‘Ebola has tortured us’: Fear as DR Congo outbreak spreads BBC Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) What is the Bundibugyo Virus Involved in the Ebola Outbreak? The New York Times Ebola deaths rise sharply as outbreak’s ‘scale and speed’ worry WHO chief NBC … Read more
Comedian Kunal Kamra shared his statement on his social media handles amid the political slugfest over his ‘traitor’ jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a performance. Kamra, writing on X and Instagram, refused to apologise for his remarks and said he will not bow down to the mob that’s targeting him. “Our … Read more
YSR has its roots in swimming, explains Estelle Jean, the organisation’s founder and executive director. “In 2016, thousands of people were coming by the sea, especially in the northern part of the island, where the Turkish shore is only 12 km [7.5 miles] away. Rescue teams had formed spontaneously.” The situation led to the birth … Read more
Hundreds of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah after Israeli forces attacked the area where at least 1.4 million internally displaced people have been sheltering. Palestinian health authorities said at least 67 people were killed in overnight attacks on Monday after Israeli strikes hit 14 houses and three mosques. Despite calls to refrain, … Read more
A look at the fear of growing up in a doomsday cult and believing that, any day now, the world may end. In part two of our Apocalypse Maybe series, End of Fear, people raised with a belief in an impending apocalypse look back on their upbringing, and find some parallels in today’s increasingly unstable … Read more
Jaffa, Israel – Johny Saba, an amiable 58-year-old fisherman, longs for life in the ancient Mediterranean port to return to how it was before the war. He hoists his young child up into his arms as a colleague repairs a rickety wooden fishing boat in the stillness of the evening. The shipyard is calm; only … Read more
Escalating West Bank violence: Palestinians living in fear Al Jazeera English Israel-Hamas War Highlights: France calls on Israel to protect Palestinian population in West Bank Deccan Herald Israel detains 20 Palestinian women in West Bank escalation Middle East Eye Deadly Israeli raids continue in occupied West Bank Al Jazeera English Israel’s war rages in Gaza but fear and fury … Read more