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  "id": 10453087,
  "title": "Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/congos-ebola-outbreak-tops-8-000-confirmed-cases-as-disease-remains",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-28T13:06:16.000Z",
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  "summary": "The number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus in Congo has surged past 8,000, as the country runs out of health workers to contain the deadly disease.",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/who-says-congo-ebola-outbreak-spreads-to-two-new-health-zones",
        "published": "2026-09-26T05:26:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/who-says-congo-ebola-outbreak-spreads-to-two-new-health-zones-9985710",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:18:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/who-says-congo-ebola-outbreak-spreads-to-two-new-health-zones",
        "published": "2026-09-27T23:37:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Congo's Ebola infections cross 8,000, government says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/congos-ebola-infections-cross-8-000-government-says",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:01:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, his party says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/congo-politician-beaten-to-death-after-urging-ebola-prevention-on",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:13:32.000Z"
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