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World Service,22 May 2026,49 mins

Ebola outbreak spreads further in DRC

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Medical staff at the Rwampara Hospital are under military protection as police try to restore order. The BBC understands relatives stormed the facility, located near the city of Bunia, and tried to remove the body after health workers refused to release it. The US secretary of state calls Cuba a threat to national security as hopes of a negotiated peaceful settlement seemingly diminish. We hear a special report from our correspondent in the island-nation's capital. The co-founder of the social media network Reddit, Alexis Ohanian is now turning his focus to the future of women’s sport. We take a look at why. (Photo: Congolese women mourn the death of a victim of Ebola; Credit: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters)

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