On 23 August, it will be 100 days since the Bundibugyo strain was first reported. How did it became the DRC’s most deadly outbreak and what must be done to stop it becoming the world’s largest?Almost 100 days ago, Africa’s public health watchdog reported an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the…

Ebola outbreak: five big questions
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Ebola outbreak: five big questions

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⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail TomManchester City are close to agreeing the transfer of Savinho to Tottenham for £85m, with a separate deal of around £75m for the arrival of Omar Marmoush from the FA Cup-winners to the north London…

Premier League returns with Arsenal v Coventry; transfer news and more: football – live
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Premier League returns with Arsenal v Coventry; transfer news and more: football – live

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Unprecedented downpours cause deaths, evacuations and transport chaos. Plus, Hurricane Lala batters HawaiiSouth Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rainfall late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rainfall in just one hour, while the nearby…

Weather tracker: Extreme rainfall deluges Japan and South Korea
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Weather tracker: Extreme rainfall deluges Japan and South Korea

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Film emerges as France says it has prevented 185 ‘small boat crossing events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UKFootage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities attempted to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK.Men…

Footage shows French police clashing with people on beach as they try to leave in small boat
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Footage shows French police clashing with people on beach as they try to leave in small boat

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(Sunnyside)Saxophonist and composer Wilmer brilliantly transforms Gil tunes, changing tempos and adding breathy melodies, flourishes of horns or undulating rhythms to luscious effectOver the past three years, Brazilian saxophonist and composer Gaia Wilmer has reimagined the catalogues of her country’s virtuosos so…

Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble: Parabólico review – gorgeous reinvention of Gilberto Gil’s grooves
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Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble: Parabólico review – gorgeous reinvention of Gilberto Gil’s grooves

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Norway’s world No 1 outclassed the field and won the $250,000 first prize at the four-day event in FranceMagnus Carlsen, Norway’s world No 1, triumphed again last weekend when he won the 2026 Esports World Cup, staged over four days at the prestigious venue of the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Carlsen retained…

Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins Esports World Cup in Paris without losing a game
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Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins Esports World Cup in Paris without losing a game

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Separate deals worth a combined £160mSummer spending on De Zerbi’s squad nears £400mManchester City are close to agreeing the transfer of Savinho to Tottenham for £85m, with a separate deal of around £75m for the arrival of Omar Marmoush from the FA Cup-winners to the north London club also being worked…

Tottenham close on deals for Manchester City’s Savinho and Omar Marmoush
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Tottenham close on deals for Manchester City’s Savinho and Omar Marmoush

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Success for most French clubs is staying afloat financially and developing players for buyers in the Premier LeagueBy Get French Football NewsOn the eve of a new Ligue 1 season, many clubs seem a little distracted. Even those accustomed to competing at the top have concerns that transcend the pitch. In a league that…

PSG are the best team in Europe. The rest of Ligue 1 are just trying to survive
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PSG are the best team in Europe. The rest of Ligue 1 are just trying to survive

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‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphereThe El Niño event developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest for more than a 100 years, the UK’s Met Office has said.Increased rainfall and storms are forecast to hit…

Increased rainfall and storms to hit UK due to biggest El Niño for a century, says Met Office
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Increased rainfall and storms to hit UK due to biggest El Niño for a century, says Met Office

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(Atlantic Outpost)The breakout 24-year-old country star’s debut is stunningly unremarkable, offering little in the way of artistic identity or her peers’ originalityAnyone railing against nepo babies taking over culture has already lost: the rage they engender is as key to the publicity plan as their ready-made…

Stella Lefty: Long Way Home review – Boston singer’s debut is bland, boilerplate and beyond banal
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Stella Lefty: Long Way Home review – Boston singer’s debut is bland, boilerplate and beyond banal

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