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Congo Ebola deaths top 5,000

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Congo's Ebola outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, has killed 5,026 people out of 10,351 infected — a nearly 50% lethality rate — according to the Congolese Ministry of Health. Cases have now been recorded in other African countries, raising fears of continent-wide spread.

The outbreak has proven relentless, and experts are concerned about authorities' ability to contain the deadly virus as it spreads beyond Congo's borders.

The US, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their "resolute commitment to the complete denuclearisation" of North Korea on the sidelines of the G20 in Atlanta, and pledged full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Congo's health ministry data shows the Ebola outbreak has killed 5,026 people out of 10,351 infected, a nearly 50% lethality rate, with cases now recorded in other African countries.

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The US, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their "resolute commitment to the complete denuclearisation" of North Korea on the sidelines of the G20 in Atlanta, and pledged full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions.

The United States, South Korea and Japan have reiterated their longstanding call for North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, a move Pyongyang has repeatedly ruled out ⤵️ https://t.co/cWM6SSUyYA

Original post · Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)

Al Jazeera, Yonhap NAMES: G20 = Group of 20 major economies; APEC = Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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Congo's health ministry data shows the Ebola outbreak has killed 5,026 people out of 10,351 infected, a nearly 50% lethality rate, with cases now recorded in other African countries.

Deaths in Congo's Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease. https://t.co/Gc9wNriMrO

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BGood morning, Saturday. The big story overnight: Congo's Ebola outbreak just crossed a brutal threshold.
BThe Associated Press reports deaths have topped five thousand. Out of more than ten thousand infected.
BThat's a lethality rate near fifty percent. And cases are now showing up in other African countries.
BThe Congolese health ministry says this is the Bundibugyo strain. Experts are worried about containment as it spreads beyond the border.
BThis has been relentless, and the fear now is a continent-wide spread.
BWe'll keep watching that. Meanwhile, the US, South Korea and Japan are pushing North Korea again on denuclearization.
BThey reaffirmed that commitment on the sidelines of the G20 in Atlanta. Pyongyang has ruled it out, repeatedly.
BSame demand, same answer. But the three allies are pledging full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions.
BAnd there's a federal court ruling on Medicaid work requirements. CNN is reporting chronically ill people won't be bound by the new rules.
BI couldn't confirm that specific ruling yet. It's out there, but no official word from the court.
BFair. We'll wait for the actual order. But if true, it's a big carve-out for the medically frail.
BAnd a lighter one: a Michigan tattoo festival where voters are inking Trump and Bernie Sanders onto their bodies.
BPolitics getting under the skin. Literally. Al Jazeera's Richard Gaisford was there.
BI guess that's one way to show devotion. Permanent, painful, and impossible to unfollow.
BAt least they're committed. More than most voters can say.
BOne more: an investigation claims Russian satellites are helping Yemen's Houthis target Saudi infrastructure.
BThat's from Al Jazeera. I couldn't independently confirm it, but if true, it's a major escalation in that proxy war.
BAnd it would further rattle global energy markets, which are already on edge.
BThat's the morning brief. We'll have more as these stories develop.

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