9 h. ago Mass vaccinations underway and towns locked down as panic over Ebola pandemic 'crisis' spreads

Health officials have begun rolling out mass vaccines to combat an Ebola 'crisis' that has caused towns to go into lockdown and has sparked pandemic fears from global health organizations.

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3 d. ago Ebola cases double as towns lock down to prevent spread and global health officials fear another pandemic

Health officials have warned cases of Ebola, which is 90 percent fatal, have more than doubled in the last few days. The CDC has posted an urgent travel alert to Americans.

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4 d. ago Pandemic fears intensify as multiple towns are locked down in attempt to stop Ebola spreading

Officials declared an outbreak of a 90 percent fatal disease after recording 58 suspected cases and 20 deaths. The CDC posted a travel alert, advising Americans to take precautions.

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4 d. ago Pandemic fears intensify as multiple towns are locked down in attempt to stop virus spreading

Officials declared an outbreak of a 90 percent fatal disease after recording 58 suspected cases and 20 deaths. The CDC posted a travel alert, advising Americans to take precautions.

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4 d. ago Deadly virus warning as doctors reveal whether Ebola outbreak could spark pandemic concern

As fears rise over an Ebola outbreak in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), experts have offered their thoughts on whether this could become a global pandemic, issuing an urgent warning

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5 d. ago Bit by bit, the magnitude of what they've done becomes clear

High above Albert Square, a painstaking operation is underway as Manchester Town Hall comes back into view

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1 week ago Doctors sound alarm after Ebola kills 15 in the Congo sparking fresh pandemic fears

Officials are desperately trying to contain the killer virus, which began spreading in the southern part of the African nation last month.

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1 week ago Major deadly virus outbreak in several countries as urgent spread warning issued

The World Health Organization has warned that the crisis is 'very high risk' and could spread further without urgent action, but has yet to issue travel restrictions

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2 w. ago A moment that changed me: I gave up meat at 16 – and learned how to say no

I’d grown up as a people-pleaser, finding self-worth in others’ approval. But the bafflement and hostility I faced in the 1980s taught me to live on my own termsI became a pescatarian when I was 16. At the time, I wasn’t aware of any other vegetarians or pescatarians in my family or peer group, but it seemed like an obvious choice for me.It was the 1980s and BSE – the spread of which would soon result in a national crisis – had recently appeared in the UK. Emerging evidence and research indicated that eating meat could be detrimental to a person’s health. That, added to the horrific smell that wafted from the nearby tannery in Yarm and an abattoir just up the road in Stockton-on-Tees, was enough to convince me that eschewing meat was the right call. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE score and goal updates from Champions League playoff clash

Celtic's European campaign gets underway at last as Kazakh side Kairat come to town

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3 w. ago Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE score and goal updates from Champions League qualifying clash at Parkhead

Celtic's European campaign gets underway at last as Kazakh side Kairat come to town

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3 w. ago Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE as the visitors have goal chopped off for offside

Celtic's European campaign gets underway at last as Kazakh side Kairat come to town

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3 w. ago Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE as Schmeichel almost caught out after poor defending

Celtic's European campaign gets underway at last as Kazakh side Kairat come to town

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