Ebola outbreak now DR Congo's deadliest ever
A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the country's deadliest ever after killing more than 2,300 people in three months, government figures showed on Monday.
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Dickwella, Dinusha hit fifties as Sri Lanka fight back
Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella struck half-centuries Monday as Sri Lanka recovered to post 215–5 at tea on day three in the first Test against India in Galle.
Read moreNearly 13,000 displaced by deadly Indonesian quake await aid
Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited aid on Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices.
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Germany's coalition split over putting climate in constitution
As much of Europe swelters under a heatwave, a group of German ministers wants to enshrine climate protection in the constitution, a plan that sparked pushback from within the government Monday.
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Bangladesh Test cricket reboot delivers in style with historic win
Bangladesh's stunning Test win in Australia was years in the making, tracing its roots to reforms introduced after a crisis period in 2019.
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Ukraine badminton star: 'How can you feel normal when bombs are falling?'
Polina Buhrova of Ukraine said that playing at badminton's world championships was a show of defiance, but asked: "How can you feel normal when bombs and drones are falling?"
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Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival in 2030
British group Virgin has been granted track access to run new cross-Channel train services from 2030, the country's rail regulator said Monday, bringing it closer to launching a rival service to Eurostar.
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Rain brings respite as Belgium wrestles massive wildfire
Much-needed rain brought some respite Monday to firefighters on their fourth day battling Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, which has scorched vast expanses of nature reserve on the German border.
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Indian marble waste dump becomes unlikely tourist attraction
A sprawling expanse of white marble waste in India is drawing tourists, filmmakers and social media enthusiasts to a landscape that looks more like a snow-covered valley than a dumping ground.
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Most stocks rise as US data ease rate fears but fuel economic worries
Asian stocks mostly rose Monday following a retreat on Wall Street as investors assessed fresh data that tempered expectations for a US interest rate hike but indicated weakness in the world's top economy.
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