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Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500

By PROSPER HERI NGORORA and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Ebola has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data released Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week as the emergency continues to ...

Malaysia begins screening 5,000 refugees for their planned return to Myanmar

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has started documenting and screening thousands of detained Myanmar nationals as part of a repatriation program agreed with Myanmar, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution said Thursday. Saifuddin said Myanmar had committed ...

US oil firms sign deals with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian ...