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Congo faces second wave of Ebola outbreak

Congo faces second wave of Ebola outbreak

Authorities in Congo announced a new Ebola outbreak in the western city of Mbandaka on Monday, adding to another epidemic of the virus that has raged in the east since 2018.

Six cases have been detected, four of which have died in the city, a trading hub of 1.5 million people on the Congo River with regular transport links to the capital Kinshasa.

Mbandaka is 1,000 km (620 miles) from an…

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Real apple tree found in Ghana - CSIR finally confirms

Real apple tree found in Ghana – CSIR finally confirms

The Crop Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has finally confirmed there is an apple tree in Ghana.

According to the scientist, the apple tree is located at Atimatim Taaboum in the Ashanti region. A report filed by JoyNews revealed that in 2016, the apple tree was grown by a Ghanaian who lives in Belgium in his private residence, who conducted…

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Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India

Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India

A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said on Friday.

The attack occurred this week when a laboratory technician was walking in the campus of a state-run medical college in Meerut, 460 km (285 miles) north of Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh state.

“Monkeys grabbed…

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Russia plans coronavirus vaccine clinical trials in two weeks

Russia plans coronavirus vaccine clinical trials in two weeks

Russian scientists plan to start clinical trials within two weeks on a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus, the health minister was quoted as saying on Saturday as authorities approved the country’s first anti-COVID-19 drug.

Russia has the world’s third-highest toll of coronavirus infections after the United States and Brazil, and Kremlin officials have said the nation’s researchers are…

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U.S. FDA approves first rapid coronavirus test with 45 minutes detection time

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid coronavirus diagnostic test, with a detection time of about 45 minutes, as the United States struggles to meet the demand for coronavirus testing.

The test’s developer, California-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid, said on Saturday it had received an emergency use authorization from the FDA for the test, which will be…

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Model dies hours after liposuction, nose job at Mexico clinic. Investigators are looking into the death of a 32-year-old model in Mexico who died allegedly after undergoing…

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Scarlet fever outbreak in UK sickens hundreds

Scarlet fever outbreak in UK sickens hundreds

An outbreak of the highly contagious scarlet fever has reportedly sickened hundreds of people across England and Wales, according to a report.

In the week ending Dec. 1, health officials reportedly recorded 450 cases of scarlet fever in England while 30 were reported in Wales, according to the Mirror. For comparison, about 281 cases were reported in the week ending Nov. 3, as per the Daily Mail.

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Swiss Re to Sell U.K Insurer ReAssure to phoenix Group for $4.3B in Cash,Shares

Swiss Re to Sell U.K Insurer ReAssure to phoenix Group for $4.3B in Cash,Shares

Swiss Re announced an agreement to sell its U.K. life subsidiary ReAssure Group plc to Phoenix Group Holdings plc.

As part of the agreement, which values ReAssure at £3.25 billion ($4.3 billion), Swiss Re will receive a cash payment of £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion), shares in Phoenix representing a 13% to 17% stake and be entitled to a seat on its board of directors. ReAssure is a life and…

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