World·25d ago
DR Congo cancels World Cup training camp over Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has canceled its pre-World Cup training camp in Kinshasa due to an Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the country, which has reportedly resulted in over 130 deaths. The team will now prepare for the tournament in Belgium, while friendly matches against Denmark and Chile are still scheduled. The U.S. has imposed travel restrictions on individuals who have been in the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past 21 days, impacting the team's plans.
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National·25d ago
US indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane downing
US indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane downing | Donald Trump | Al Jazeera US indicts Cuba's Raul Castro over 1996 plane downing There was applause as US federal prosecutors announced the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes operated by a Miami-based exile group. Published On 20 May 2026 20 May 2026 Save Click here to share on social media Share Add Al Jazeera on Google “A Raul Castro indictment fits within that architecture.” Perez added that the move to indict Castro could backfire, stirring support among Cuba’s communist base rather than.
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World·25d ago
US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after large public health cuts, experts say
“There were hundreds of health workers doing surveillance activities, and then, of course, you had the bigger picture, which is the thousands of health workers who were doing HIV, TB, malaria, maternal and child health – all of these things funded through US funding from USAID and also some from CDC to be doing global health activities – who were the frontlines. “The DRC is one of the most vulnerable health systems in the world, and was the second-biggest recipient of USAID funding,” said Matthew Kavanagh, director of the Center for Global Health Policy and Politics at Georgetown University.
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