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French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in patient who worked in Congo

PARIS, June 24, 2026 (AP) — A positive case of Ebola virus has been identified in France in a patient traveling back from Congo, the French Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The individual, who has not been identified, returned from a humanitarian mission in one of the virus transmission zones in Congo and was taken into care at a specialized facility in France. The person is in stable condition, the ministry said. The Congolese health ministry said Wednesday there are 1,094 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 277 confirmed deaths. The Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus does not

European heat wave triggers health warnings from London to Milan as temperatures rise even higher

LONDON, June 24, 2026 (AP) — People in large parts of the U.K. are being warned that high temperatures will present a risk to life on Wednesday as a “heat-dome” over Western Europe brings extreme conditions to the continent. The “red heat health” alert for much of central and southern England, as well as Wales, is only the second such warning ever issued by U.K. authorities. The first was in July 2022, when temperatures exceeded 40 degrees C (104 F). Authorities in France, Italy and Spain have also issued warnings about the risks of extreme heat for tens of millions

Markets rebound on softening crude oil prices; Sensex jumps 790 points

Mumbai, Jun 24 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday after falling sharply in the previous session, propelled by softening crude oil prices and hectic buying in bank, financial and IT shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 790.54 points, or 1.04 per cent, to settle at 76,991.22. During the day, it surged 989.69 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 77,190.37. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 197.55 points, or 0.83 per cent, to end at 24,021.65. From the Sensex pack, InterGlobe Aviation, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Infosys, HDFC Bank and Tata

Rupee rises 11 paise to close at 94.65 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jun 24 (PTI) The rupee appreciated by 11 paise to settle at 94.65 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday on the back of a steep fall in global crude oil prices. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading lower by 2.05 per cent at USD 75.50 per barrel in futures trade. Positive sentiments in the domestic equity markets and FII inflows further supported the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 94.88 and traded in the range of 94.59-94.93 during the day. It settled at 94.65 (provisional), up 11

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