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Tests show Irish man did not die of Ebola virus
The Irish man who died after returning from Sierra Leone did not have Ebola, say authorities. But his family say they were not informed about a potential link, and learned about it from the media.
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‘Today is a miraculous day’ says Ebola surviving doctor
Two US aid workers beat Ebola thanks to an experimental drug, giving renewed hope in the fight to contain the outbreak behind more than 1,400 deaths in Africa.
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Hunger is the new danger inside the Ebola zone
Cut off from the rest of the world thanks to the outbreak of the killer virus, people in Kailahun, Sierra Leone, are on the brink of starvation.
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Ebola outbreak ‘running out of control’
The head of the World Health Organisation warns the outbreak of the Ebola virus in western Africa is running out of control. C4 News asks Sierra Leone’s high commissioner, Edward Turay, if he agrees.
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Top Ebola doctor dies from virus
Sierra Leone’s leading Ebola doctor, Sheik Umar Khan, dies from the virus, after treating over 100 patients during the worst outbreak on record.
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Ebola outbreak in west Africa – the key questions
An outbreak of Ebola has killed more than 670 people across Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. So what do we need to know about this highly contagious virus?
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Gaza, Israel, MH17. And now for the rest of today’s news…
As the news channels focused on violence in Gaza and the tragedy of MH17, what else happened? Channel 4 News finds out.
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How Ebola created a climate of fear in my region
As west African countries battle against a deadly outbreak of the ebola virus, Moses Kortu reports from Sierra Leone on the devastating effect it has had in his home town.
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West Africa battles deadliest ever ebola outbreak
An ongoing outbreak of ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases, has already cost 467 lives and is being described by some experts as “out of control”. But why is it so lethal?
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Ebola outbreak: UK mine workers leave Sierra Leone
British firm London Mining evacuates a number of “non-essential” workers from Sierra Leone following an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.
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Charles Taylor jailed for fifty years
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been jailed at the UN-backed special court for Sierra Leone in the Hague for aiding and abetting war crimes during Sierra Leone’s civil war.
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Warlord Charles Taylor blames conviction on US interference
The ex-Liberian president faces an 80-year term in a UK prison for aiding and equipping rebels in Sierra Leone’s civil war, and for his role in rape, murder, and the conscription of child soldiers.
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Liberian warlord Charles Taylor found guilty
The former Liberian president is found guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone at a special court in The Hague.
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Charles Taylor trial: British lawyer walks out of court
A British lawyer for former Liberian President Charles Taylor has walked out of a war crimes trial. Courtenay Griffiths told Channel 4 News the judges had shown inflexibility which he found appalling.