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U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme

The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease.

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A camp for people displaced by violence and drought in Somalia’s southern Gedo region, seen in April.
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Man Accused of Spying for Iran at British Air Base in Cyprus

Rashad Sultanov, a dual British and Azerbaijani citizen, was arrested after accusations he surveilled the military installation, a hub for Mideast operations, and shared the details with the Revolutionary Guards.

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The perimeter of R.A.F. Akrotiri, a British air base in Cyprus. Investigators said that Mr. Sultanov “conducted hostile surveillance” on the installation.
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Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Largest Ever, and in Record Time

The disease has killed more than 1,500 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just over two months, outpacing the response.

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Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in June.
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20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola

The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.

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‘We Will All Die From Ebola Here’: Virus Stalks Crowded Camps in Congo

There are a million people displaced by violence in the epicenter. They live in dangerous conditions and are fighting the virus with very little clean water.

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After Decades of Caution, Germany Is Shaking Up How It Makes Weapons

As threats from Moscow rise and support from Washington dwindles, the German military is reinventing how it researches, funds and wields 21st-century arms.

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Testing a drone-jammer at Erding Air Base, Germany, in May.
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