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The WHO says the Democratic Republic of Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak began in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May. Some early cases were misattributed to malaria and typhoid. Government figures put confirmed cases at 4,200, including at least 1,900 deaths.

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AAl Jazeera★★★★★2026-08-10 16:28Original

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to reshape the federal approach to childhood vaccines. It calls for infants to receive fewer immunizations spread over a longer period, despite little scientific evidence for such sweeping changes. The order also proposes reducing early-childhood recommendations and dividing the national schedule into three categories.

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CCNN★★★☆☆2026-08-10 22:33

Jury selection begins today for Duane Keith Davis, known as Keffe D, who is charged with murder with a deadly weapon in the death of rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty.

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CCNN★★★☆☆2026-08-10 17:10Original

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appointed six senior commanders across Iran’s armed forces, the IRGC and the Basij as Tehran rebuilds a wartime command structure. An expert said the decrees’ language and timing indicate preparations for a “prolonged confrontation” with Washington rather than a settlement.

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FFox News★★★★☆2026-08-10 23:08Original

Turkey's parliament approved a 12-article law by 468 votes to 88, offering conditional pardons and legal protections to some PKK members as part of disarmament, dissolution and reintegration procedures. The measure excludes imprisoned PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan and will take effect only after the National Security Council confirms the group's dissolution and surrender of weapons.

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DDW★★★★☆2026-08-10 22:22Original

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces launched missile attacks on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia early Tuesday. Fires broke out in the capital, while buildings were damaged in the southeastern city, leaving at least three people injured.

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FFrance 24★★★★☆2026-08-10 23:03Original

Researchers say rising temperatures are shifting malaria transmission across Africa. Parts of southern Africa and the highlands of East Africa are becoming more suitable for transmission, while some areas of West Africa may become too hot, creating new challenges for health systems and disease control.

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DDW★★★★☆2026-08-10 13:24Original

President Donald Trump has moved from promoting an imminent peace deal with Iran to taking a “low key” approach to the negotiations.

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BBloomberg Television★★★★☆2026-08-10 12:06

Global ocean surface temperatures reached a July record of 20.96C, according to the EU climate monitoring service, as developing El Niño conditions added to human-driven warming. Western Europe also endured record heat and prolonged dryness, fuelling severe wildfires and pushing rivers and water supplies under pressure.

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BBBC News★★★★☆2026-08-10 10:24Original

Sweden’s security service said it had shut down a Russian spying operation that sought to influence decision-making and discredit Sweden, along with its EU and NATO allies.

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RReuters★★★☆☆2026-08-10 15:45Original

A senior Pentagon official said on Monday that the United States is not disengaging from Asia, but is instead digging in to preserve a favourable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. The official added that Washington wants its partners to assume more responsibility for their own defence.

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RReuters★★★★☆2026-08-10 08:05Original

Thousands of young people in India’s Jharkhand state marched toward the legislative assembly, demanding the cancellation of allegedly irregular civil service recruitment exams, a federal investigation and greater transparency. Police used water cannons on Monday as protesters tried to cross security barricades. The government suspended this year’s disputed exam and three commission members resigned, but protesters say their demands remain unmet.

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DDW★★★☆☆2026-08-10 12:52Original

CAPMAS reported Monday that Egypt’s urban consumer-price measure posted a 14.9% year-on-year rate in July, compared with 14.3% the previous month.

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RReuters★★★☆☆2026-08-10 09:50Original

Kalashnikov Group CEO Alan Lushnikov says the company has equipped the Vikhr missile with a non-contact target sensor after drones became widespread and armored vehicles disappeared from the battlefield. Originally developed as a Ka-52 air-to-ground anti-tank missile, it is now used against UAVs in combat with air-to-air operation and laser-path guidance.

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TTASS★★★☆☆2026-08-10 08:29Original

An oil slick spanning about 390 square kilometres has spread off Oman after a sanctioned vessel carrying Russian crude was damaged, the Omani government said on Monday.

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RReuters★★★☆☆2026-08-10 14:40Original

Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 456 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over Russian regions overnight. Tatarstan officials said industrial and civilian facilities in Nizhnekamsk came under a massive drone attack that caused fatalities. Damage to homes, vehicles and other property was reported in several regions.

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TTASS★★★★★2026-08-10 06:32Original

Germany’s inland shipping association warns that falling water levels could soon make the Rhine unnavigable for commercial vessels at a crucial stretch, effectively splitting the freight route in two. Dry weather has already forced ships to carry lighter loads and raised transport costs. Separately, a 30-year-old man was shot dead after a dispute near Berlin’s Zoologischer Garten station; the suspected attackers remain at large.

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DDW★★★☆☆2026-08-10 06:22Original

Lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood told an ICAC inquiry there was “not a shred of evidence” that he belonged to the conservative Liberal faction known as the Reformers. He acknowledged aligned political views but said he assisted at only one event under pressure and privately urged the group to stop when it became “toxic”.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-08-10 04:04Original

China’s pharmaceutical industry accelerated its innovation in the first half of the year as domestic companies strengthened their R&D capabilities. China approved 38 innovative drugs, including 31 developed domestically. Pharmaceutical enterprises’ added value grew 6.4% year on year, while out-licensing deals for innovative drugs totaled $110 billion.

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CChina News Service★★★☆☆2026-08-10 03:44Original

British Columbia declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate communities in western Canada. The blaze destroyed homes as it moved toward towns along Okanagan Lake.

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TThe Associated Press★★★★☆2026-08-10 03:00

Yemen’s Houthis launched another wave of missile and drone attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha and its commercial port, extending assaults on government-held areas along the western coast. At least 11 people were killed and 32 wounded in earlier attacks less than 24 hours before, while port facilities and supplies were damaged.

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AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-08-10 00:19Original

Police said Sunday that the Thai teenager accused in a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had watched violent material online. A teacher had confiscated an air gun from him last year, while the government promised action.

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CCNN★★★☆☆2026-08-10 00:58Original

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused UNICEF of omitting Russia’s responsibility for the deaths of Ukrainian children and civilians in a recent statement. He said the wording created a false equivalence between aggressor and victim and contained inaccurate casualty information concerning Krasnodar and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-08-10 00:55Original