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Ebola outbreak reaches new areas in Democratic Republic of Congo
19Sep By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Ebola outbreak reaches new areas in Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government claims that the Ebola outbreak has changed course, with cases trending downwards in hotspots. But that interpretation is being met with pushback from experts and health responders, who say the outbreak remains as bad as ever. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent Emmet Livingstone. Keywords for this article ]
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WHO sees โ€˜encouraging signsโ€™ in DR Congo Ebola response but says outbreak โ€˜far from overโ€™
18Sep By Europe WorldNo Comments
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WHO sees ‘encouraging signs’ in DR Congo Ebola response but says outbreak ‘far from over’

The World โ Health Organization โ€‹said on Wednesday there were encouraging signs measures to contain an Ebola epidemic โ€‹in DR Congo were gaining ground, though it warned the outbreak was "far from over". Transmission was declining in the most affected parts of Ituri province, โ€‹WHO โ€ŒDirector-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. "We are now starting to โ see encouraging signs that we are gaining ground," he said in a conference call but โ€Œwarned the outbreak could still spread in a region with very โ high population mobility. Read moreDR Congo: Ebola burial teams race against time DR Congo had reported more than 7,000 confirmed Ebolaย cases as of September 11. The outbreak, the second most lethal on โ€‹record behind one in West Africa that lasted from 2014 โ€Œto 2016, has spread to a seventh provi...
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โ€˜We must โ€˜forceโ€™ social media to redesign harmful algorithms, platforms that fuel addictive behavior
18Sep By Europe WorldNo Comments
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‘We must ‘force’ social media to redesign harmful algorithms, platforms that fuel addictive behavior

Charles Pellegrin is pleased to welcome Hannah Storey, Head of Children and Young Peopleโ€™s Digital Rights at Amnesty International. Digital spaces can provide even young people with community, self-expression, education and opportunities for activism. The deeper problem, she warns, lies in the architecture of the platforms themselves: the algorithms, infinite scrolling and other engagement mechanisms that can repeatedly amplify harmful material, stir up negative emotions and incite troubling behaviours - all to bolster a business model built around attention, emotions, addition, data and advertising.ย  ...
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'We must 'force' social media to redesign harmful algorithms, platforms that fuel addictive behavior
17Sep By Europe WorldNo Comments
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'We must 'force' social media to redesign harmful algorithms, platforms that fuel addictive behavior

Charles Pellegrin is pleased to welcome Hannah Storey, Head of Children and Young Peopleโ€™s Digital Rights at Amnesty International. Digital spaces can provide even young people with community, self-expression, education and opportunities for activism. The deeper problem, she warns, lies in the architecture of the platforms themselves: the algorithms, infinite scrolling and other engagement mechanisms that can repeatedly amplify harmful material, stir up negative emotions and incite troubling behaviours - all to bolster a business model built around attention, emotions, addition, data and advertising.ย  ]
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Bangkok bar fire death toll rises to 30, 24 people remain in critical condition
16Sep By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Bangkok bar fire death toll rises to 30, 24 people remain in critical condition

At least 30 people have now been confirmed dead in a blaze that engulfed a bar in northern Bangkok in the early hours of Monday morning. 27 victims have been formally identified, with authorities still working to confirm the identities of the remaining three. Meanwhile, forensic investigators are seeking to establish the cause of the blaze, with the bar agreeing to comply with an investigation into alleged negligence. Story by Camille Corcoran. ]
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'You cannot have a good assisted dying law without good palliative care'
16Sep By Europe WorldNo Comments
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'You cannot have a good assisted dying law without good palliative care'

For this edition, FRANCE 24โ€™s Franรงois Picard speaks with Anne Reynaud, Board Member of the Association for the Right to Die with Dignity. France's long awaited assisted dying legislation marks a profound shift in the country's approach to end-of-life care, but as Reynaud makes clear, the parliamentary vote is less the end of a debate than the beginning of a new ethical and legal era. Speaking from both personal experience and her professional role, Reynaud argues that the law represents meaningful progress while remaining more restrictive than the recommendations of France's Citizens' Convention. ]
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France's parliament adopts assisted dying law
16Sep By Europe WorldNo Comments
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France's parliament adopts assisted dying law

France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron had promised an assisted dying law when he was re-elected for a second term in 2022, in a change seen as one of the most important social reforms since France allowed same-sex marriage in 2012. If the country's highest constitutional authority approves the legislation, France will join the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada in legalising assisted dying. ]
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France adopts bill legalising assisted dying for adults
16Sep By Europe WorldNo Comments
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France adopts bill legalising assisted dying for adults

French lawmakers on July 15 adopted a bill โ€‹that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate. The law would enable patients suffering from incurable and life-threatening illnesses to request lethal medication under strict medical supervision. The text will now be presented to the constitutional court, which has up to a month to approve it. ]
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