Bunia, Congo — The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed Wednesday, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 […]
16m ago Iran bans popular YouTube debate show, accuses it of spreading “false information” Iran’s judiciary said it has banned a YouTube debate show for spreading “false information”, while the channel’s founder said authorities had charged him and released him on bail after questioning. On Monday, Iran’s judiciary said it opened an investigation into […]
Tons of aid from regional partners began to roll into Colombia on Wednesday, as the search for survivors in the rubble of a powerful earthquake grew more desperate after the temblor razed buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. The devastation has tested Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, and his government as it scrambles to respond to the disaster […]
SeaWorld San Antonio welcomed seven more beluga whales on Tuesday, the latest development in the international effort to relocate dozens of the mammals from a shuttered Canadian theme park. The group of females – Xena, Gemini, Skyla, Meeka, Eve, Neva and Calypso – was the second to leave Marineland, and marked the largest beluga transfer […]
Two European cities are hosting Pride events under increased security after an extremist attack in Berlin left one person dead and more than two dozen injured last week. Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of Germany’s largest, is expected to have about 250,000 attendees, according to organizers. Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city. Hamburg’s police chief said earlier […]
Search continues for American mom missing in Grenada – CBS News Watch CBS News On the Caribbean island of Grenada there is an increasingly desperate search for Elizabeth Waddell, a 44-year old North Carolina mom who’s been missing for five days. Cristian Benavides reports. Search continues for American mom missing in Grenada #Search #continues #American […]
U.S. builds up military in Middle East as Iran war continues – CBS News Watch CBS News There are new signs of a U.S. military buildup in the Middle East. More aerial refuelers have been deployed to places like Israel while flight trackers show B-1 bombers leaving bases in the U.K. Charlie D’Agata has more. […]