Congo: The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country had risen to 956, including 247 deaths. According to Emirates News Agency, the World Health Organisation warned of the accelerating spread of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, stressing that current response efforts remain insufficient to control the epidemic, despite a significant expansion in medical and laboratory capacities in recent weeks.
Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Pakistan’s Balochistan Province
October 17, 2026
Khuzdar:A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Khuzdar in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday.
According to Emirates News Agency, the earthquake