More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola

August 3, 2026 · The Independent

Spider-Man: Brand New Day bootleg spreads across X a week after The Odyssey leak
Bootleg copy remains online for at least seven hours
US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions
The U.S. dollar has weakened sharply against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's finance mini
Police investigate reports of TikToker secretly filming people using Meta glasses
Hundreds of videos of people being filmed without their consent remain across social media platforms
Education secretary vows to undo Gove’s ‘straitjacket’ school reforms
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Cuba plunged into ⁠darkness after national electricity grid collapses again
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