DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency

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The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern". The country’s Health Minister has welcomed the designation. The number of fatal drug overdoses in the United States has fallen for the first time in almost thirty years. It's a welcome decline as the US struggles to contain a surge in the consumption of opioids and other prescription painkillers. The Australian government has called on China to allow a Chinese Uighur mother and son to leave the country, following a public plea from the child's father who became an Australian citizen six years ago.