THIS IS AP NEWSMINUTE

DOZENS OF TRUCKS LOADED WITH HUMANITARIAN AID FOR GAZA DROVE THROUGH THE EGYPTIAN SIDE OF THE RAFAH CROSSING THURSDAY.

THEY INCLUDED AT LEAST FIVE FUEL TRUCKS, WHICH WERE DRIVEN TO THE INSPECTION AREA, AT THE KEREM SHALOM CROSSING.

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A HEALTH OFFICIAL IN A REMOTE TOWN IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SAID ON THURSDAY THAT PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE TO CONTROL AN EBOLA OUTBREAK IN THE AREA.

THE EPIDEMIC HAS PLAGUED SOUTHERN DRC FOR JUST OVER A MONTH.

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THE BODY OF FORMER KENYAN PRIME MINISTER RAILA ODINGA, A KEY FIGURE IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACY EFFORTS, ARRIVED IN NAIROBI ON THURSDAY.

THE 80-YEAR-OLD ODINGA DIED OF A HEART ATTACK WHILE TRAVELING IN INDIA.

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AND SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN THE WORLD ARE MEETING AT LONDON'S FRIEZE ART FAIR.

MORE THAN 160 GALLERIES FROM DOZENS OF COUNTRIES DESCENDED ON REGENT’S PARK WITH PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND PIECES OF PERFORMANCE ART.