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Romania: Dramatic rescue operation during flood emergency

(EuroNews) - Heavy rainfall broke river banks in the affected counties of Gorj, Valcea, Arges and Teleorman, about 200 kilometres west of the capital Bucharest in Roumania. Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea said 400 people were rescued from…

Ebola, first case in Rwanda is under investigation

KIGALI,  August 11, 2014 - Rwanda has placed a German student with Ebola-like symptoms in isolation, and was waiting for test results checking for the deadly tropical disease, the health ministry said late Sunday. The patient is the…

SAMIcontest: Young heroes without superpowers in Venice

The 5th SAMARITAN Contest will take place from August 7 to August 10, 2014 in Adria and Venice, Italy, with ANPAS. This year's contest coincides with the run-up to the International Day of Youth! 84 young people in 16 teams from 10…

Two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Syria

(Reuters) - Two Italian aid workers have been kidnapped in war-torn Syria, the Italian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The two workers, whose names were not released, were working on humanitarian projects in the embattled northern…

Saudi Arabia, suspected Ebola sufferer dies in Jeddah

RIYADH, August 6, 2014 (AFP) - A Saudi Arabian who had travelled to Sierra Leone and had symptoms similar to those found in Ebola sufferers died Wednesday of a heart attack, the health ministry said. "The patient died of cardiac arrest,…

The 5th Samaritan Contest will take place in Venice

The 5th SAMARITAN Contest will take place from August 7 to August 10, 2014 in Adria and Venice, Italy. This year’s contest coincides with the run-up to the International Day of Youth! The Samaritan organisations have already registered…