Two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan shot dead
The attackers, travelling on a motorcycle, opened fire on a police car in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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![Congolese medical workers wearing personal protective equipment prepare to bury the wooden coffin containing the body of Dr Marie-France Shogogo, who died at an Ebola treatment centre after contracting the virus, Nyamurongo Cemetery in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 31, 2026 [Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2026-10-31T191025Z_656160264_RC2DEOAHJ4I8_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-EBOLA-CONGO-1793659361.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Why Democratic doctors are running in the 2026 midterms
Democratic doctors aim to convert the backlash against the Trump administration’s health policies into midterm votes.
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Thousands have protested across Italy against rising living costs and increased military spending.
Published On 31 Oct 2026
Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000
Authorities are struggling to find a way to control the outbreak, with no approved treatments or vaccines.
Smoke from wildfires killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September: Report
Persistent wildfires sparked by drought have enveloped the region in smog.
US judge blocks Trump’s Medicaid rule forcing ill to prove impairment
A US district judge sided with 25 states and the District of Columbia, which sued the administration.
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Incredible celebrations as last patient leaves a DRC Ebola centre
Footage shows healthcare workers celebrating at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo after the last patient left.
Published On 29 Oct 2026
Xhaka, Embolo return to Swiss squad after fake COVID docs affair
Granit Xhaka and Breel Embolo’s return to Switzerland ‘the right course of action,’ national team director says.
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US’s RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has claimed Arabs have not made contributions to math, science or literature.
Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak
Nearly half of the people confirmed to have the virus have died in DRC’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.
How Venezuela’s earthquake amputees adapt to life without limbs
Experts say recovery for earthquake survivors will likely be a lifelong endeavour, given the physical and mental toll.
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