18-05-2018 20:36
An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo has a high risk of spreading internally, the World Health Organization warned on Friday (May 18) ahead of a meeting on whether to declare it an event of international concern.
05-04-2011 10:17
Thirty-two people died when a UN plane crashed as it tried to land in a storm in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, a UN spokesman said.
22-11-2014 10:02
The all-clear for the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 66 people were infected, came after twice the 21-day incubation period had passed with no new cases detected.
02-09-2014 17:57
An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 31 people and the epidemic remains contained within the country's northwest, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday (Sep 2).
11-06-2014 08:53
A documentary film titled It Is Not a Life That Doesn't Move featuring late doctor Alexandre Yersin will make a debut in Ha Noi on Thursday.
14-05-2018 11:30
The head of the World Health Organisation said on Sunday (May 13) there has been another reported case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and that an experimental vaccine to fight the disease is expected to become available in the country this week.
23-11-2016 10:19
NEW YORK: US soda giants PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group both announced acquisitions on Tuesday of niche producers of healthier and healthier-sounding drinks that have been taking market share from traditional cola.
09-11-2016 09:52
GOMA: A seven-year-old schoolgirl was killed and 32 Indian UN peacekeepers were injured on Tuesday (Nov 8) in an explosion in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world body said.
11-10-2011 11:10
A rare honour has been bestowed on Prof. Dr. Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister of Finance for his contribution to the development of the accounting profession in Vietnam.
25-07-2019 09:05
The World Bank announced on Wednesday (Jul 24) it was deploying another US$300 million in crisis aid for DR Congo to help contain the year-old Ebola outbreak.
28-04-2014 09:10
The toll in a train crash in DR Congo last week was raised to 74 dead on Sunday, the country's health minister said.
12-05-2014 15:37
Fifteen people were killed and 21 others injured after trouble broke out at a football match in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa on Sunday, during which police fired tear gas at fans.
16-08-2024 15:02
An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement.
06-06-2020 08:13
GENEVA: About 1,300 civilians have died from conflict and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just a matter of months, while over half a million people have fled their homes, the UN said on Friday (Jun 5).
20-08-2018 08:00
The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has now claimed 49 lives since the start of the month, the government has said, and the World Health Organization expects more cases.