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Flipboard · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 15, 2026 · 378 words · By USA TODAY; Sara M Moniuszko

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What to know about New Ebola outbreak confirmed in Congo, 65 suspected deaths

New Ebola outbreak confirmed in Congo, 65 suspected deaths At least 65 people are dead out of about 250 suspected cases in a confirmed Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, Africa's top public health agency announced May 15.

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Why it matters

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement that it was convening an urgent …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Five Pakistan players set for maiden T20 World Cup.

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Claim 1: “Five Pakistan players set for maiden T20 World Cup”

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The evidence mentions uncapped players in a series against Zimbabwe and a maiden century by Ayesha Zafar, but there is no specific confirmation that five players are making their debut in the T20 World Cup squad.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Board of Control for Cricket in India and Sri Lanka Cricket from 7 February to 8 March 2026. Sri Lan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Men's_T20_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup will be the tenth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board from 12 June to 5 July 2026. England had pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Women's_T20_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ICC Women's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for the sport of cricket in the T20I format. It is organised by the International Cricket Council. The first edition was held in England in 2009. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_T20_World_Cup

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Claim 2: “Africa's top public health agency announced May 15 [the Ebola outbreak]”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced the outbreak on May 15.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a public health agency of the African Union to support the public health initiatives of member states and strengthen the capacity …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Centres_for_Disease_Con…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC; Chinese: 中国疾病预防控制中心) is an institution directly under the National Health Commission, based in Changping, Beijing, China. Established …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Center_for_Disease_Con…

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Claim 3: “Pakistan announced their squad for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday (May 16).”

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While there are reports of Pakistan Women's squads for series against Zimbabwe in 2026, no evidence specifically confirms that a squad for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup was announced on Saturday, May 16. The provided evidence discusses a 15-member squad for a Zimbabwe series, not the World Cup squad.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup will be the tenth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, a biennial world cup for women's cricket in Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) format organised by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Women's_T20_World_Cup_squ…

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Claim 4: “Federal immigration officials have until 5 p.m. Friday to tell a court how they’re working to return a woman with New Jersey ties to the United [States]”

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Multiple web search results (Gothamist and others) confirm that a federal judge ordered immigration officials to provide a plan by 5 p.m. Friday to return the woman to the US.

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web search NEUTRAL — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to assist in returning deported illegal aliens suspected of ties to Tren de Aragua, and this ruling raises sharp questions about border enforcement…
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal immigration officials have until 5 p.m. Friday to tell a court how they’re working to return a woman with New Jersey ties to the United States “as soon as possible,” after a federal judge rule…
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web search NEUTRAL — A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration had most likely violated the law by deporting a Colombian woman to the Democratic Republic of Congo in April despite that country’s ref…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/africa/congo-colomb…

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Claim 5: “NJ-bound woman was deported to Congo.”

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Multiple web search results (Gothamist and other news reports) confirm that Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata, a woman with New Jersey ties, was deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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web search NEUTRAL — Centered on the Congo Basin, most of the country's terrain is covered by dense rainforests and is crossed by many rivers, while the east and southeast are mountainous.
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web search NEUTRAL — Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata was deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a judge ruled she could not be deported to her home country of Colombia.
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Claim 6: “the June 11 opener in [World Cup 2026]”

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Wikipedia and multiple cross-referenced news sources (Al Jazeera, Sowetan) confirm the 2026 FIFA World Cup opens on June 11 in Mexico City.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification competition acted as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States, for national teams that a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification decided the 45 teams that joined hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matche…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will…
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Claim 7: “At least 65 people are dead out of about 250 suspected cases in a confirmed Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province”

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Multiple independent web search results (including BBC and other news reports) confirm an Ebola outbreak in Ituri province with 65 deaths and approximately 246-250 suspected cases.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Refugees of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are people originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), a country with more than 114 million inhabitants, who seek refuge outside …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events of the year 2026 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kivu Ebola epidemic was an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and in other parts of Central Africa, from 2018 to 2020. Between 1 August…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_Ebola_epidemic

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