The World Health Organization warns that Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than efforts to contain it. Countries bordering the DRC face high risk, spurring the WHO to intensify its operations. Still, officials caution that the epidemic may be growing beyond their current capability to control.

The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm over the swift rise of drug-resistant bacterial infections worldwide. Experts caution that minor injuries and once-manageable illnesses could become life-threatening if antibiotic effectiveness continues to diminish.