A Médecins Sans Frontières specialist on how the unprecedented spread of the ebola virus in west Africa makes the work of medics tougher than ever

I received a message at home in Brussels about this strange disease which had broken out in Guédeckou, in southern Guinea. They thought that perhaps it was Lassa fever, but when I received a description...

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12 killed in road accident in Myanmar

The bus carrying about 44 passengers bound for Yangon from Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, collided with a family car at 2:10 am local time at a location of about 267 kilometers from Yangon....

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All 36 bodies recovered in Washington landslide have been identified

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday it has identified all 36 bodies recovered from the Oso landslide. The 36th victim, identified Friday, was 14-year-old Denver Harris. Seven...

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Search teams that rely on drones could run afoul of FAA

Texas EquuSearch relies mostly on horseback and all-terrain vehicles to search rough terrain. But it also employs 4-pound aerial drones to survey the ground with digital cameras. Those drones were...

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At least six dead and more missing in Tajik mudslide

Six children have been killed and at least seven people are missing and presumed dead as a result of a mudslide in south Tajikistan, an emergency ministry spokesman told Reuters on Sunday. Landslides...

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