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# Liberia

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# Tribute
President George Weah to honour Arsene Wenger in Liberia
Another French coach, Claude LeRoy, will also receive “the highest distinction of the country”.
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Aug 20th 2018, 10:37 PM
# Pregnancy
Fears raised after Ebola reemerges in woman one year after all-clear
Her husband and sons may have been infected with the virus as a result.
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Jul 24th 2018, 6:15 AM
# threats and intimidation
'Whenever you talk about female genital mutilation there's a backlash'
About 2,700 girls living in Ireland may be at risk of undergoing the practice.
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Feb 6th 2018, 6:15 AM
# Scam
Did you get a call from a Liberia-based number? Don't answer, it's a scam
ComReg advised consumers to be vigilant at all times.
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Oct 18th 2017, 2:02 PM
# Catholic missionary
Irish woman (24) dies after being knocked down while doing charity work in Africa
The woman was working with the religious charity Franciscan works in Liberia.
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Jul 17th 2015, 1:09 PM
# RIP
An Irish woman has died in Liberia
The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance.
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Jul 16th 2015, 9:12 PM
# EBOLA
Emails reveal WHO intentionally delayed declaring Ebola emergency
In public comments, WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan has repeatedly said the epidemic caught the world by surprise.
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Mar 20th 2015, 10:45 AM
Voices
Opinion: 'The outbreak has brought an unmatched level of fear and panic'
The Ebola response appears to finally be working. But Sierra Leone has never faced an enemy like this before – the crisis has been devastating.
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Feb 4th 2015, 8:00 PM
# not going away
Ireland to fund ambulances and burials for Sierra Leone's 7,000+ Ebola victims
The Government is set to give an additional €778,000 towards combating the Ebola outbreak.
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Jan 3rd 2015, 8:15 AM
# transition
Remember George Weah? He's just won a seat in Liberia's senate
The former AC Milan star declared himself a “born winner,” after trouncing the son of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Dec 29th 2014, 8:28 PM
# finding a cure
Experimental Ebola vaccines may be lifeline for African countries
Hopes raised that the trial will “form the basis of a more potent vaccine” – there is currently no effective vaccine against the Ebola or Marburg virus.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 10:30 AM
Voices
Opinion: Healthcare apartheid is unacceptable – there can be no 'them and us'
Solutions do not come easy, but Ebola transmission can be stopped.
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Dec 1st 2014, 8:00 AM
# Epidemic
More than 90,000 Ebola deaths expected in Liberia by Christmas
The number of Ebola treatment centre beds and other measures needed to control the epidemic substantially exceeds the total pledged.
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Oct 24th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Liberia
'When my son's test for Ebola came back positive, it was a night of agony for me'
16-year-old Kollie James has become Médecins Sans Frontières’ 1,000th Ebola survivor.
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Oct 23rd 2014, 7:15 AM
# EBOLA
Visitors to the US from West Africa can only land at five airports
This will allow authorities to focus their health checks.
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Oct 21st 2014, 7:55 PM
# Risk
Ebola could be the 'humanitarian disaster of our generation'
That’s according to Oxfam, which works in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Oct 18th 2014, 7:17 PM
# Photographs
Vintage photos show the terrifying first expeditions into the Congo to track down Ebola
In 1976 a young Belgian doctor ventured across what was then Zaire to find the source of the infection.
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Oct 18th 2014, 9:15 AM
# cast out
Ebola survivors 'shunned' as lepers, they tell Sierra Leone meeting
Thirty five Ebola survivors told how they the disease had prevented them returning to their old lives.
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Oct 17th 2014, 8:00 PM
# Virus
The United States is getting ready to step up its battle against Ebola
President Barack Obama said that ‘SWAT-like’ response teams are needed.
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Oct 15th 2014, 11:08 PM
# Strike
Liberian doctors strike to demand "danger money" for treating Ebola patients
The World Health Organisation has said Ebola ‘threatens the very survival of societies and governments in already very poor countries’.
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Oct 13th 2014, 10:21 PM
# Liberia
NBC confirms one of its cameramen has caught Ebola
The 33-year-old American is to be flown back to the US for treatment.
