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What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak

Aid agencies are racing to help health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus is known to have killed at least 140 people, but the true toll may be far higher.

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At the Mongbwalu General Hospital in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. That province, in the northeast of the country, is where the current outbreak was first identified.
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Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.

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A health worker in the town of Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, collecting medication for patients suspected of having Bundibugyo virus last month.
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On the Eve of the World Cup, U.S. Immigration Policy Turns Some Away

Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.

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The Iraqi soccer player Aymen Hussein, pictured in a mural near Baghdad wearing his No. 18 jersey, was temporarily detained by U.S. immigration officials before being allowed to enter the country for the World Cup.
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U.S. Judge Reverses Decision on Colombian Woman Deported to Congo

The judge had previously ruled that the woman had been improperly deported by the Trump administration and had ordered her returned to the United States.

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A hotel in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, housing deportees from the United States in April.
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