DRC begins new vaccine trial as outbreak kills over 4,600

Residents in eastern Congo cling to hope as a new Ebola treatment trial begins

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GENEVA, Switzerland—The first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in the outbreak gripping the Democratic Republic of Congo began Friday, the head of the World Health Organization said. The DR Congo‘s worst-ever Ebola outbreak has passed the 9,700-case mark, with the number of deaths exceeding 4,600. Among the many problems facing the response is the lack of any approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola behind the epidemic. Ervebo, a vaccine approved for use against…

‘It’s never going to get better than this’: Edendork hero Niall Morgan revels in first ever Tyrone SFC triumph

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Edendork have beaten Errigal Ciaran 1-14 to 1-13 in the replayed Tyrone Senior Football Final in Omagh this evening. Niall Morgan’s two-point free-kick in injury time handed the underdogs their first ever Tyrone title in dramatic circumstances at Healy Park. Edendork, who forced a replay after a late Darren McCurry two-pointer last weekend, led…

Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Health Ministry announced the country's second Ebola death Friday, saying a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the first patient died after developing symptoms while in quarantine.

Brute jailed for killing pub-goer in Christmas Eve brawl - just hours after finding out victim was his biological dad

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Steven Shevels died after his head hit the concrete floor of a beer garden on Christmas Eve, with a court finding his own biological son was the one who pushed…

Mid-North Coast, NSW: Police extradite man from Poland over murder of 22yo found in metal cabinet in 2023

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3 children missing in Scarborough parental abduction: police

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Cops are hoping the public can help track down a woman who allegedly abducted her three children in Scarborough on Friday. Read more.