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A volunteer makes announcements while intercepting a passenger boat after a passenger who had disembarked earlier died following the development of symptoms consistent with Ebola, in Kinshasa, Congo, on Aug. 5.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 10, 2026
Ebola case count set to increase as Congo officials track hidden infections
The shift comes as confirmed cases climbed to 4,209 and deaths totaled 1,916, pushing the outbreak¡¯s crude case-fatality ratio to 45.5%.
Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara General Hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Congo, on May 21.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2026
Why Congo¡¯s Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics
Health officials say the current epidemic is spreading five times faster than previous outbreaks did at this stage.
Congolese medical workers carry children tested and cleared off from Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage in Ituri province, Congo, on June 9.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 5, 2026
WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak
The outbreak is the biggest ever to have hit the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite being declared less than three months ago.
Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure burials happen safely and quickly, load the body of an unidentified man into a coffin after retrieving it from his house, in Bunia, Ituri province, Congo, on July 10.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2026
A day in the life of Congo¡¯s overstretched Ebola surveillance teams
In clinic after clinic, an inspection of the records showed staff had ?failed to report some suspected Ebola cases to central authorities.
Workers line up to disinfect their protective equipment at General Referral Hospital of Mongbwalu during the Ebola outbreak response in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, eastern Congo, on May 20.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2026
Ebola outbreak in Congo set to become second-largest on record after confirmed cases reach 3,200
The latest figures highlight the scale of the epidemic, though expanded surveillance and retrospective case finding have also contributed to the rapid rise in reported infections.
A health worker checks his personal protective equipment during a training exercise by Doctors Without Borders in Kenya on July 10.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 20, 2026
U.S. and Congo Ebola travel curbs may hamper humanitarian aid response
The overlapping restrictions threaten to slow the deployment and rotation of doctors, nurses and other specialists needed to contain the epidemic.
A health worker takes a woman¡¯s temperature as part of Ebola screening efforts in Goma.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 18, 2026
¡®Walking Ebola¡¯ helps explain why Congo¡¯s outbreak is so hard to stop ¡ª and how to treat it
The virus¡¯s slower progression leaves patients sick enough to spread the virus but not so unwell to stop them moving through their communities.
Health workers in personal protective equipment practice safety check protocols on each other during a training by Doctors Without Borders in Kenya on Friday.
WORLD
Jul 14, 2026
First human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine begins
The early-stage trial will enroll 50 healthy adults to assess the vaccine¡¯s safety and immune response.
Employees at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, Congo, on Wednesday
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2026
Experimental Ebola trial begins in Congo as death toll tops 500
The outbreak has already infected almost 1,600 people in Congo and seeded a small number of linked cases in neighboring Uganda.
Health workers receive a patient at the Rwampara General Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May.
WORLD
Jul 3, 2026
More than 400 dead in Congo¡¯s spreading Ebola outbreak
The highly infectious disease has had a fatality rate of just over 31% since the outbreak was declared in May.
Harry Kane (third from left) celebrates with his teammates following England's win over Congo during the World Cup round of 32 in Atlanta on Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 2, 2026
England coach says team overcame past demons with comeback win over Congo
England is aiming to end a 60-year wait to win a major tournament.
A health worker takes a woman's temperature as part of Ebola screening efforts in Goma, Congo, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2026
As recoveries rise, doctors are finally learning how Bundibugyo Ebola behaves
The number of recoveries reported by Congolese health authorities almost doubled in a week, even as treatment centers admit dozens of patients daily.
A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2026
Ebola scientists lack access to virus samples behind Congo¡¯s largest Bundibugyo outbreak
The issue highlights growing disputes over pathogen sharing and the difficulty of moving infectious materials across borders for research.
A doctor wearing protective gear stands near an ambulance at an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, eastern Congo, on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jun 19, 2026
The vaccines and treatments being developed for Ebola outbreak
Scientists, pharmaceutical companies and funding bodies have been racing to develop new vaccines and treatments that can be swiftly and safely tested in humans.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo tries to move around three Congo players during a Group K clash at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2026
Ronaldo fails to shine as Portugal held to surprise draw with Congo at World Cup
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez acknowledged his side felt the pressure ?of trying ?to win the tournament.
Nyamurongo cemetery, one of the burial sites receiving a large number of people who have died from Ebola since the beginning of the recent outbreak in Bunia, Ituri Province, Congo, on Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2026
Ebola cases top 800 in Congo as aid groups warn outbreak may be larger than reported
The outbreak, already the third largest Ebola epidemic on record and the biggest caused by the Bundibugyo strain, has spread across eastern Congo and into neighboring Uganda.
Volunteers wearing protective equipment prepare to recover the body of a 3-year-old child presumed to have died from Ebola in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2026
Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows
Since the Ebola outbreak was ?declared a month ago, several treatment sites have been attacked by locals ?angry about not being able to bury their loved ones.
Health workers retrieve the body of an unidentified Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, a gold mining town in Congo.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2026
A cracked coffin, a funeral and the hunt for Ebola¡¯s patient zero
The Ebola outbreak has caused about 635 confirmed infections and at least 127 deaths in eastern Congo, but the true toll could be much higher, officials say.
Red Cross volunteers wearing personal protective equipment gather around the casket containing the body of an Ebola virus victim from the morgue of a health center in Congo's Ituri province on June 8.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2026
No boots, masks running out: Why Congo¡¯s Ebola medics are exposed
While major donors are raising their contributions, the size of the outbreak, reductions in stocks due ?to aid cuts and logistical problems have caused shortages.
People react while Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2026
U.S. urges Europe to impose Ebola travel bans ahead of World Cup
The Ebola outbreak has complicated some travel ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico and begins on Thursday.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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