kirkwood’s There Must Be a Pony that aimed for Broadway but missed. He and Heatherton would enjoy a great friendship while traveling the world together over the years, and she told THR that he was “a great actor and a great person, top of the world.” The pair …

US-Iran truce under strain amid stalled talks and attacks on US allies

US-Iran truce under strain amid stalled talks and attacks on US allies

Published by Sam Flores

Washington and Tehran have been swapping proposals in an effort to end the conflict which broke out on February 28. The two sides have held a single round of talks so far amid a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8. The truce has come under strain following a likely-Iranian attack near a UAE power plant. The stalled talks and rising tension are also worrying markets. FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle breaks it down for us. Keywords for this article Source link

Outbreak of rare strain of Ebola claims at least 65 lives in DR Congo | Ebola

Outbreak of rare strain of Ebola claims at least 65 lives in DR Congo | Ebola

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NewsFeed Sixty-five people have died in a new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s Ituri province with 246 suspected cases. A Congolese man has also died of the virus in Uganda’s capital Kampala, raising fears of further cross-border spread. Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Attacks in South Lebanon Strain Ceasefire on Eve of Washington Talks

Attacks in South Lebanon Strain Ceasefire on Eve of Washington Talks

Published by Sam Flores

By Maya Gebeily and Pesha Magid BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, April 22 (Reuters) – At least four people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern ⁠Lebanon ⁠on Wednesday, Lebanon’s state news agency reported, and Hezbollah said ⁠it launched an attack drone at Israeli forces in the south, straining a ceasefire between the Iran-backed group and Israel. On the eve of talks in ​Washington between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Beirut would seek an extension of the 10-day, U.S.-mediated ceasefire, which is set to expire on Sunday. Hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel reignited on March 2, when the Lebanese ‌group opened fire in support of Iran. The ceasefire in Lebanon ‌emerged separately from Washington’s efforts to resolve its conflict with Tehran, though Iran had called for Lebanon to be included in any broader truce. The United States has denied any link between the tracks. More than 2,400 people have ⁠been killed in Lebanon since ⁠Israel launched an offensive in response to Hezbollah’s March 2 attack, according to Lebanese authorities. Israel has seized a belt …

NATO backs non-proliferation as global nuclear pacts come under strain – POLITICO

NATO backs non-proliferation as global nuclear pacts come under strain – POLITICO

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NATO routinely reiterates support for the treaty, but the new statement comes ahead of a weekslong U.N.-linked review conference of the agreement in New York at the end of April. The pact has come under unprecedented pressure from growing geopolitical disputes, growing fears around Chinese nuclear armament and Russia’s all-out war in Ukraine. In recent months, France has said it would increase the size of its nuclear arsenal as it enters early-stage talks with other European countries to extend its deterrent in response to Russian aggression — even as Paris insists this does not violate the NPT. Meanwhile, the U.S. refused to extend New START, its 2010 bilateral nuclear arms control pact with Moscow, in February. Russian President Vladimir Putin has also repeatedly engaged in nuclear saber-rattling since the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The review conference, from Apr. 27 to May 22, will gather countries to assess compliance with the treaty and aim to find a consensus on a final document. Laura Kayali contributed to this report. Source link

D.C. Economy “Under Strain,” Faces Biggest Spending Cuts Since Great Recession

D.C. Economy “Under Strain,” Faces Biggest Spending Cuts Since Great Recession

Published by Jenni Sidey

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its state-level real gross domestic product data on Thursday, revealing a sharply uneven economic landscape in the fourth quarter of 2025, with boom times in North Dakota contrasting with a sharp slowdown spreading across the Mid-Atlantic, especially in Washington, D.C. “From a regional perspective, real GDP increased in 35 states in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the percent change at an annual rate ranging from 3.8 percent in North Dakota to –8.3 percent in the District of Columbia and remaining unchanged in Indiana and Maine,” BEA wrote in the report. The fourth quarter coincided with a 43-day government shutdown from Oct. 1 through Nov. 12, a disruption that likely had an outsized effect on the Washington, D.C. economy given the metro area’s heavy reliance on federal workers, procurement, contracting activity, and the broader consumer spending tied to government.  But let’s not forget that the D.C. economy is already dealing with a spending slowdown linked to the Trump administration’s move to clean up waste, fraud, and abuse. To …