Tag: Sierra Leone

• Saturday, August 2nd 2014 - 07:48 UTC

  Growing concerns the Ebola outbreak could spread globally by travelers

  

  Concerns have been expressed about the possibility of the current Ebola outbreak spreading globally after an infected airline passenger introduced the deadly virus to Nigeria. All outbreaks since 1976, when Ebola was first identified, have been confined to rural and forested areas in Africa, with the previous highest death toll being 280.

• Thursday, May 29th 2014 - 00:54 UTC

  Uruguayan court declines competence to rule on Chinese fishing vessel 'slavery' claims

  

  A Uruguayan criminal court found no merit to continue investigating into incidents allegedly occurred in a Chinese flagged fishing vessel following on claims of 'slavery', ill treatment and beatings, presented by 28 African crewmembers.