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World Service,25 May 2026,49 mins

Over 200 deaths are linked to Ebola in the DRC

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Health ministers have expressed concern that trade, and the displacement of people due to regional conflicts, could worsen the situation. This comes as the WHO chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, confirmed a rise to nine-hundred suspected cases, one hundred of which have been confirmed. Details remain elusive but there are strong indications that a deal to end the US Iran war could be within reach. We will be heading to Tehran for the latest. We'll hear from inside Afghanistan 5 years on the Taliban's ban on female education and the realities many young girls and women face. (Photo: Congolese health workers receive a patient at the Rwampara General Hospital; Credit: Reuters)

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