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Malaria endures in northwest Congo as officials seek cause of illnesses that have sickened hundreds
Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest Congo as health officials try to understand what is behind illnesses that have surpassed 1,000 cases and killed at least 60 peopleABC News - 22h -
Pakistan security forces kill 6 militants in a raid in the northwest
Pakistan's military says troops acting on intelligence have raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country's northwestABC News - Feb. 21 -
More rain on the way after flash flooding slams Pacific Northwest
A series of storm systems fueled by an atmospheric river brought flash flooding to the Pacific Northwest this weekend -- and more rain is on the way.ABC News - 4d -
Suicide bomb at a seminary in northwest Pakistan kills top cleric and 5 others ahead of Ramadan
A suicide bomb attack at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan has killed a senior cleric and five other worshippersABC News - 5h -
Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Western Congo
The outbreak has been traced, tentatively, to three children who ate a bat, the W.H.O. said, and known threats like Ebola and Marburg have been ruled out.The New York Times - 2d -
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Congo mystery disease "investigation deepens," WHO says
The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.CBS News - 21h -
As Conflict Rages in Congo, President Offers U.S. Minerals Deal
As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States.The New York Times - 6d -
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Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisisABC News - 5d -
DR Congo stops cobalt exports in attempt to halt sliding prices
World’s top producer of metal used in electric vehicle batteries moves to counteract ‘overabundance of supply’Financial Times - 3d -
UK suspends aid to Rwanda over eastern DR Congo conflict
Keir Starmer’s government warns of further sanctions unless Kigali withdraws troops from its east African neighbourFinancial Times - 2d -
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Two clusters of unknown illness cases kill 50 in Democratic Republic of Congo
More than 50 people have died in recent weeks in two clusters of illness cases with the unknown cause being investigated in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization ...NBC News - 2d -
Mysterious illness claims dozens of lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
At least 53 people have died from a fast-spreading illness in two villages, with symptoms proving fatal within 48 hours. The World Health Organization has been monitoring the outbreak since ...CBS News - 2d -
Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern CongoABC News - 4d -
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Mystery illness kills more than 50 people in Congo after kids eat bat
The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in DecemberCBS News - 3d -
Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United NationsABC News - 3d -
'They took all the women here': Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak
Women recall being raped in prison in DR Congo, as chaos broke out after rebels advanced on Goma city.BBC News - 2d -
A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeksABC News - 2d -
What to know about the mystery disease in Congo that has killed over 50 people
A mystery illness has caused over 50 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the outbreaks was preliminarily linked to children who had eaten a bat carcass.CBS News - 1d -
What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo
Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sickABC News - 1d -
An explosion at a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders with eastern Congo residents injures dozens
An explosion at a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders with eastern Congo residents injures dozensABC News - 1d -
Dozens injured after explosions rock a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders in Congo
Dozens of people were reportedly injured after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in eastern CongoABC News - 1d
