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WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 as epidemic ‘outpacing us’

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  Tedros ⁠Adhanom Ghebreyesus says ​a delay in detecting cases means responders were now ‘playing catch-up’. The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) says there have been 220 suspected deaths ⁠in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders are now “playing catch-up”. “We are urgently scaling up operations, ‌but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” Tedros ⁠Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, adding that countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) should take immediate action. Earlier on Monday, Uganda reported ⁠two more Ebola cases, taking ⁠its total number of confirmed cases to seven. In a post on social media on Sunday, the WHO chief said that as surveillance efforts have been scaled up in the DRC’s Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far. Ebola is a viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. It can cause severe bleeding and organ failure, ...
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Spain unveils climate social plan with €9 billion for energy transition

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  The plan, which the government hopes to submit to Brussels before the end of the year, is built on two pillars: access to “decent, efficient” housing and the promotion of “sustainable, affordable” mobility. Spain’s government on Monday unveiled its proposed  Social Climate Plan , which provides for almost 9 billion euros in public aid focused on mobility and housing. Pedro Sánchez stressed the urgency of continuing to act in the face of the climate emergency through a fair ecological transition, arguing that “the energy revolution cannot be allowed to benefit only those who can afford to change their car, install solar panels on their roofs or refurbish their homes without public support”. The plan earmarksalmost  4.7 billion euros for housing policies , so that vulnerable households can take part in the transition and the “culture of renovation” reaches every neighbourhood, in order to “improve quality of life” while households cut their bills and reduce polluting emis...
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Could Brazilian oil emerge as one of the big winners of the Iran war?

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  China and India are among those ramping up imports of Brazilian crude amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions. China and India are increasingly turning to Brazil to make up for lost oil supplies as the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran continues to disrupt energy trade through the Strait of Hormuz. With oil harder to access and Russian supply largely constrained by sanctions, Asian buyers are scrambling for crude from suppliers seen as safer and more reliable. Brazil, which is already one of the world’s biggest oil exporters, has emerged as one of the clearest beneficiaries. Sumit Ritolia, a specialist in modelling refinery and oil markets at Kpler, told Al Jazeera: “The disruption caused by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has increased the importance of Brazil as a marginal crude supplier to Asia.” “China and India in particular have increased purchases of Brazilian crude to secure barrels that are not exposed to Gulf shipping disruptions,” he added...
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What are the biggest FIFA World Cup upsets in history?

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  Nothing makes the news like an unfancied or low-ranked team pulling off a shock result at the football World Cup. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is the most eagerly awaited sports event of the year. Fans are gearing up to see who scores the most goals, who are the biggest performers on football’s grandest stage, and who wins the coveted trophy. But the tournament has also produced many stunning shocks throughout its history as defending champions have been knocked out in the group stages and minnows have downed giants of the game – such as when  Saudi Arabia upset eventual champions Argentina at Qatar 2022 . Here are some of the major upsets in the history of the World Cup. USA 1-0 England (1950) The post-war England team, comprising the likes of Alf Ramsey, Tom Finney and Billy Wright, was among the favourites to lift the trophy as it made its World Cup debut. The Americans, meanwhile, put together a group of part-timers, including a dishwasher, a letter carrier and a teacher. The...
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Yamal in Spain’s World Cup squad, but no room for Real Madrid players

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  Yamal, one of eight Barcelona players named in the 26-man squad, with seven Arsenal players picked by Luis de la Fuente. Lamine Yamal has been included in Spain’s squad for the FIFA World Cup, named by coach Luis de la Fuente, who also included Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino in the European champions’ roster after his recent return from injury. For the first time since 1950, Spain’s World Cup squad will not include a Real Madrid player as De la Fuente opted against naming one in his 26-man squad announced on Monday. Real Madrid’s Dean Huijsen was dropped due to an injury, and veteran Dani Carvajal was also excluded after struggling through an injury-hit campaign. Along with teenage Barcelona star Yamal, Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams played a key role as Spain won Euro 2024, and he is in the squad despite a season badly disrupted by fitness issues. Yamal, 18, is a doubt for the first matches of the tournament after suffering a hamstring injury with Barca, which has ke...
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Israel kills three in attacks on Lebanon, issues more displacement orders

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  Israel carries out attacks on multiple villages and towns in southern Lebanon. At least three people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on vehicles in southern Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, as the Israeli military issued new forced displacement orders for residents in the south. Israeli drone attacks targeting three vehicles on the Kafr Rumman-Jarmaq highway and the Jarmaq-Khardali road in the Nabatieh area early on Monday killed three people, NNA reported. Later, Israel ordered residents of 10 villages to evacuate their homes before expected strikes. Citing “Hezbollah’s violation of the ceasefire agreement”, the military’s Arabic-language spokesman, Colonel Avichay Adraee, said in a social media post that the Israeli forces “are compelled to operate against it with force”, as he listed the names of the villages, mostly in southern Lebanon. “For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move at least 1,000 metres away from these ...
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Iran says no deal ‘imminent’ despite progress in talks with U.S.

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  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier Monday that an agreement could be finalized “today,” though he cautioned that if talks fail then Washington would fine “another way” to resolve the situation. Iran  warned Monday that an agreement to end  the war with the United States was not imminent,  after President Donald Trump raised and then lowered expectations that  a deal may be close . Tehran acknowledged progress but played down the idea an announcement could come soon, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal was still possible Monday. Trump was “not in a hurry” and won’t rush into “a bad deal,” Rubio said, speaking with reporters early Monday on an official visit to the Indian capital New Delhi. “We’re either going to have a good agreement or we’re going to have to deal with it another way,” Rubio said. “We’d prefer to have a good agreement.” The U.S. has a “pretty solid thing on the table,” Rubio added. “As I said, we thought we might have some...
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