{
  "id": 3011153,
  "title": "Attacks on Red Cross in DR Congo making Ebola fight 'harder'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/attacks-on-red-cross-in-dr-congo-making-ebola-fight-harder-3011153",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T12:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260824/attacks-on-red-cross-in-dr-congo-making-ebola-fight-harder"
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  "account": "GENEVA - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement expressed deep concern on Monday after several attacks targeted Red Cross workers involved in the battle against a devastating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The humanitarian organization condemned such acts as completely unacceptable.\n\nOn August 17, a convoy of the Ugandan Red Cross, aiding the Ebola response efforts, was ambushed in Ituri province, the hub of the epidemic. One individual suffered serious injuries, while two ambulances were pelted with stones and severely damaged.\n\nThe following day, two Red Cross volunteers were injured while carrying out a burial in Haut-Uele province. They were hurriedly evacuated for medical attention, and two vehicles were damaged in the process.\n\nOn Wednesday, in Beni of North Kivu province, three Red Cross volunteers were assaulted and injured, with the equipment used in the Ebola response being destroyed. This string of attacks underscores the immense dangers that humanitarian workers face while striving to contain the outbreak.",
  "summary": "GENEVA — The Red Cross on Monday voiced alarm after six workers taking part in a desperate bid to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak were injured in attacks last week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. \"Attacks against volunteers and humanitarian personnel are unacceptable,\" the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said in a statement, along with the Red Cross societies of the DR…",
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        "published": "2026-08-23T11:19:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pope calls for more efforts to stop Ebola in DR Congo",
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        "published": "2026-08-23T20:19:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Attacks on Red Cross in DR Congo making Ebola fight 'harder'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/attacks-on-red-cross-in-dr-congo-making-ebola-fight-harder",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:57:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Congo’s Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/congos-ebola-outbreak-records-one-of-its-highest-weekly-death-tolls",
        "published": "2026-08-24T13:11:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Congo's Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/congos-ebola-outbreak-records-one-of-its-highest-weekly-death-tolls-3029770",
        "published": "2026-08-24T13:35:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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