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Anti-Ebola fighter killed as new vaccine arrives in Congo

By DW
09 November 2019   |   12:12 pm
A journalist involved in the fight against the Ebola virus in Congo has been stabbed to death. Health experts blame violence and distrust in some areas for worsening the spread of the deadly disease.

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