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  "title": "WHO warns of a record-breaking Ebola outbreak in the Congo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/who-warns-of-a-record-breaking-ebola-outbreak-in-the-congo",
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  "published": "2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/248593/world/who-warns-of-a-record-breaking-ebola-outbreak-in-the-congo"
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  "summary": "Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could reach unprecedented proportions. The epidemic in...",
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        "title": "Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says",
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        "published": "2026-08-13T01:31:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest in history, WHO chief says",
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        "published": "2026-08-13T04:30:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says",
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