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Climate Change Has Already Displaced Hundreds In Senegalese City Of Saint-Louis

5:04pm June 13, 2019

by Rebecca Rosman

Senegal's former capital, Saint-Louis, is a UNESCO world heritage site known for its colonial style architecture. It is now threatened by climate change as the city's northern coast sinks.

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People crossing the border have their temperature taken to check for symptoms of Ebola, near Kasindi, eastern Congo, on Wednesday.

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WHO Weighs Declaring Global Health Emergency As Ebola Spreads In Africa

12:09pm June 13, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The latest outbreak has killed nearly 1,400 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo, but new cases in neighboring Uganda have raised further concern at the World Health Organization.

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Ebola Outbreak Spreads: Uganda Reports Its First Cases

6:46am June 13, 2019

Noel King talks to Kellie Ryan of the International Rescue Committee in Uganda about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which has crossed into Uganda.

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News Brief: Political Dirt, Census Question, Uganda's Ebola Case

6:10am June 13, 2019

President Trump says he might accept dirt on a political rival if offered from another country. Plaintiffs ask Supreme Court to delay ruling on census citizenship question. Ebola spreads to Uganda.

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The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of exploiting Western legal systems. Above, supporters of arrested journalist Ivan Golunov (freed on Tuesday) gathered at a court building in Moscow.

Report: Russia Exploits Western Legal Systems, Institutions To Its Advantage

4:11pm June 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of "infiltrating the fabric of democracy," using international law and accounting firms, think tanks and institutions.

Uganda has reported its first death from Ebola. Here, a health worker takes a woman's temperature at a border crossing between Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo, part of an effort to screen for Ebola and prevent its spread.

5-Year-Old Dies In Uganda As Ebola Spreads From Democratic Republic Of The Congo

10:44am June 12, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Uganda's Ministry of Health says the dead boy's brother, 3, and grandmother, 50, also tested positive for Ebola. The 5-year-old and his mother had been in Democratic Republic of the Congo days ago.

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Mediator Says Sudan's Power-Sharing Talks To Get Back On Track Soon

5:52am June 12, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

The Trump administration is sending its top diplomat for Africa to Sudan amid mounting global concern over the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists by the country's ruling military council.

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News Brief: Hong Kong Protests, Trump V. Biden, Sudan Prisoners

5:52am June 12, 2019

Hong Kong protesters force a delay in a controversial extradition bill. Trump focuses on Biden, in crowded Democratic presidential field. Sudan's military junta agrees to release political prisoners.

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The high court in Gaborone, Botswana, threw out the country's longstanding ban on same-sex relations Tuesday, setting off celebrations inside the courthouse.

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Botswana's High Court Rules Homosexuality Is Not A Crime

12:26pm June 11, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"A democratic society is one that embraces tolerance, diversity and open-mindedness," Justice Michael Leburu said. Activists immediately celebrated the landmark ruling.

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Scores Killed In Central Mali Village As Ethnic Violence Escalates

6:58am June 11, 2019

The United Nations says dozens of people were killed in an armed attack on a village in the West African Nation of Mali. It's the latest in a spate of deadly attacks in the region.

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