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Historic neighborhoods are being razed to make way for high rises, and the government doesn’t have a plan for relocating evicted residents. Takeaways Peter Shiundu, a 40-year-old, was forced out of his home by government bulldozers as part of President William Ruto's drive to remake the...

The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Preston, Richard A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret...

In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment. A poster outside a medical center in Kampala, Uganda, warns of an Ebola outbreak...

The decision came after a meeting in which a lawyer for the billionaire, Gautam Adani, made an unusual offer, according to people familiar with the matter. Gautam Adani had been accused by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn of defrauding investors.Credit...M. Scott Brauer for The New York Times...

Situation at a glance On 2 May 2026, a cluster of passengers with severe respiratory illness aboard a cruise ship was reported to the World Health Organization. The ship is carrying 147 passengers and crew. As of 4 May 2026, seven cases (two laboratory confirmed cases of hantavirus and five...