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Ebola vaccine: Canada to donate up to 1,000 doses to WHO

Canada will donate up to 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to help battle the disease's outbreak in West…

10 years ago

Rhinos to be evacuated from South Africa’s Kruger National Park

South Africa's Kruger National Park will evacuate hundreds of rhinos to save them from poachers. The move, which is part…

10 years ago

ZMapp: Liberia to receive untested drug to treat Ebola patients

Liberia will receive ZMapp, an untested experimental Ebola drug, to treat infected patients, the government announces. The move came after…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Guinea closes borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia

Guinea has decided to close its borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone to contain the spread of Ebola, which has…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares state of emergency

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11 million to…

10 years ago

Oscar Pistorius defense: Prosecutors twisted facts to discredit athlete

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer has said in closing remarks that prosecutors have twisted the facts to discredit the South African athlete…

10 years ago

Oscar Pistorius trial: Closing arguments begin in Pretoria court

At the start of closing arguments in his murder trial, Oscar Pistorius has been accused of being a "deceitful witness"…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Liberia declares state of emergency

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency over the Ebola outbreak. Speaking on national television Ellen…

10 years ago

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela demands Nelson Mandela’s Qunu home

Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has demanded his village home for her children, potentially triggering the first legal dispute since…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: World Bank to allocate $200 million in emergency assistance

The World Bank is to allocate $200 million in emergency assistance for West African countries battling to contain the Ebola…

10 years ago