WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that one American tested positive for Ebola as part of its work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus, but advised that the immediate risk in the U.S. was low.

With a career spanning 46 years investigating some of apartheid’s worst atrocities – including the 1992 Boipatong massacre – as well as prosecuting apartheid’s ‘Doctor Death’, the head of the army’s chemical warfare unit Dr Wouter Basson, and Vlakplaas leader Eugene de Kock, Torie Pretorius has played a key role in the South African justice system.

Prosecutors say alleged underworld figure and murder accused Nafiz Modack’s repeated delays are derailing his court case and that the judge should order an end to his defence, which includes repeated postponements for witnesses who never materialise.

As the WHO declares a global emergency due to an Ebola outbreak in east Africa, South African officials assure a low risk of local transmission and emphasise the need for vigilance.

A jury in Oakland, Calif., reached a decision after a three-week long trial seen as pivotal for the future of OpenAI and the artificial intelligence race.

As global health leaders gather this month for the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the question is no longer whether climate change threatens health. Africa needs climate action that saves lives now.

After three weeks of testimony, which was covered extensively here on Slashdot, a U.S. jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding that he waited too long to bring his claims that the company betrayed its nonprofit mission. Reuters reports: The trial had widely been seen as a critical moment for the future of OpenAI and artificial intelligence generally, both...

While its own lawyers insisted that the provision to introduce controls over where medical practitioners and nurses could work was crucial for the future implementation of the National Health Insurance, the government on Monday maintained a firm stance on the future of the National Health Insurance.