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At Least 26 Children, 2 Teachers Killed In Liberia School Fire: Official
A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president's office said Wednesday.
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Sirleaf Wins Prestigious Ibrahim Prize For African Leadership
Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday won the rarely awarded Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership the world's biggest individual prize.
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Bill Clinton Will Keep Giving Speeches to 'Pay Our Bills'
Former US president Bill Clinton said in an interview that aired Monday he will keep giving lucrative speeches "to pay our bills" while wife Hillary Clinton runs for the White House.
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Barack Obama to Meet Liberian President on Ebola Recovery
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Ebola-ravaged Liberia will visit the White House on February 27, as her recovering nation embarks on an ambitious goal of reducing infections to zero.
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Ex-Football Star Takes Lead in Liberian Senate Race
Former soccer star George Weah held a commanding lead over the President's son in the most high-profile contest of Liberia's Senate poll, which was delayed twice because of Ebola.
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Ebola Scare: Liberian President's Son Wants Rally Ban Lifted
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's son, who is running for a Senate seat, has filed a lawsuit contesting her Ebola-related ban on political rallies, an official said today.
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Liberia Sets National Target of No New Ebola Cases by Decermber 25
Liberia has set a national goal of having no new cases of Ebola by December 25, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said in a radio address on Sunday, in a further sign that authorities believe they are getting on top of the virus.
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Liberia Punishes Soldiers Involved in Ebola Quarantine Violence
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered four soldiers and their commanding officer to be punished for their actions during a protest over an Ebola quarantine in August, a government statement said.
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Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Describes Heavy Cost of Ebola
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in her country and has brought it to "a standstill," noting that Liberia and two other badly hit countries were already weakened by years of war.
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Liberian President Asks 'World' to Pitch in to Fight Ebola
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made an impassioned appeal to the world's nations to pitch in to the fight against Ebola, saying the "time for talking or theorising is over."
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US Donates $5 Million to Help Pay Liberian Ebola Medics
The United States has pledged $5 million (four million euros) to Liberia to help compensate health workers on the frontline of the Ebola epidemic, the Liberian president's office said Wednesday.
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Liberia Leader Seeks More Power to Fight Ebola
Liberian lawmakers debated on Friday whether to grant President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf more power to restrict movement and public gatherings in the fight against Ebola as one parliamentarian warned that the country could turn into a "police state."
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Liberian President Appeals to Barack Obama for US Help to Beat Ebola
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has appealed to U.S. President Barack Obama for urgent aid in tackling the worst recorded outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, saying that without it her country would lose the fight against the disease.
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US Food and Drug Administration, Obama OK Use of Experimental Ebola Drug in Liberia
US President Barack Obama and the Food and Drug Administration have approved a request from Liberia's government to send sample doses of an experimental drug to treat Liberian doctors infected with Ebola, the Liberian presidency said in a statement.
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Liberians in 'Panic' Over Ebola, Need Doctors: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appealed for more doctors and supplies to help West African nations battle an outbreak of deadly Ebola, warning on Thursday the crisis was "nearing a catastrophe."
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At Least 26 Children, 2 Teachers Killed In Liberia School Fire: Official
A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president's office said Wednesday.
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Sirleaf Wins Prestigious Ibrahim Prize For African Leadership
Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday won the rarely awarded Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership the world's biggest individual prize.
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Bill Clinton Will Keep Giving Speeches to 'Pay Our Bills'
Former US president Bill Clinton said in an interview that aired Monday he will keep giving lucrative speeches "to pay our bills" while wife Hillary Clinton runs for the White House.
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Barack Obama to Meet Liberian President on Ebola Recovery
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Ebola-ravaged Liberia will visit the White House on February 27, as her recovering nation embarks on an ambitious goal of reducing infections to zero.
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Ex-Football Star Takes Lead in Liberian Senate Race
Former soccer star George Weah held a commanding lead over the President's son in the most high-profile contest of Liberia's Senate poll, which was delayed twice because of Ebola.
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Ebola Scare: Liberian President's Son Wants Rally Ban Lifted
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's son, who is running for a Senate seat, has filed a lawsuit contesting her Ebola-related ban on political rallies, an official said today.
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Liberia Sets National Target of No New Ebola Cases by Decermber 25
Liberia has set a national goal of having no new cases of Ebola by December 25, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said in a radio address on Sunday, in a further sign that authorities believe they are getting on top of the virus.
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Liberia Punishes Soldiers Involved in Ebola Quarantine Violence
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered four soldiers and their commanding officer to be punished for their actions during a protest over an Ebola quarantine in August, a government statement said.
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Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Describes Heavy Cost of Ebola
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in her country and has brought it to "a standstill," noting that Liberia and two other badly hit countries were already weakened by years of war.
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Liberian President Asks 'World' to Pitch in to Fight Ebola
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made an impassioned appeal to the world's nations to pitch in to the fight against Ebola, saying the "time for talking or theorising is over."
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US Donates $5 Million to Help Pay Liberian Ebola Medics
The United States has pledged $5 million (four million euros) to Liberia to help compensate health workers on the frontline of the Ebola epidemic, the Liberian president's office said Wednesday.
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Liberia Leader Seeks More Power to Fight Ebola
Liberian lawmakers debated on Friday whether to grant President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf more power to restrict movement and public gatherings in the fight against Ebola as one parliamentarian warned that the country could turn into a "police state."
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Liberian President Appeals to Barack Obama for US Help to Beat Ebola
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has appealed to U.S. President Barack Obama for urgent aid in tackling the worst recorded outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, saying that without it her country would lose the fight against the disease.
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US Food and Drug Administration, Obama OK Use of Experimental Ebola Drug in Liberia
US President Barack Obama and the Food and Drug Administration have approved a request from Liberia's government to send sample doses of an experimental drug to treat Liberian doctors infected with Ebola, the Liberian presidency said in a statement.
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Liberians in 'Panic' Over Ebola, Need Doctors: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appealed for more doctors and supplies to help West African nations battle an outbreak of deadly Ebola, warning on Thursday the crisis was "nearing a catastrophe."
