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Footage shows healthcare workers celebrating at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo after the last patient left.
Footage shows healthcare workers celebrating at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo after the last patient left.
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With nearly 90% of votes counted, the pro-Netanyahu bloc is just ahead of the anti-Netanyahu bloc, but neither grouping is expected to win a majority, with tough coalition talks ahead. Follow DW.
<p>Emergency services combed through the wreckage overnight as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples and help identify victims</p><p>Spain has begun three days of mourning after a high-speed rail collision – its second this year – killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.</p><p>The trains, one from Spain’s state-owned Renfe and the other from the private rail company Iryo, were travelling on Wednesday morning in the same direction on the line that stretches from the Spanish capital, Madrid, to the southern region of Andalusia. After the Iryo train came to a halt, the other slammed into its rear, knocking several carriages off the track near the town of Urda.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/spain-mourning-period-deadly-train-crash">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Official’s controversial September request for Senate hearing footage to not be shared on social media has been heavily criticised</p><p>The secretary of the defence department approved a senior official’s controversial idea to tell a Senate hearing that footage of public servants giving evidence should not be shared on social media because it could invite online bullying and raise national security concerns.</p><p>Emails obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information reveal deputy secretary Celia Perkins’ planned request to the parliamentary inquiry was flagged with the offices of deputy prime minister Richard Marles and assistant minister for defence Peter Khalil, and received the backing of department secretary Meghan Quinn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/29/defence-official-senate-estimates-social-media-public-servants-bullying-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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