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Ebola: UN medical worker dies in Leipzig hospital

A UN medical worker infected with Ebola has died at St Georg hospital in Leipzig, Germany. The 56-year-old man, originally…

10 years ago

Oscar Pistorius sentencing: Prosecution scrutinizes athlete’s charity work

Oscar Pistorius' charity work has been scrutinized by the prosecution on a second day of his sentencing hearing in Pretoria…

10 years ago

UK airports to start Ebola screening

London’s Heathrow airport is to start screening for Ebola among passengers flying into the UK from countries at risk. A…

10 years ago

Kim Jong-un makes first public appearance after 40 days of absence

Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance since September 3, the North Korean official news agency says. The KCNA…

10 years ago

Catalonia cancels independence referendum

Catalonia’s government has called off plans to push ahead with a contested independence referendum, Spanish media says. A spokesman for…

10 years ago

Queen Elizabeth shows early stages of Alzheimer’s disease?

Queen Elizabeth II is having health problems as she shows early stages of Alzheimer's disease, according to a Globe Magazine…

10 years ago

Oscar Pistorius sentencing: Probation officer proposes house arrest and community service

Oscar Pistorius should not go to jail over the killing of Reeva Steenkamp, his sentencing hearing has been told. A…

10 years ago

Kmart hit by credit card data theft

Kmart discount chain, the latest victim of hacker attacks on retailers, said it detected a security breach last week and…

10 years ago

Jean Tirole wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2014

Jean Tirole has won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on market power and regulation, and…

10 years ago

Susan Mellen exonerated in Richard Daly murder case after spending 17 years in prison

Susan Mellen, who spent 17 years in prison after being convicted of murder in the death of a homeless man,…

10 years ago