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Ebola outbreak spreads to new province in DR Congo
Semafor and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedA new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
The headline splitSemafor frames it as "Ebola outbreak spreads to new province in DR Congo". The Straits Times frames it as "Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth Democratic Republic of Congo province".
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CenterEbola outbreak spreads to new province in DR Congo
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Ebola outbreak spreads to new province in DR Congo
More than 2,000 people have been killed so far, almost three times the number that had died at this point during the worst Ebola outbreak before now over a decade ago.
