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As WHO sounds alarm over Ebola in DRC, what can be learned from previous outbreaks?
May 19, 2026 - World 
Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variantTo be around the centre of an Ebola outbreak is to become used to the smell of chlorine. At hospitals and government buildings, surfaces are sprayed with it and hands washed in a 0.05% solution that can kill the virus in 60 seconds.Infrared handheld thermometers take temperatures at airports and border crossings. Any indication of a fever prevents passage. Contact-tracing teams crisscross the countryside. Continue reading...
New York federal judge bans ICE arrests at Manhattan immigration courts
May 19, 2026 - World
Ruling blocks detentions at three federal courthouses except in rare cases amid protests over tacticsA federal judge in New York has banned US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting immigrants in or around three federal courthouses in lower Manhattan, where vigorous confrontations have played out since the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency.Under an order issued on Monday by P Kevin Castel, a US district judge, federal agents are no longer allowed to make arrests of immigrants except under exceptional circumstances at the sites where hearings are held before immigration judges. Continue reading...
Son of Mango fashion chain founder arrested in Spain over death of father
May 19, 2026 - World
Catalan police questioning Jonathan Andic over father Isak Andic’s apparent fall down a mountain ravine in 2024Police in Catalonia have arrested the son of Isak Andic, the founder of the fashion chain Mango, and are questioning him in connection with the death of his father in the mountains near Barcelona almost 18 months ago.Andic, who was 71, died in December 2024 after apparently falling 100 metres down a ravine while hiking in Montserrat with his son, Jonathan. His death prompted tributes from politicians, journalists and the fashion world. Continue reading...
Brazilian artisan crafts replica World Cup trophies to the joy of locals and celebrities alike
May 19, 2026 - World 
For over 30 years, Brazilian soccer fan Jarbas Meneghini Carlini has crafted replicas of the FIFA World Cup trophy
Students protest in Venezuela after deaths of political prisoner and his mother
May 19, 2026 - World
A few dozen people have demonstrated in Venezuela’s capital to remember a woman who died over the weekend
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