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Zambia says it will sign $3.6 billion US health deal after stripping patient data clauses

Zambia says it will sign $3.6 billion US health deal after stripping patient data clauses

Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens

Lao man deported by the US to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison

Lao man deported by the US to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison

A Lao man deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been released after more than a year in prison

How Trump's America First policy hit the Ebola response in Congo

How Trump's America First policy hit the Ebola response in Congo

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Simon Lewis, Ammu Kannampilly and Emma Farge WASHINGTON/NAIROBI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - When US doctor Patrick LaRochelle realized in May that he'd been exposed to Ebola in a mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, he expected to be rushed home for treatment.

Kenya confirms first Ebola case after traveler from Congo dies in Nairobi

Kenya confirms first Ebola case after traveler from Congo dies in Nairobi

Kenyan authorities on Tuesday confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo

How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies

How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies

The World Health Organization says that a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia poses a "very low" risk outside the country

Exclusive-China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say

Exclusive-China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say

By Emma Farge, Olivia Le Poidevin and Stanley Widianto GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - China plans to put forward a late candidate to lead the World Health Organization, according to four diplomats and a source familiar with the matter, giving Beijing a chance to expand its influence after the US quit the

Exclusive-Cuba and US maintain 'channels of communication' but no negotiations, diplomat says

Exclusive-Cuba and US maintain 'channels of communication' but no negotiations, diplomat says

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Cuba and the United States have maintained “channels of communication” but are not currently engaged in any formal negotiations, Havana’s top diplomat in Washington told Reuters, as the Trump administration pursues a pressure campaign against the

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US

Pennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades

US envoy holds rare meeting with Sudan's top general in push to seek end to fighting

US envoy holds rare meeting with Sudan's top general in push to seek end to fighting

A U.S. envoy met over the weekend with Sudan’s top general as the Trump administration pushes for diplomatic efforts to end a war that has created what many describe as the world’s largest humanitarian crises

What is the plague? What to know after the suspected Russia case

What is the plague? What to know after the suspected Russia case

Health officials are monitoring reports of a suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia. Here's how the disease spreads and what its symptoms are.

Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

President Donald Trump says he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible case of plague at a Siberian research institute

An immigrant deported by the US and held in an African prison for more than a year has been released

An immigrant deported by the US and held in an African prison for more than a year has been released

A Laos citizen deported by the United States to Eswatini in Africa under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been released after spending more than a year in a maximum security prison