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WHO: Ebola cases could be 4 times higher than thought
The UN body warns that the epidemic is outpacing attempts to contain it.
The World Health Organisation has warned that the number of Ebola cases could be four times higher than the official tally. Over 2,000 people have tested positive and 700 have died from the disease since May.
Also on the programme: Iran and the US trade strikes for a seventh consecutive night; and we look at some of the best known chants and anthems of the 2026 World Cup.
Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Jason Horowitz, the New York Times’ Madrid bureau chief, and Michela Wrong, a journalist and author specialising in Africa.
(Picture: A health worker in Bunia, eastern DRC, June 18, 2026 Credit: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)
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