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Ebola’s economic side effects
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Ebola’s economic side effects

In addition to the health concerns from the Ebola outbreak, the UN is sounding the alarm on a potential development crisis in Africa sparked by the disease.

Ebola cases top 1,000
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Ebola cases top 1,000

The DRC outbreak has now recorded more cases in its first month than any previous Ebola outbreak

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on a podium speaking to reporters
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Iran war forces European interest rate cut, SpaceX to go public tomorrow, Investigators seek Ebola’s patient zero

The ECB raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, becoming the first G7 central bank to act against inflation driven by the war in Iran. With the Bank of Japan poised to follow suit, pressure mounts on the US Federal Reserve to respond.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinya bowing down with a hand on his heart at a campaign rally
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Russia takes an L in Armenia, China’s Xi flies to North Korea, Rebel groups exacerbate Ebola crisis, and Trump to attend Knicks game

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won a commanding election victory on a pro-Western platform, cementing the country's pivot away from Moscow with fresh deals signed with Washington this year.

A demonstrator holds a Kenyan flag during a protest against a US-backed Ebola quarantine plan
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Protests over Ebola quarantine center in Kenya, Massive US midterm primary day, Trump and Bibi reportedly at odds

Hundreds took to the streets in Kenya after the US announced plans to build an Ebola quarantine center on a Kenyan air base, with protesters warning the facility risks introducing a disease the country has never recorded. President Ruto is defending the project.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro addresses the media from the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2021
Middle East

What We're Watching: Modest hopes for Venezuelan talks, Israel-Poland diplomatic spat deepens, Ebola in the Ivory Coast