Washington: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the spread of the deadly Ebola virus could be contained by mid-2015.Ban made the observation Friday and said that the Ebola outbreak could be contained by continuing
New Delhi: A day after the first Ebola case was reported in India, Health Minister J P Nadda today said arrangements similar to the one at Delhi airport, which helped detect the virus in a
New Delhi: In the first case of Ebola in the country, an Indian national returning from Liberia has tested positive for the deadly virus and has been quarantined at a special facility at Delhi airport.The
Geneva: The World Health Organisation said today that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 14,413 cases of infection, since late December 2013.On Wednesday, the UN health
Austin, Texas: The hospital in the US where Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan died of Ebola has reached an agreement to pay an indemnity to his relatives because he was not diagnosed at first with the
New York: A Doctors Without Borders physician who was declared free of Ebola said Tuesday he was living proof that early detection and isolation can stop the spread of the deadly virus, and he called
Morocco was thrown out of the 2015 African Cup of Nations and dumped as the host Tuesday after refusing to commit to the scheduled dates early next year because of fears over Ebola.The tournament in
The African Cup of Nations tournament is scheduled to start in two months, but nobody wants to host it.Organizer the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is running out of time and is without a host
Rabat, Morocco: Morocco is sticking to its demand to postpone the African Cup of Nations football tournament due to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, despite pressure from the Confederation of African Football.A statement
Geneva: The World Health Organisation said today that 13,268 people had been infected with Ebola across eight countries, and 4,960 of them had died.On Wednesday, it had reported 13,042 cases and 4,818 deaths.The UN health
United Nation: A new private sector initiative announced Wednesday will provide at least $450 million in commercial financing to the three West African countries hardest hit by Ebola to promote trade, investment and employment.The International
New York: The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has grown exponentially since May and has already killed over 5,000 people could prove to be much widespread and deadlier that what is currently believed,
United Nations: UNICEF said that the agency would be increasing its staff from 300 to 600 to combat Ebola in West Africa's Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries most affected by the dreaded
Moscow: The coach of Russian Premier League team FC Rostov said yesterday he will not sign black players and joked that Ebola had spread to the club. Igor Gamula told local media the club had
Monrovio: Liberians began fasting and prayers Wednesday for redemption from the curse of Ebola, that has gripped them. They will continue with the rituals for three days. So far this epidemic has killed 2,705 people
Washington: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid honour to healthcare workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, calling them "heroes" deserving to be applauded rather than discouraged."All of them have signed up
Washington: US President Barack Obama has defended the government's new directives regarding monitoring of people who have been exposed to the Ebola virus, asking the public not to let themselves be influenced by ‘fear', since
United Nations: The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to demand that the US end its 52-year-old economic embargo against Cuba.The assembly has adopted a similar resolution every year going back to 1992.Tuesday's vote was 188-2,
Canberra: Australia is suspending entry visas for people from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa in an attempt to keep out the disease.The government is canceling and refusing non-permanent or temporary visas held by people who
Washington: US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that returning healthcare workers should only be monitored "in a prudent fashion" and not be discouraged from going to West Africa to help curb Ebola outbreaks."We got to
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