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      <text>The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo rises to 131. </text>
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    <text>The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to 131. </text>
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    <text>The Public Health Agency of Canada says that Canada is not banning travel to Uganda or DR Congo despite Ebola concerns. </text>
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      <text>The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control activates its emergency preparedness systems after the World Health Organization designated the ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency. </text>
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    <text>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control activates its emergency preparedness systems after the World Health Organization designated the ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency. </text>
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      <text>The Congolese government declares that the Ebola outbreak in the country since August, which resulted in 53 confirmed cases, 43 deaths, and 11 probable cases, has ended. </text>
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    <text>The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares that the Ebola outbreak in the country since August, which resulted in 53 confirmed cases, 43 deaths, and 11 probable cases, has ended. </text>
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    <text>Uganda announces that it will borrow US$358 million from the African Development Fund, the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, and Standard Chartered to fund a power grid link with South Sudan, a road to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and expanded clean water access. </text>
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    <text>The World Health Organization begins Ebola vaccinations for exposed individuals and health workers in Kasaï Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. </text>
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      <text>Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sign a peace agreement in Washington, D.C., which calls for the &quot;disengagement, disarmament, and conditional integration&quot; of armed groups in the DRC, the return of refugees, and respect for territorial integrity. </text>
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    <text>Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sign a peace agreement in Washington, D.C., United States, which calls for the &quot;disengagement, disarmament, and conditional integration&quot; of armed groups in the DRC, the return of refugees, and respect for territorial integrity. </text>
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      <text>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 216 children have died this flu season in the United States, making it the deadliest since the 2009 swine flu pandemic 15 years ago. </text>
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    <text>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 216 children have died this flu season in the United States, making it the deadliest since the 2009 swine flu pandemic. </text>
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    <text>At least 22 people are killed when a boat carrying people attempting to escape Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo across Lake Edward towards Uganda capsizes. Eight survivors are found by the local civil society. </text>
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      <text>Uganda confirms an outbreak of Ebola, with the first death on Wednesday. </text>
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    <text>Uganda confirms an outbreak of Ebola, with the first death, a nurse at Mulago National Specialised Hospital in Kampala, being confirmed yesterday. </text>
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  <text>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that it is suspending entry into the United States for 30 days to travelers without a U.S. passport that have been to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in these countries. </text>
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