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Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya

The case is likely to raise alarms in the country and increase scrutiny of the government’s surveillance measures.

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A nurse gestures inside Nairobi Hospital, where an Ebola patient was isolated immediately upon arrival and treated at the hospital’s East Wing Isolation Facility. The patient later died.
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A Trump Loyalist, a Turkish Investor and a Battle for Wealth and Influence

A Turkish businessman once allied with the Maduro regime has tied the knot with President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, at the same time he is seeking to retain a big contract in Venezuela.

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Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, at the Miraflores Palace in May.
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He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

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Dr. Peter Piot was among the first scientists to see the Ebola virus, as a young researcher in Belgium in 1976.
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He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

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Dr. Peter Piot was among the first scientists to see the Ebola virus, as a young researcher in Belgium in 1976.
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Inside Erik Prince’s Mercenary Deal in Congo

The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts.

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Erik Prince, the American military contractor, has sought opportunities in resource-rich countries plagued by conflict, mostly in Africa.
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Kenya Records Ebola Case for First Time

The authorities said that the virus had been diagnosed in a man arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo and that they were taking measures to prevent any spread.

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The Kenyan cabinet secretary for health, Aden Duale, at a news conference in Nairobi on Tuesday. He said the man with Ebola had lived in Congo for seven years, and fell sick a month ago.
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FIFA Found Congo Player Ineligible but Let Him Play in World Cup

Officials determined that a goalkeeper from the Democratic Republic of Congo did not have the correct paperwork, documents show. But no action was taken, renewing questions about FIFA’s governance.

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Members of the Democratic Republic of Congo squad warming up before their World Cup match against Colombia in June.
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How Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Got So Bad So Quickly

What happened in Mangala, where residents were left with little outside support, helps explain how this outbreak became the worst seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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