"Saudi Arabia said that 10 more people infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) had died over the last two days and identified 20 new cases of the virus, pushing the total number of …
Turkey mine blast kills 205, hundreds more trapped
"Rescuers battled on Wednesday to reach hundreds of workers feared trapped after an explosion at a mine in western Turkey that has killed at least 205 people in one of the worst industrial disasters …
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Saudi Arabia announces 5 new Mers deaths
"Saudi health authorities announced Tuesday five new deaths from Mers, raising the total death toll in the country worst-hit by the mysterious coronavirus to 152 since it appeared in 2012." Source: …
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U.N. expecting to feed 6.5 million Ethiopians this year
" The World Food Programme will help to feed nearly 6.5 million Ethiopians this year, the U.N. agency said on Tuesday, with the country hit by locusts, neighboring war and sparse rainfall." Source: …
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Second U.S. case of MERS confirmed
"There is a second confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome imported into the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday. Officials from the CDC and the …
Jordan reports new Mers death
"A man has died in Jordan after being infected with the Mers virus, the government said Monday, on the eve of a World Health Organisation emergency meeting on the disease." Source: Jordan reports new …
At least 15 killed in Congo football stadium stampede
"At least 15 people were killed after police fired tear gas in a crowded football stadium in Democratic Republic of Congo, provoking a stampede, according to a police source and a local …
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Lebanon records first case of Mers virus
"Lebanon has recorded its first case of the often-fatal Middle East respiratory virus, the health ministry said Friday. The virus was detected on Thursday in a man who had checked into a local …
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4 new Mers deaths in Saudi Arabia
"Saudi Arabia has announced four more deaths from the Mers coronavirus and 18 new infections, as it battles to contain the mystery disease, which has now killed 121 people in the kingdom." Source: 4 …
Illegal alcohol kills at least 33 people in Kenya
"At least 33 people in Kenya died on Monday night and Tuesday from drinking illegal liquor, local media and government officials said on Tuesday. Some 45 have been hospitalized and several have gone …
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