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BULAPE, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization announced that the last Ebola patient in Congo’s latest outbreak was discharged over the weekend and no new cases have been reported since Sept. 25. Sunday’s announcement started a 42-day countdown to declare the outbreak over if no further cases are confirmed.The outbreak, first declared in Congo’s remote Bulape health district in Kasai on Sept. 4, has resulted in a total of 64 cases, including 53 confirmed and 11 probable. The WHO reported 43 deaths and said only 19 patients recovered, including the patient discharged on Sunday.“The recovery of the last patient…

LONDON (AP) — He won’t call himself a duke anymore, but that is not enough for many of Prince Andrew’s critics.Buckingham Palace and the British government were under pressure Monday to formally strip Prince Andrew of his princely title and sumptuous home after new revelations about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.After discussions with his elder brother King Charles III, Andrew agreed on Friday to stop using titles including Duke of York. It was the latest effort to insulate the monarchy from years of tawdry headlines about Andrew’s suspicious business deals, inappropriate behavior and controversial friendships.But he still…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Patna: Bhojpuri star-turned-politician Pawan Singh’s estranged wife Jyoti Singh on Monday filed her nomination papers from Bihar’s Karakat assembly seat as an Independent candidate. Jyoti Singh had recently met Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor in Patna amid speculations she may get a ticket of the party in the upcoming polls. In recent months, Jyoti Singh appealed for help from several leaders regarding her marital discord, which intensified recently when she visited the actor at his Lucknow flat. Police were called and she later posted a video in tears, alleging…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys traveled to Israel Monday to shore up the tenuous ceasefire that’s holding in Gaza, a day after the fragile deal faced its first major flareup as Israel threatened to halt aid transfers and killed dozens in strikes after it accused Hamas militants of killing two soldiers.The Israeli military announced it resumed enforcing the ceasefire late Sunday. Aid deliveries will resume Monday through multiple crossings after Israeli inspection, in line with the agreement, according to an Israeli security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren’t authorized…

Paramount “Star Trek: The Next Generation” is seen today as a watershed sci-fi series that changed the shape of television and made the genre respected again. But because it was a reinvention of an iconic show with a passionate fan following, many also viewed the series as a huge risk for the Paramount studio. Looking at the show when it was first in development, however, you’ll start to understand why it seemed so risky. Take the initial concept for the character of Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), for example: she…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom The Opposition alliance in Bihar, the Mahagathbandhan, is reeling from intense internal turmoil just ahead of the Assembly elections, with the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announcing on Monday that it will not contest the polls. This decision, a reversal of its earlier plan to fight independently, comes as the JMM accused the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of a “political conspiracy” following a crippling fiasco over seat-sharing. The ruling party of Jharkhand has also declared it will “review” its alliance with the Congress and RJD…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his reportedly tense meeting with U.S President Donald Trump last week was “positive” — even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine — and emphasized what he said is continued American interest in economic deals with Kyiv.Zelenskyy said Trump reneged on the possibility of sending the long-range missiles to Ukraine, which would have been a major boost for Kyiv, following his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin hours before the Ukrainian leader and American president were to meet on Friday.“In my opinion, he does not want an…

Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane on Monday hit out at MNS chief Raj Thackeray and the Opposition over allegations of fake voters in the state’s electoral rolls, accusing them of selectively questioning the Election Commission (EC) only when it suits their political interests. Speaking on the controversy surrounding Thackeray’s claim of 96 lakh bogus voters in Maharashtra and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)’s planned rally on 1 November, Rane questioned the timing and intent behind the charges. “I am surprised that Raj Thackeray did not raise these questions after the Lok Sabha elections,” Rane said, as quoted by ANI. “When Congress,…

In a remote floodplain of the Brazilian Amazon, where the Solimões River quietly redraws the landscape with each rainy season, an uprooted tree has exposed something few thought still lay hidden beneath centuries of silt and soil: seven large ceramic urns, buried just beneath the surface on an artificial island. Inside the sealed vessels, archaeologists found an unlikely mix—human bones, turtle shells, and fish remains—interred together in a way that has no clear precedent in the archaeological record of the region. The discovery, made in Fonte Boa, in Brazil’s Amazonas state, is prompting archaeologists to rethink long-held assumptions about Indigenous…

The Bengaluru city police recently booked a case against Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and other staff after a 38-year-old employee allegedly committed suicide, leaving behind a death note where he alleged harrassment by the management. The deceased is identified as K Aravind, a resident of Chikkalasandra in Bengaluru. Aravind allegedly committed suicide on September 28 but the case was registered on October 6. However, it came to light on Monday. Aravind was employed at Ola Electric as a homologation engineer from 2022. The police have named Subrat Kumar Dash, Head, Vehicle Homologations and Regulations, Ola Electric; Bhavish Aggarwal and some…