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Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019
Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019
by  AFP

Uganda's health ministry on Tuesday announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende. In a statement released earlier on Tuesday, the World Health Organization said a 24-year-old man in Mubende had tested positive for "the relatively rare Sudan strain" of the virus.

Khmer Rouge war crimes court winds up with survivors still hurting
Khmer Rouge war crimes court winds up with survivors still hurting
by  AFP

Cambodia's UN-backed court set up to try Khmer Rouge leaders finishes its work this week, ending a 16-year process that has helped national reconciliation but brought only limited solace to survivors of the genocidal regime. However, the tribunal helped "super-charge the process of national reconciliation," Etcheson said.

Eleven schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike: UNICEF
Eleven schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike: UNICEF
by  AFP

At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar village, the UN children's agency said, an attack the country's junta said targeted rebels hiding in the area. "On 16 September, at least 11 children died in an air strike and indiscriminate fire in civilian areas," UNICEF said in a statement issued Monday.

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