Security
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Jul 2, 2026
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White House Adds Pandemic Response Staff as Ebola Cases Rise
The Trump administration brought on two new pandemic response officials at the White House as the administration faces multiple infectious disease threats, a White House spokesperson confirmed.
Climate
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Jul 1, 2026
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Heat dome scorches US: Where will records be broken?
Communities in the central and eastern United States are feeling the effects of a potentially-deadly, record-breaking heat wave Wednesday. The extreme heat will be all the more dangerous as it mixes with high humidity arriving ahead of the July Fourth holiday.
Security
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Jul 1, 2026
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Ituri: Fire at the Bafwabango Ebola treatment center, deaths and panic in Nia-Nia
The Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bafwabango was set on fire by an angry mob on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, July 1, 2026, resulting in the death of two people, the destruction of several health infrastructures and the flight of patients under care . . . this situation has been attributed to the circulation of false information about Ebola, relayed by certain opinion leaders, which fuels the population's mistrust of the teams involved in the response . . . (See EN language button in lower left corner)
Climate
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Jul 1, 2026
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Experts axed by Trump keep climate information flowing
Fired US federal workers have revived a defunct climate website — pushing back as the Trump administration escalates cuts to publicly funded science and research.
Security
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Jun 29, 2026
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WHO, Africa CDC launch Continental Incident Management Support Team to strengthen coordination for Ebola outbreak response
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the Ministry of Health of Uganda and partners, have officially launched a centralized coordination platform to support the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with spillover to Uganda.
