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  "id": 561217,
  "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:07:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000_6756371_124.html"
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  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak, which has hit the DRC's conflict-plagued eastern and northeastern regions, was declared on May 15 but is thought to have already been spreading for several weeks.",
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        "published": "2026-08-09T03:35:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "‘We are chasing the virus’ – WHO warns of worsening Ebola outbreak in DR Congo",
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Suspected ebola in Israel: Man who returned from Congo quarantined in hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/suspected-ebola-in-israel-man-who-returned-from-congo-quarantined-in",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000-562390",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:12:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000-564659",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:46:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "2,000 people in Congo dead amid rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/2-000-people-in-congo-dead-amid-rapidly-expanding-ebola-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-08-11T20:06:50.000Z"
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