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  "title": "Ebola spreads exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, says UN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ebola-spreads-exponentially-in-congo-as-death-toll-tops-2-500-says-un-2378580",
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  "summary": "The outbreak has become the Democratic Republic of Congo's biggest on record, with health workers facing attacks and aid funding set to run out within weeks.",
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