NewsBeat SocialTag: guinea
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Guinea Declares 45-Day 'Health Emergency' in 5 Regions
03/31/15 2:12 PM PST
On March 27th, president Alpha Conde declared a health emergency in the wake of a recent surge of Ebola cases
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Massive Earthquake Near Papua New Guinea
03/30/15 2:35 PM PST
A massive earthquake struck off the shore of Papua New Guinea, raising the concern for tsunamis across the region
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Manila Airport Security Finds Sleeping Baby in Mother's Backpack
03/19/15 11:58 AM PST
A Papua New Guinean mother tried to smuggle her baby out of the Philippines, but was foiled when her bag went through the airport's x-ray machine
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Rio de Janeiro Carnival Winners Scrutinized for Possible Funding Controversy
02/23/15 10:50 AM PST
Beija-Flor, the Brazilian samba school to win the 2015 Carnival parade, is being criticized by many who believe it received more than three million dollars from Equatorial Guinea
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World Bank Report: Ebola Won't Be as Economically Damaging as Feared
01/27/15 10:39 AM PST
The World Bank released a report on January 20 estimating the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa will not cost Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone $25B, but actually only $1.6B combined
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700 Asylum Seekers Take Part in Hunger Strike
01/20/15 3:12 PM PST
Nearly two-thirds of asylum seekers at the detention center on Manus Island are taking part in a hunger strike to protest conditions
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New Smartphone App for Ebola Survivors
01/13/15 4:23 PM PST
#ISurvivedEbola campaign hopes to bring a new face to the deadly Ebola virus that has already taken the lives of more than 8,000 people
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'Ebola Czar' Warns Fight is Far from Over
12/30/14 11:28 AM PST
President Obama's appointed 'Ebola Czar,' Ron Klain, says the epidemic would not cease to be a threat to the United States until all patients are rid of their infections
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2 Men Found After Drifting 5 Months in Pacific Ocean
12/12/14 10:06 AM PST
Two men from Papua New Guinea were rescued after drifting 1,000 miles over the course of five months near Micronesia
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UN Reports Ebola Death Toll Pushes 7,000
12/03/14 2:16 PM PST
Since first being reported in March, the Ebola virus has infected more than 16,000 people and taken the lives of nearly 7,000. Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone remain the countries hardest-hit by the deadly disease
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Ebola Burial Workers Dump Bodies in Wage Protest
11/26/14 3:53 PM PST
Burial workers in Sierra Leone dump 15 bodies in protest of late payment of 'hazard pay'
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Robbers Steal Ebola-Infected Blood Samples in Guinea
11/25/14 3:55 PM PST
A cooler with blood samples infected with Ebola was stolen from a Red Cross courier in a shared taxi on November 19th in Guinea while en route to a test center