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  "id": 5138018,
  "title": "Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/congos-ebola-outbreak-shows-no-signs-of-slowing-as-deaths-top-3-000-5138018",
  "topic": "health",
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  "published": "2026-09-02T17:30:01.000Z",
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  "summary": "Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data from Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/schools-resume-classes-in-congos-ebola-epicenter-despite-concerns",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "UK pledges additional £50 million to help contain Ebola outbreak in Congo",
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        "published": "2026-09-02T05:31:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Congo's Ebola death toll crosses 3,000 amid worst outbreak in country's history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/congos-ebola-death-toll-crosses-3-000-amid-worst-outbreak-in-countrys",
        "published": "2026-09-02T09:37:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak death toll passes 3,000 in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ebola-outbreak-death-toll-passes-3-000-in-dr-congo",
        "published": "2026-09-02T10:32:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Ebola death toll passes 3,000 in DR Congo: official data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ebola-death-toll-passes-3-000-in-dr-congo-official-data",
        "published": "2026-09-02T10:41:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 3,000 as outbreak spreads across six provinces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/congo-ebola-death-toll-surpasses-3-000-as-outbreak-spreads-across-six",
        "published": "2026-09-02T13:01:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Ebola death toll tops 3,000 in Congo outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ebola-death-toll-tops-3-000-in-congo-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:29:39.000Z"
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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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