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Dr Congo

Four new cases of Ebola confirmed

Four new cases of the Ebola disease were confirmed on Saturday in the Equateur province in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, Minister of Health Oly Ilunga announced in a statement. The four new cases were confirmed in Iboko, one of the three health zones affected by the epidemic, according to the statement. The Health Ministry said 26 people had now died in the outbreak. President Joseph Kabila and his Cabinet have agreed to increase funds for the emergency response to more than $4 million.

Republic Of Korea

LG Group chairman dies from illness

The chairman of LG Group, Koo Bon-moo, who helped transform the Republic of Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate into a global brand, died on Sunday after a battle with a brain disease. Koo, 73, had been ill for a year, LG Group said in a statement. Koo had been fighting the disease and had undergone surgery, said a group official who declined to be identified. The company said it planned to nominate Koo's son to its board of directors in preparation for a leadership succession.

United States

Dylan guitar fetches $495,000

A guitar that played a key role in Bob Dylan's artistic evolution from folk music to rock fetched a half-million dollars at auction on Saturday. The guitar, a 1965 Fender Telecaster that belonged to Robbie Robertson, Dylan's guitarist, was used by Dylan, Eric Clapton and George Harrison, Julien's Auctions said on Saturday. It had been expected to fetch between $400,000 and $600,000. The guitar marked the singer's path from folk stylings like The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964), to electric rock, such as his 1965 hit Like a Rolling Stone.

(China Daily 05/21/2018 page12)