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Oct 3rd 2014, 8:26 AM
# Help Wanted
'We should be worried about Ebola - but for Africa, not ourselves'
Darren Hanniffy just came home from Liberia, where Ebola infections are DOUBLING every two weeks.
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Oct 1st 2014, 12:23 PM
# EBOLA
A worker from Irish aid agency Concern has died from a suspected case of Ebola in Liberia
The 42-year-old father of two passed away yesterday after showing symptoms of the virus.
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Sep 24th 2014, 1:14 PM
# end the outbreak
Obama orders 3,000 US troops to West Africa to 'turn the tide' on Ebola
The current outbreak has killed 2,400 people so far.
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Sep 16th 2014, 7:41 AM
Voices
Column: The Ebola outbreak is much more than a medical emergency
Food scarcities, rocketing transport costs, closures to schools and clinics – an on-the-ground account of the situation in Liberia.
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Sep 11th 2014, 1:10 PM
# spreading
Killer virus Ebola threatening Liberia's existence
It comes after an assessment from the World Health Organization.
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Sep 10th 2014, 8:34 AM
# Outbreak
There has been a "very, very small" number of suspect Ebola cases in Ireland
The HSE said it would not be providing information on other cases – but that there had been a “handful” of investigations apart from the Donegal death.
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Aug 26th 2014, 10:44 PM
# EBOLA
Two-year jail terms for hiding Ebola victims in Sierra Leone
New legislation passed as WHO outlines reasons it believes the current Ebola outbreak is being underestimated.
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Aug 22nd 2014, 6:30 PM
# Explainer
Ebola: What is it? How do people become infected?
Ebola first appeared in 1976. The current outbreak has killed more than 1,300 people, with experts warning it could take six months to bring under control.
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Aug 21st 2014, 8:33 PM
# Outbreak
Priest dies from Ebola in Spain as death toll exceeds 1000
He had been treated with an experimental US serum after being evacuated from Liberia to Spain.
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Aug 12th 2014, 10:33 AM
# Outbreak
US doctor with Ebola releases statement from isolation ward and says he is getting better
“When the result was positive, I remember a deep sense of peace that was beyond all understanding,” he said.
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Aug 8th 2014, 10:21 PM
# Virus
State of emergency declared in Liberia over deadly Ebola outbreak
The deadly disease has killed around two-thirds of those affected.
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Aug 7th 2014, 7:15 AM
# ZMapp
Here's everything we know about the 'secret serum' used to treat an American with Ebola
An experimental drug called ZMapp reportedly improved the patient’s condition.
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Aug 5th 2014, 2:45 PM
# Virus
Ebola patient arrives in US and brought to state-of-the-art isolation unit
Two aid workers are in a serious but stable condition after becoming infected.
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Aug 2nd 2014, 6:44 PM
# EBOLA
Two Americans infected with Ebola being evacuated back to US
Meanwhile, West African states announce an ‘isolation zone’ sealing off the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.
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Aug 1st 2014, 7:53 PM
# Outbreak
American doctor who moved to Africa to help Ebola patients has contracted the disease
Dr Kent Brantly had been working to contain the outbreak, which has killed more than 660 people already.
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Jul 27th 2014, 1:06 PM
# West Africa
Ireland commits a further €144K to fight worst Ebola outbreak in history
The outbreak started in Guinea in early 2014 and has spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Jul 15th 2014, 11:03 AM
# West Africa
Emergency talks look for ways to halt worst outbreak of Ebola in history
A suggestion that untested vaccines should be used has attracted controversy.
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Jul 3rd 2014, 6:18 PM
# Liberia
DFA updates travel advice for Irish citizens, following Ebola outbreak
101 deaths have been recorded to date in Guinea, and 12 in neighbouring Liberia.
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Apr 11th 2014, 9:58 PM
# Epidemic
Aid agency worker dies as Ebola outbreak spreads
Meanwhile, Senegal has closed border crossings to Guinea “until further notice” in an attempt to contain the deadly virus.
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Apr 1st 2014, 1:46 PM
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