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How a cell surface protein slows down the Ebola virus

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The Ebola virus can cause severe, often life-threatening disease in humans. To replicate, it must enter human cells and exploit their cellular processes. In doing so, it encounters natural defense mechanisms that can make infection more difficult.

Dollar Slumps as Democrats Retake Congress

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The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 5-week low today and is down by -0.40%. The dollar sank today after Democrats swept Congress in the US midterm elections, fueling concerns about political gridlock and tougher tech regulation that could curtail foreign demand for US assets. Today’s slide in WTI...

British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK

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Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unit

A British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical treatment, it has been confirmed.

“A British citizen currently in the DR Congo has tested positive for Ebola,” a spokesperson for the UK government said in a statement on Wednesday. “The UK has well-established procedures for dealing with cases like this, and those processes have been activated … The risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.”

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