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Why Has There Been So Much Turmoil In Financial Markets Lately?

8:53am October 17, 2014

To examine the turn global stock markets took this week, Linda Wertheimer talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution and a Wall Street Journal contributor.

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Soldiers prepare to airlift an avalanche victim Wednesday in the area of Thorong La pass in Nepal. Authorities now say the death toll from a freak blizzard and avalanches in the Himalayas has reached 27.

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Death Toll In Himalayan Avalanches Reaches 29

1:56am October 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The highest number of dead, many of them foreigners, are on the trail of Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th-highest peak.

A licensed clinician is decontaminated before disrobing at the end of a simulated training session by CDC in Anniston, Ala. Training can take a several weeks, making some employers reluctant to encourage their medical workers to volunteer in the Ebola out

Ebola Volunteers Are Needed — But Signing On Isn't Easy

7:28pm October 16, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

Doctors and nurses are desperately needed to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. They're finally starting to volunteer in larger numbers, but getting them deployed is a slow, complicated process.

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Dr. Wvennie MacDonald, the administrator of the JFK Memorial Hospital, has helped put new procedures in place to keep Ebola out, including a triage station to identify possible Ebola patients at the front gate.

Back On Its Feet, A Liberian Hospital Aims To Keep Ebola Out

7:20pm October 16, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

JFK hospital shut down when several doctors died of Ebola. Now it's open again. And the staff is taking rigorous measures to make sure the virus doesn't make its way past the front gate.

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Blizzard, Avalanches Kill More Than 27 Trekkers In Nepal

6:35pm October 16, 2014

Melissa Block talks to BBC correspondent Andrew North about the blizzard and avalanches in Nepal that have killed at least 27 trekkers. The dead include hikers as well as Nepali herders and guides.

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U.S. Could Learn Lessons From Africa's Ebola Response

6:35pm October 16, 2014

Melissa Block talks with Dr. Lewis Rubinson, who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in west Africa. He shares the lessons he learned in treating patients.

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Britain Debates Revoking Passports Of Fighters Returning From Syria, Iraq

6:15pm October 16, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

The U.S. has tried to block potential Islamic State volunteers before they leave the country, arresting them for intending to help terrorists. The British have suggested taking another route.

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Tourists take pictures inside Wat Pho temple in Bangkok in August. Tourism, a key part of Thailand's economy, is down 20 percent this year following political violence and a military coup.

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Thailand Official: Martial Law Is Good For Tourists

5:58pm October 16, 2014

by Michael Sullivan

With tourism down 20 percent, Thailand is looking for novel ways to lure visitors. According to the head of the tourist authority, military rule means it's extremely safe to visit.

At a CDC training session for clinicians headed to West Africa, a medical worker practices sanitizing hands after drawing blood from a mannequin portraying an Ebola patient.

Lessons From Ebola School: How To Draw Blood, Wipe Up Vomit

3:16pm October 16, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

Think of the routine jobs health workers do in a hospital: Sticking a needle in a patient's arm. Cleaning up vomit. Escorting a patient to a bed. Now imagine doing those tasks for someone with Ebola.

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Citigroup's Mexican Unit Fined $2.2 Million For Shoddy Oversight

2:54pm October 16, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Regulators in Mexico said Banamex should have spotted red flags that resulted in a $400 million fraud. Earlier this week, Citigroup announced it had discovered a $15 million fraud.