U.S. to screen for Ebola at airports, one American in Democratic Republic of Congo infected

A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States said Monday (May 18, 2026) it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending…

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Address ‘ground level challenges’, ease regulatory frameworks: Norwegian businesses tell Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre attend the India-Norway Business & Research Summit in Oslo on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI India can improve its ‘ease of doing business’ by streamlining regulatory frameworks and addressing “ground level challenges”, Norwegian industry leaders told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during…

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Collaboration with India will help counter ‘future pandemics’, says African Union as Ebola outbreak spreads

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ahead of next week’s India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, the African Union has called for “collective international solidarity and cooperation” to deal with the Ebola virus outbreak affecting multiple African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Responding to queries from The Hindu, Nuur…

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