The ebola epidemic crippling components of the Democratic Republic of Congo has now exceeded 1,000 instances, making it the second worst outbreak in historical past.

In an announcement, the Congolese well being ministry revealed that the entire quantity affected stood at 1,009, with the numbers of individuals killed having climbed to 629.

New applied sciences together with a trial vaccine, experimental therapies and cell models for taking care of sufferers had raised hopes that medics can be higher outfitted to…

By David Mercer, information reporter

Vladimir Putin is able to enhance ties with the US after Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential marketing campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia, the Kremlin has mentioned.

Russia’s overseas ministry has known as on the US to formally recognise the findings of the long-awaited Mueller investigation after Mr Trump mentioned he had “full and complete exoneration”.

Responding to the particular counsel report, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned Russia…

Cardiff Metropolis will inform world soccer’s governing physique FIFA that the contract to signal Emiliano Sala from Nantes was not legally binding.

The Welsh membership have refused to pay the £15m switch charge for the striker, who was killed in a aircraft crash two months in the past.

Ligue 1 outfit Nantes have complained to FIFA, and Premier League facet Cardiff have till three April to reply.

The 28-year-old Argentinian died, together with pilot David Ibbotson, when the Piper Malibu plane they have been…

By Zayneb Benyoucef, information reporter

Hundreds of academics in Morocco have staged a protest amid rising anger over low wages and non permanent contracts.

Sunday’s march in Rabat, Morocco’s capital metropolis, got here a day after police used water cannon to disperse academics who had been sleeping open air in protest.

The academics marched from the schooling ministry to the entrance of parliament – and demanded everlasting contracts that ship civil service advantages together with a…

Nike has been fined €12.5m (£10.7m) after falling foul of EU guidelines concerning cross-border on-line gross sales.

The European Fee discovered that between 2004 and 2017 the US sportswear agency blocked selection and raised costs for shoppers by stopping licencees from promoting merchandise for a lot of high golf equipment outdoors of their direct territory.

It mentioned that Nike had threatened to rip-up contracts in the event that they did.

The case associated solely to merchandise for FC Barcelona, Manchester United,…

By Deborah Haynes, overseas affairs editor

The leaders of Britain’s 5 most important opposition events have demanded the UK authorities halts arms gross sales to Saudi Arabia to be used within the conflict in Yemen, stops all British army operations within the kingdom and condemns Riyadh’s conduct within the battle.

The message was attributable to be delivered to overseas secretary Jeremy Hunt in a letter marking the fourth anniversary of the civil conflict between Houthi rebels and the Yemeni…

Benjamin Netanyahu has minimize quick a visit to Washington after a British-Israeli household was amongst seven individuals injured by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip.

The strike destroyed a house within the Mishmeret farming neighborhood, north of the town of Kfar Saba.

An Israeli authorities supply confirmed to Sky Information that six members of the identical British-Israeli household have been amongst these injured, together with two youngsters.

It’s the furthest a rocket fired from Gaza has travelled into Israel since…

A maths and physics trainer from rural Kenya who donates most of his wage to assist the poor has been named the very best trainer on the planet.

Peter Tabichi obtained the Varkey Basis World Instructor Prize for his efforts in turning across the fortunes of Keriko secondary college, situated in an impoverished village within the southeastern province of Pwani.

Drought and famine are frequent issues for a lot of of those that attend the college, which has a single pc with an…

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd is unlikely to struggle extradition and will return to the UK as early as this week, in response to his lawyer.

The UK has submitted a proper request asking Georgia to extradite the 31-year-old internet designer, who’s in jail in Tbilisi after handing himself in to authorities in January.

Shepherd went on the run as he confronted trial over the demise of Charlotte Brown, 24, on a champagne-fuelled first date when his speedboat overturned within the River…