Liberia
$150,000 Raised for Abandoned Research Chimps, But Will Only Last Six Months
The New York Blood Center maintains the chimps are not their responsibility.
VICE News Capsule - Wednesday, July 1
Burmese students protest against the military's political power, Ebola resurfaces in Liberia, Alabama struggles to reduce overcrowding in prisons, and a medieval Italian village is for sale.
Ebola Returns to Liberia Weeks After It Was Declared Free of Virus
A 17-year-old boy who died earlier this week tested positive for the virus one month and 20 days after the West African country was officially declared Ebola free.
Celebrating Passover with Israel's Black Hebrews
Zionist but not Jewish, Israel's "Black Hebrews" immigrated to Israel from the United States with a pitstop in Liberia. To these believers, it was an act of homecoming.
How Women Helped Lead the Fight Against Ebola in Liberia
With the help of her granddaughters, a tribal elder named Mama Tumeh implemented community-based solutions that have been recognized as the driving force behind Liberia’s success in fighting Ebola.
VICE on HBO: Evolution of a Plague
From patient zero to future global pandemics, VICE heads to West Africa in this week's episode for a look at the evolution of the Ebola outbreak that burned through Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.
These Chimps Helped Us Find a Hepatitis Vaccine. Now They've Been Left to Die
In March, the New York Blood Center pulled the funding for the chimp sanctuary where 66 of its retired research chimps live.
Ebola Cases Quadruple in Guinea and Sierra Leone as Rainy Season Sets In
A majority of the new cases showed up in Guinea, with the World Health Organization stressing that the hemorrhagic fever "will not go quietly."
The WHO Says Liberia’s Ebola Outbreak Is Officially Over
The World Health Organization announced that there have been no new cases of Ebola in Liberia for the past 42 days, twice the maximum incubation period for the disease.
VICE News Capsule - Thursday, April 23
Health workers in Liberia demand six months of unpaid benefits, Iran is deporting thousands of Afghan refugees, El Salvador merged inmates belonging to rival gangs in prison, and Thailand has six months to clean up its fishing industry.