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Bas-Uele is the sixth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo to register an Ebola case.
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Ebola fears grow as death recorded in new province

Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, with a death recorded in Bas-Uele.

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Bas-Uele is the sixth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo to register an Ebola case.

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Blesson Sebastian was a second officer on the Golden Leo, a cargo ship that was struck by Russian missiles shortly after departing Odessa on July 19, 2026.
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Polish PM Donald Tusk claims Poland has foiled a Russian attempt to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw, left.
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A blast at Europe's biggest port has left at least one person dead.

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