The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is continuing to climb, with concerns over the spread of the virus to other nations.

Health officials say more than 200 people have died and there are more than 850 suspected cases in the country.

Three Red Cross volunteers died in the DR Congo from suspected Ebola likely caught while managing dead bodies, the organisation has said.

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Only one athlete beat a world record at the controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.

Results at the inaugural Games are considered illegal by global sporting bodies, such as the International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency, because athletes can take banned performance-enhancing drugs.

The competition featured events in athletics, weightlifting and swimming.

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Bangladesh is home to the world’s largest river delta and prone to frequent, devastating flooding.
Farmers here are expanding an ancient technique of building floating farms that simply rise and fall with the swelling waters.

In times of rising sea levels, could this offer a solution to food security problems?

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Oil prices have fallen sharply and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to India that negotiators had a “pretty solid thing on the table” and an agreement to end the conflict might be reached on Monday.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said at the weekend the two sides were both “very close and very far” from reaching an agreement.

According to US media, the mooted deal is not a final settlement and instead leaves some of the thorniest issues to be negotiated later, including the scope and timing of Iranian sanctions relief, the release of frozen Iranian funds, and Washington’s demands for Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions.

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At least 90 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, according to state media. The gas explosion at the …

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