The Australian federal government has refused to intervene in the construction of an Olympic stadium in Brisbane's Victoria Park, a site considered sacred by the Turrbal and Yagara Peoples, despite applications under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.
Following WHO's declaration of Ebola as a public health emergency, India's Health Ministry has directed states to intensify surveillance, hospital preparedness, and screening of international travelers.
The US is enhancing Ebola prevention measures, including air traveler screening and visa service suspension, following the WHO's international health emergency declaration for the DRC outbreak. One American in DRC has contracted the virus.
An emergency declaration would allow the German government to get around constitutional debt limits.
Confusion and some frustration remains after a key Pacific leader announced an emergency declaration had been agreed to over fuel, despite other leaders not knowing about it.
