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Trump seeks more than $1.4 billion in Ebola funding from Congress

Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect and wash their hands at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect and wash their hands at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

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FILE PHOTO: Tesla enthusiast Kees Roelandschap drives around hands-free with his electric car, several days after Dutch regulators approved the use of Tesla's self-driving software, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tesla enthusiast Kees Roelandschap drives around hands-free with his electric car, several days after Dutch regulators approved the use of Tesla's self-driving software, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans/File Photo

Trump to seek more than $1.4 billion in Ebola funding from Congress

Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect and wash their hands at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect and wash their hands at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Global Ebola risk ‘remains low’, WHO chief says, after case confirmed in France

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against “over-reaction” to a case in France, in which a doctor who got off a flight in Paris on June 23 was confirmed to have Ebola.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against “over-reaction” to a case in France, in which a doctor who got off a flight in Paris on June 23 was confirmed to have Ebola.

France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak

The patient confirmed to have Ebola in France is a doctor who flew back from the Democratic Republic of Congo - which is suffering a major outbreak - aboard an Air France flight, arriving in Paris on June 23.
The patient confirmed to have Ebola in France is a doctor who flew back from the Democratic Republic of Congo - which is suffering a major outbreak - aboard an Air France flight, arriving in Paris on June 23.

France identifies first case of ebola

A humanitarian worker who had travelled to Congo, where an outbreak began in May, tested positive for the virus.
A humanitarian worker who had travelled to Congo, where an outbreak began in May, tested positive for the virus.

Munoz strike sends Colombia into World Cup Round of 32

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group K - Colombia v DR Congo - Estadio Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico - June 23, 2026 Colombia's Daniel Munoz scores a goal that was later disallowed REUTERS/Eloisa Sanchez
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group K - Colombia v DR Congo - Estadio Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico - June 23, 2026 Colombia's Daniel Munoz scores a goal that was later disallowed REUTERS/Eloisa Sanchez

US provides Ebola treatment for outbreak in Congo, bringing trials closer

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Construction of US-backed Ebola facility in Kenya halted, minister says

A satellite image shows tents erected at the US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base in Laikipia County, Kenya on June 22, 2026.
A satellite image shows tents erected at the US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base in Laikipia County, Kenya on June 22, 2026.

Ebola cases in Congo reach highest first-month total of any outbreak, WHO says

FILE PHOTO: Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect their equipment at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect their equipment at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

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