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May 22, 2026
Residents burn an Ebola treatment centre as anger grows
BUNIA (AP):
People set fire to an Ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo yesterday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a…
May 22, 2026
Europe hit by stray Ukrainian drones
Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in…
May 22, 2026
WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is ‘spreading rapidly’ and upgrades risk assessment
The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level.
May 22, 2026
Carney vows a better Canada after Alberta plans a vote on seeking independence
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he’s determined to build a better Canada after the leader of the country’s oil-rich province of Alberta announced a public vote on whether to move toward…
May 22, 2026
Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district
Social media companies, including Meta, have settled the first of many lawsuits brought by hundreds of school districts seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with harms to…
May 22, 2026
Kenyan public transport operators call off strike after president vows to reduce fuel prices
Kenya’s public transport operators on Friday called off a nationwide strike that had been suspended for a week to allow talks over rising fuel prices. The strike on Monday and Tuesday triggered…
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May 22, 2026
A fire and shipyard explosion on Staten Island injures at least 16, including three seriously
A fire and explosion at a shipyard on New York City's Staten Island has injured at least 16 people, including three with serious injuries, the New York Fire Department said.
May 22, 2026
SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
May 21, 2026
US announces charges for Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown
MIAMI (AP): Federal prosecutors yesterday announced charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, as the Trump…