Second Congo virus death reported in Malir

KARACHI: Sindh has reported its second casualty from the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Known as Congo virus in 2025, after a fisherman from Ibrahim Hyderi died on June 19. A confirmed case of Congo virus was reported in Malir district...

New Orleans marks Juneteenth with weighty, joyous festival in Congo Square

The word at the sixth annual Juneteenth Festival in New Orleans on Thursday was heritage. Among the throngs who gathered in the punishing afternoon heat for food and free music at Congo Square, a celebration of the 160th anniversary of the last...

5 die of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in 2025 so far in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Three more people have died from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Pakistan, raising the death toll to five this year so far, provincial health departments confirmed on Thursday. Two of the latest fatalities...

Sandy Gall: Journalist who took on war zones around the world

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

FIFA decides to allow Congo to continue participating in 2026 World Cup qualifiers

FIFA decides to allow Congo to continue participating in 2026 World Cup qualifiers [Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:36:58 +0300] ZURICH - Saba: FIFA has decided to allow the Congolese national team to continue participating in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers...

CoP tackles illegal quarrying

Editorial Newsday 32 Minutes Ago Heavy machinery at the site of an illegal quarry in East Trinidad on July 2. - Photo courtesy TTPS IT shouldn’t have taken a Sunday Newsday report on June 29 for the police to tackle the pollution of the Guanapo...

Pakistan records first Congo virus death this year

Some of the most common symptoms for Congo virus include fever, muscle aches, headaches, sore eyes, vomiting, and abdominal pain. This is often accompanied by mood swings and confusion. Given that these symptoms are similar to that of flu and...

Adviser confirms death from Congo fever

PESHAWAR: Health Advisor to the Chief Minister, Ihtesham Ali, on Wednesday confirmed that a man had died of Congo fever the day before. In a statement, he said that a total of six cases of suspected Congo fever had been reported in the province so...

Sindh reports first Congo virus death of 2025

KARACHI: Sindh has reported its first death from Congo virus this year, following the passing of a 42-year-old man in Karachi. The patient, a resident of District Malir, was admitted to Indus Hospital in Korangi on June 16 after testing positive...

World News | Congo and Rwanda Sign Preliminary Peace Agreement in Washington

Dakar (Senegal), Jun 19 (AP) Representatives from Congo and Rwanda have signed the text of a peace agreement between the two countries in Washington, according to a joint press release from the two nations and the U.S. State Department on...

'A freedom holiday': New Orleans Juneteenth festival at Congo Square planned Thursday

As the world’s attention was captured by George Floyd’s death and groups mobilized to acknowledge the contributions and struggles of the Black community across the nation, New Orleans native Shaddai Livingston stepped up to plan a local...

President of Congo congratulates President Ilham Aliyev on Independence Day

Soccer-Congo to resume World Cup qualifiers after missing their matches

June 18 - Congo will be allowed to continue participating in the World Cup qualifiers despite missing two fixtures in March when they were banned, world football's governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. HT Image Congo were suspended from February...

Rainforests and Resistance: Indigenous Leadership in the Fight to Save the Congo, Amazon, and Kalimantan

Although rainforests cover only 6% of the Earth, they harbor over half of its plant and animal species. These vital, biodiverse regions regulate the global climate by collecting carbon and producing oxygen. For millions of Indigenous Peoples,...

Sindh records first Congo fever death of the year in Karachi

Sindh reported its first death of the year from the Congo fever as a 42-year-old man in Karachi passed away after being diagnosed a day earlier, as per a statement from the provincial health ministry’s media coordinator on Wednesday. According to...

End in sight to bloody conflict in eastern Congo

The provisional agreement, reached after three days of talks, addresses territorial integrity and a prohibition of hostilities and the disengagement, disarmament, and conditional integration of non-state armed groups, according to the statement.

At audience with martyr's mother, Pope Leo prays for peace in Congo

In the presence of the mother of the newly beatified martyr, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui would intercede to finally bring peace to Congo. "This African martyr, on a continent rich in young people, shows how they can be a...

Two congo virus patients recover after treatment at Peshawar hospital

Two patients infected with the Congo virus were recently admitted to Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar. Thankfully, doctors have confirmed that both men are now in stable condition and out of danger. According to hospital officials,...

Perenco Invests in New Offshore Infrastructure in Congo

Perenco Holdings’ Perenco Congo SA is investing in a new platform, Kombi 2, which will be installed on the Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) permit area. The unit is currently under construction at the Nieuwdorp shipyard (Netherlands) by...

Two Congo virus patient hospitalised at Peshawar's Hayatabad Medical Complex

Listen to article Two patients affected by the Congo virus have been admitted to Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawer with their condition reported to be out of danger. According to the hospital spokesperson, 28-year-old Aijaz from Karak was...