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Liberia Becomes Epicenter Of West Africa Ebola Crisis

8:02am August 14, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

Liberia is now the nation reporting the highest number of new cases in the region. It was also a traveler from Liberia who last month carried the Ebola virus to Nigeria and sparked the outbreak there.

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Medical Aid Group: Liberia's Ebola Cases Spiral Upward

7:50am August 14, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

Doctors Without Borders is preparing to re-open an Ebola isolation unit in Liberia. The country will again have two Ebola treatment centers, but Doctors Without Borders says it is still not enough.

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'We Must Act Now, And Heavily, To Contain This Disease'

6:57pm August 08, 2014

Saran Daraba Kaba, the executive secretary of the Mano River Union, talks to Melissa Block about efforts to control the spread of the Ebola virus.

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West Africa's Ebola Outbreak Declared International Emergency

11:15am August 08, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

On Friday, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response.

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Author Fine Tunes Description Of China's Investment In Africa

11:15am August 08, 2014

In an interview with Steve Inskeep, author Howard French comments on Steve's discussion this week with National Security Advisor Susan Rice about U.S. and Chinese investment in Africa.

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Workers drive around Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Sunday, telling people about the dangers of Ebola.

Skeptics In Sierra Leone Doubt Ebola Virus Exists

3:31pm August 06, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Sierra Leone is at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak. But many people there don't think the virus is real. Others are so frightened by Ebola that they're afraid to take sick relatives to clinics.

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Ebola Photographer Introduces The West To Outbreak's Victims

11:58am August 06, 2014

Audie Cornish talks with freelance photographer Tommy Trenchard, who has been shooting in Sierra Leone the last two years. He offers an on-the-ground account of the Ebola virus outbreak.

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Obama Calls On Business To Bridge Divide Between U.S. And Africa

9:47am August 06, 2014

by Brian Naylor

President Obama capped the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in downtown Washington, D.C., with a speech to the collected leaders and business people at the conference.

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White House chefs chop a lot of vegetables to prepare for a dinner of 400 Tuesday night.

Making An All-American White House Dinner With Some African Flair

1:12pm August 05, 2014

by Tamara Keith

After Tuesday's African summit sessions, the White House is preparing to host the 50 heads of state and the chairman of the African Union for dinner. What goes into preparing a formal dinner for 400?

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This young male, buried at a prehistoric site in Central Sudan, probably munched on the roots of a plant called purple nutsedge.

This Dirty Little Weed May Have Cleaned Up Ancient Teeth

8:19am August 03, 2014

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Turns out that for 7,000 years, snacking on nutsedge may have helped people avoid tooth decay. But at some point, the root it lost its charm. By the 1970s, it was branded "the world's worst weed."

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