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Ebola case in Nigeria: Swiss diplomat's wife did not visit DR Congo, officials say

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:12:31 GMT

Switzerland says the Ebola patient in Nigeria is a diplomat's wife infected in Uganda, contradicting earlier accounts and complicating the search for the source. Full report on MastheadWire →

Magnitude-7 quake in Tibet kills 16 and collapses hundreds of homes

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:13:09 GMT

A magnitude-7 earthquake struck Baqên County in Tibet's Nagqu region, killing at least 16 people and collapsing 339 homes as rescuers worked in high altitude. Full report on MastheadWire →

First human Shamonda virus case detected in France after patient death

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:12:18 GMT

French authorities report the first known human Shamonda virus infection in a severely immunocompromised patient who died; ECDC and WHO are monitoring. Full report on MastheadWire →

Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B over privacy deception

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:26:08 GMT

New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion after jury found it misled users about data privacy; state AG calls it among largest state verdicts. Full report on MastheadWire →

Panama quake leaves thousands in shelters as region faces storms and drought

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:12:12 GMT

Panama's 7.5 magnitude earthquake left 3,696 people in shelters and damaged over 4,000 homes, as storms hit Mexico and Chile and drought grips Haiti. Full report on MastheadWire →

Eight Governments Launch Mineral Compacts with World Bank Support

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:12:12 GMT

Argentina, Bolivia, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Mauritania and Zambia set reform targets as the World Bank plans to raise mineral support to $19 billion. Full report on MastheadWire →

Sri Lanka weighs labour protections as platform work grows

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:12:07 GMT

ILO-backed Colombo workshop identifies evidence, labour-law review and social-security extension as priorities after adoption of Convention No. 193 on platform work. Full report on MastheadWire →

UNICEF reports Gaza children killed and injured despite ceasefire

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:41:40 GMT

UNICEF says seven children were reported killed in Gaza in two weeks despite a ceasefire, with 800,000 displaced and 60,000 estimated to have lost a parent. Full report on MastheadWire →

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