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China Daily | Updated: 2018-05-10 07:46

Dr Congo

New outbreak of Ebola kills 17

Seventeen people in the country have died from Ebola, the health ministry said on Tuesday, describing the fresh outbreak as a "public health emergency with international impact". The worst Ebola outbreak started in December 2013 in Guinea before spreading to Liberia and Sierra Leone. It killed more than 11,300 people.

Germany

Plans approved for class action suits

The government on Wednesday approved a draft law allowing US-style class action lawsuits, opening the door for drivers to seek compensation over Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating scam before the case expires. The Justice Ministry said on Wednesday that the new rules will take effect on Nov 1.

Australia

Five more MPs leave parliament

Five more lawmakers were forced from parliament on Wednesday in an ongoing legal wrangle over a 117-year-old constitutional ban on dual citizens standing for election. Dates for the by-elections have not been set officially but could be as early as mid-June.

(China Daily 05/10/2018 page12)