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World Service,27 May 2026,49 mins

Uganda closes border with DRC to stop spread of Ebola

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The head of the World Health Organisation has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo so that health workers can contain the Ebola outbreak. We have the latest. Nasa has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar base. Space experts answer audience questions. Nearly 300 Ghanaians, including women and children, repatriated from South Africa, have arrived in Accra. We speak to our reporter in Accra. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to take as many precautions as possible against soaring temperatures across the country. Our reporter in the capital Delhi explains what it is like. Israel is carrying out a new wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, after issuing evacuation warnings. Our correspondent in Beirut has the latest. We explain what ethical hacking is and speak to three people who do it. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: Sanitation measures underway at Bunia market to contain Ebola outbreak, Congo The Democratic Republic Of The - 23 May 2026. Credit: STRINGER/EPA)

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