More than 400 dead in DR Congo's Ebola outbreak

According to France 24, an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed more than four hundred lives. Cases are now appearing far from the original outbreak zone, with a new confirmed case detected nearly six hundred kilometers away—a sign the virus is spreading beyond its initial hotspot. In another humanitarian crisis, the United Nations reports severe human rights violations mounting in Sudan around the besieged city of al-Obeid.

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