Africa

Liberia President Sets Dec. 25 Goal For No New Ebola Cases

10:34am December 04, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Ebola has killed more people in Liberia than any other country — just over 3,100. And it continues to be a problem in Liberia's countryside. But the number of new cases overall in the West African nation dropped over the last two months, according to health officials.

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Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in pink as part of a campaign for breast cancer awareness. The country's survival rate for the disease is improving.

Your Odds Of Surviving Cancer Depend Very Much On Where You Live

7:18pm December 03, 2014

by Anders Kelto

The largest study of cancer patients reveals a huge gulf in survival rates around the world. And in some countries, there may only be one cancer doctor for the entire population.

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A health care worker wheels a stack of freshly washed boots to ELWA 3 Ebola treatment unit in Monrovia, Liberia.

Startling Statistic: Only 8 Patients In Largest Ebola Hospital

5:04pm December 03, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The hospital in Liberia was erected this summer in a field. It has 250 beds. It was full as recently as October. Now it is nearly empty.

U.N. Team Strives To Reach Ebola Emergency Response Goals

7:41am December 03, 2014

David Greene talks to Tony Banbury, head of the U.N. Ebola response mission in West Africa. Banbury says, "The world has never faced an emergency of this nature before."

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Ebola Knocked West African Countries Off Development Ladder

6:24pm December 02, 2014

by Scott Horsley

A working Ebola vaccine is still at least months away, and in the meantime, the epidemic is ravaging the economies of West Africa.

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Each item, including boots from Guatemala, a basket from Rwanda and a soda can cuff from Kenya, are handmade. And when people buy these gifts, the profits go back to the artisans and their community.

For Giving Tuesday: A Guide To Gifts That Give Back

2:18pm December 02, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

Boots from a Guatemalan village. A basket woven in Rwanda. Kenyan soda cans that became cool cuffs. Money spent on these and other items provides a better life for artisans in the developing world.

World News

Al-Shabab Takes Responsibility For Killing Dozens In Kenya

1:56pm December 02, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Witnesses said armed militants opened fire on workers at a quarry in the northeast part of the country. At least 36 died. The country's police chief resigned, and the interior minister was fired.

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Son Of Ex-Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin Says 'Guardian' Obituary Had Errors

8:09am December 02, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

But the British newspaper's ombudsman says that after a thorough review, The Guardian does not plan to revise the 2003 obituary of the Ugandan leader.

Star Wars Fans Force Sands Back From Darth Vader's Tunisia Birthplace

7:44am December 02, 2014

Sets from George Lucas' films had become buried by sand dunes, but a partnership between Tunisian tourism officials and online donors has helped them emerge again.

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A couple from Namibia's Twe tribe outside their home. Tribe members took part in a study that examined the relationship between navigation skills and mating success.

Mr. Right Won't Get Lost, Knows How To Pack Bags In A Trunk

2:32pm December 01, 2014

by Susan Brink

Two tribes in Namibia played with computers and looked at maps. The results of these tests shed light on why guys who are expert navigators might father more children than men who get lost.