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Health workers, wearing head-to-toe protective gear, prepare for work, outside an isolation unit in Foya District, Lofa County in this handout photo
WHO announces successful containment of latest Ebola outbreak

An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo is expected to be declared officially over any day now, only three months after the disease re-emerged.

Migrants stand after arriving on a rescue boat at a port in Malaga
Spain to experience higher migration flows as neighbouring countries toughen immigration policies

An NGO-operated rescue ship carrying a migrant and the corpses of two others is expected…

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EU General Affairs Council meets, responds to UK’s Brexit White Paper

Today, 27 EU member states will have a chance to examine and respond to the UK’s Brexit white paper, which was released on July 12.

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FARC lawmakers assume seats in legislature as cloud hangs over peace deal

10 former leaders of the Colombian guerrilla group FARC will be sworn in to Colombia’s…

People shout slogans during a protest near the main provincial government building in Basra
Demonstrators protest lack of government services in southern Iraq

Ongoing violent protests in southern Iraq, spurred by electricity shortages and government corruption, could intensify…

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No confidence in Spain: Madrid faces fresh challenges

The new government must find allies in parliament — and quickly — if it hopes to retain power.

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US reported to offer waivers to Iranian trade partners as sanctions near

  Today, finance ministers of the G20 will convene in Buenos Aires for a three-day…

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China’s Xi Jinping leaves for tour of Middle East and Africa on Thursday

  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the UAE today ahead of an African tour…

FILE PHOTO: A worker works at an assembly line of Hyundai Motor’s plant in Asan
South Korea’s trade minister to attend hearing into auto industry imports in Washington

  A South Korean delegation will attend a public hearing in Washington today, as the…

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EU holds mediation talks with Kosovo and Serbia to accelerate Balkan accession prospects

Diplomatic relations have been absent since a brutal conflict two decades ago and Kosovo’s subsequent declaration of independence.