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'For All Mankind' star Wrenn Schmidt on her character's journey from NASA's mission control to the slammer (interview)

‘She listens to Dolly Parton now. She’s exposed to all kinds of things being in jail, because she’s got nothing but time.’

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'We’re with you': WHO chief rushes to Congo as Ebola outbreak worsens

The WHO chief is urging greater international backing to combat a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the DRC, highlighting delays and community mistrust as major hurdles. He stressed the need for local cooperation and urged countries to reconsider travel bans. The outbreak has already reached Uganda, with thousands of cases…

The Times of India

WHO chief visits eastern DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to show his support to the residents of the capital of Ituri Province, the epicentre of a severe Ebola virus outbreak. There have been at least 1,077 suspected…

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NJ governor sends state police to set up protest zone outside contested immigration detention center

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill says state police will create designated protest zones and vehicle checkpoints outside an immigration detention center in Newark that has been the site of violent demonstrations and arrests in recent days

The Independent UK

ICE Facility Under Fire as Detainees Launch Mass Hunger Strike Over 'Inhumane Conditions'

More than 300 detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark have launched a hunger strike, protesting poor conditions and delayed medical care

International Business Times UK

Yemen edges closer to collapse after a decade of war and neglect, UN warns

After more than a decade of war, millions in Yemen are struggling to survive as aid funding dries up, public services fail and rival powers compete for influence, in a country the United Nations says is "hanging by a thread".

Radio France Internationale

Kenya high court suspends plan to open US Ebola quarantine centre

A Kenyan high court has ordered the temporary suspension of plans for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the ‌country, after a rights group challenged the plan.

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‘We won’t stop until they’re free’: protesters outside a New Jersey ICE facility in their own words

Organizers rally outside Delaney Hall, facing violent clashes with agents, as over 300 detainees are on hunger strike

The Guardian - US

6 protesters arrested after clash with ICE officers outside a New Jersey detention center

Protesters have clashed with armed federal immigration officers in front of a New Jersey detention center where advocates have been demonstrating and asserting that detainees are staging a hunger strike

The Independent UK

Woman Says She Returned From Uganda as Ebola Measures Were Announced, But Faced No Checks at US Airport

A US traveller reported no Ebola screening at Dulles Airport despite new restrictions, raising questions about the consistency of health protocols during outbreaks.

International Business Times UK

Urgent aid rushed to Congo amid Ebola outbreak as health workers battle community distrust

Aid supplies have been rushed to Congo to tackle the Ebola outbreak

The Independent UK

WHO chief calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Democratic Republic of Congo as number of suspected Ebola cases nears 1,000

Director-general of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote in a post on social media that the region is facing a ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’

The Independent UK

‘Among the things he feared most was death’: the doctors and nurses dying on the Ebola frontline

Medics battling the incurable disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo working in ‘agonising’ conditions

The Guardian - UK

US building Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans amid outbreak

Some experts criticize White House approach and say not allowing Americans to return to US hurts treatment efforts

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Lifting of internet restrictions reveals Iranians’ anger over food inflation

As government begins restoring connection, population voices dismay over food price increases and shortages

Newsroom.co.nz

Look to land and sea for food security

New Zealand’s food insecurity measures overlook how Māori and other communities hunt, gather, grow and share kai, says researcher Madeline Shelling.

Bangkok Post

WHO warns of 'catastrophic collision' of Ebola and war in DR Congo

KAMPALA - Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is complicating efforts to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization chief warned Wednesday, while Uganda announced it was shutting its border.

The Guardian - UK

WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, as Uganda closes border with DRC

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DR Congo facing 'catastrophic collision' of Ebola and war, WHO chief warns

The ongoing conflict between armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has made it harder for health workers to contain the worsening Ebola outbreak, World Health Organization Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

An Al-Qaida-linked blockade is fueling a sheep shortage in Mali – threatening Eid celebrations

Muslims in Mali's capital face challenges celebrating Eid al-Adha due to a blockade by armed groups linked to al-Qaida

The Guardian - UK

US-Israel war on Iran driving historic levels of global hunger, UN says

Conflict and cuts in funding have left World Food Programme ‘taking from the hungry to feed the starving’

The Independent UK

In Congo displacement camp, fighting Ebola with sand, oatmeal and one thermometer but no water

There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in this camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo

Medical Daily

Ebola Comes to Houston's Front Door: Bush Intercontinental Airport Begins Emergency Screening as Bundibugyo Strain Spreads Across Central Africa

Starting tonight at 11:59 PM EDT, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, will begin receiving travelers who have been present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan within the last 21 days, directing them toward enhanced federal health screening. The CDC expansion, announced Saturday…

The Independent UK

1 in 3 people at centre of deadly Ebola outbreak don’t believe it is real: ‘A satanic disease’

Only 64 per cent of residents in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) told ActionAid that the virus was not linked to spiritual or mythical causes

Latin Times

Sen. Andy Kim Says He Was Pepper-Sprayed Outside Newark ICE Detention Center

U.S. Sen. Andy Kim said he was pepper-sprayed Monday outside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, where protesters had gathered amid a hunger strike by detainees and growing calls from Democratic officials to close the facility.

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