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26 pupils, two teachers killed in Liberia school fire: presidency

At least 26 young pupils and two teachers were killed on Wednesday in a fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia, the president's office said.

US charity school in Liberia in rape scandal storm

MONROVIA: An acclaimed US charity operating in Liberia has admitted to major failings after girls at a school set up to save them from...

Liberia’s Sirleaf: Africa’s first elected female leader

MONROVIA: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize as a champion of women's rights, is stepping down after making history as...

West Africa marks end of recent Ebola outbreak

MONROVIA:Liberia said  it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in west Africa following an outbreak that began in neighbouring Guinea in December 2013.

Liberia’s last known Ebola patients discharged from hospital

MONROVIA: Liberia's last two known Ebola patients have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the disease, the ministry of health here said.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak over as Liberia gets all-clear

MONROVIA, Liberia: The world breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as a two-year Ebola epidemic that killed 11,000 and triggered a global health alert was declared over, with Liberia the last country to get the all-clear.

Britain becomes first country to donate to IMF Ebola debt relief fund

LONDON: Britain said on Monday it would contribute 50 million dollars to a new IMF fund to help West African countries hit by Ebola to service their debts so they can use their own money to help save lives.

Ebola death toll tops 8,000: WHO

GENEVA: The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 8,153 out of 20,656 cases recorded, the World Health Organization said Monday.

Ebola death toll rises to 7,693: WHO

GENEVA: The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases recorded, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Ebola cases near 16,000 as Sierra Leone loses ground

GENEVA: The death toll in the world's worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out of 15,935 cases reported in eight countries by the end of Nov. 23, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Dubai isolates traveller from Liberia over Ebola signs

DUBAI: Dubai health authorities quarantined Wednesday an air passenger who arrived from Liberia after he showed symptoms of Ebola, in the first suspected infection registered in the Gulf region.

Ebola toll passes 4,000 as fears grow worldwide

MADRID: The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said, while a Madrid nurse was fighting for her life Saturday as authorities worldwide tried to prevent panic over the deadly disease.

Liberia bans journalists from Ebola centres

MONROVIA: Liberia said on Friday it was banning journalists from Ebola clinics, defying media rights campaigners who have warned panicked African governments against "muzzling" reporters.

Ebola death toll rises to 3,439 – WHO

GENEVA: The world's worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed 3,439 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Obama to deploy 3,000 troops as Ebola crisis worsens

WASHINGTON: The United States announced on Tuesday it will send 3,000 troops to help tackle the Ebola outbreak as part of a ramped-up plan, including a major deployment in Liberia, the country where the epidemic is spiraling fastest out of control.

Ebola adversely affected economic growth in West Africa: IMF

WASHINGTON: Economic growth in Liberia and Sierra Leone could decline by as much as 3.5 percentage points as the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola has crippled the key mining, agriculture and services sectors in the two West African countries, the IMF said on Thursday.

Ivory Coast to host African Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast will host their African Nations Cup qualifier against Ebola-affected Sierra Leone this weekend following a special meeting of the country’s national security council.

IMF says Ebola having ‘acute’ impact on West African economies

WASHINGTON: The worst ever outbreak of the Ebola disease is likely to lead to "sharply" lower growth in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and raise financing needs in all three West African countries, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday.

Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies: development bank

FREETOWN: Ebola is causing enormous damage to West African economies, draining budgetary resources and slashing economic growth by up to 4 percent as foreign businessmen leave and projects are cancelled, the African Development Bank president said.

WHO pulls staff from Sierra Leone Ebola lab after doctor infected

FREETOWN: The World Health Organization has withdrawn staff from a laboratory testing for Ebola at Kailahun in eastern Sierra Leone after one of its medical workers there was infected during the worst ever outbreak of the disease, a WHO spokesperson said.
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