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October 22, 2014

At least four months to contain Ebola: Red Cross chief
Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2014
The Ebola epidemic will take at least four months to contain even if all necessary steps are taken, the global head of the Red Cross said Wednesday, warning of "the price for inaction". The deadliest-ever outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever has claimed more than 4,500 lives in West Africa, and experts warn the rate of infections could reach 10,000 a week by early December. There is no licensed vaccine or cure for Ebola, which has also spread in several isolated cases among health workers in Spain ... read more

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UAE's Masdar to build $125-million wind farm in Oman

Shaky Japanese economy hit by growing trade deficit

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