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Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya

The case is likely to raise alarms in the country and increase scrutiny of the government’s surveillance measures.

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A nurse gestures inside Nairobi Hospital, where an Ebola patient was isolated immediately upon arrival and treated at the hospital’s East Wing Isolation Facility. The patient later died.
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A Trump Loyalist, a Turkish Investor and a Battle for Wealth and Influence

A Turkish businessman once allied with the Maduro regime has tied the knot with President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, at the same time he is seeking to retain a big contract in Venezuela.

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Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, at the Miraflores Palace in May.
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He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

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Dr. Peter Piot was among the first scientists to see the Ebola virus, as a young researcher in Belgium in 1976.
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He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

Dr. Peter Piot was among the first scientists to see the Ebola virus, as a young researcher in Belgium in 1976.
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Inside Erik Prince’s Mercenary Deal in Congo

The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts.

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Erik Prince, the American military contractor, has sought opportunities in resource-rich countries plagued by conflict, mostly in Africa.
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