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Kush, a synthetic cannabinoid, is spreading quickly for the promise of a stress-relieving high. But what's the impact on users — and Sierra Leonean society? And how are the authorities responding?
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The explosion took place after a bus struck the tanker near the country's capital city. Dozens were injured after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said.
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"Our beach is a God-given thing," exclaims one Sierra Leonean. "We have to make use of it!" That means walking, working out ... and lots of soccer in the sand.
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The U.S. has announced it will distribute 500 million Pfizer vaccines to scores of nations. How that will be done is not yet entirely clear.
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Women's rights groups have welcomed the declaration, but are concerned whether the new policies can impact the lives of the country's women and girls.
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Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the first female mayor in Freetown in years, is trying to clean up the perpetual mess caused by rain and garbage — a first step in her plan to revive the beleaguered city.
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On Thursday, the World Health Organization announced that West Africa was Ebola-free. The virus has been found to survive in people for nine months or more.
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The country celebrates but the World Health Organization says it must go six weeks without a new case before the nation can be declared virus-free.
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A year ago, West Africa was reporting more than 500 new Ebola cases each week. This week, the region had just three. Could the epidemic finally be grinding to a halt?