Global Week in Review: Chad Sees Huge Spike in Malaria Cases

Plus, Egypt’s Interior Minister survives a bomb attack.

Chad Sees a Tenfold Rise in Malaria - In this week's global news, Mali's new president swears in; an acclaimed Indian author is killed; British teachers warn of a national strike; plus, more. — Patrice PeckAn alarming spike in malaria cases in Chad has led Médecins Sans Frontières to launch an emergency intervention in the African country. The mosquito-borne disease has accounted for more than 80 percent — a tenfold jump — of the organization’s consultations since August.(Photo: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly)
Egypt Minister Survives Bomb Attack - Egypt’s Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim survived an assassination attempt which occurred in Cairo on Thursday morning. A bomb attack had targeted his convoy but the leader appeared unharmed when making a televised stament several hours later. Ibrahim claimed that “a wave of terrorism by opponents of the military-installed government was just beginning,” Reuters reported.(Photo: AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
New Mali President Sworn In to Office - On Wednesday, Mali’s new president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, took office after emerging as the winner in his third bid for presidency in a decade. Widely known as IBK, he vowed to stabilize the West African nation, which was ruined by a rebellion in 2012 and a subsequent coup and Islamic insurgency.(Photo: AP Photo/Harouna Traore)Chilean Judges Apologize for Inaction During Pinochet Regime - Atoning for the sins of earlier members, a body of Chilean judges sought forgiveness for their ignoring the plight of victims who suffered under the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s and 1980s, during which more than 3,000 people were killed.(Photo: Keystone/Getty Images)

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Chad Sees a Tenfold Rise in Malaria - In this week's global news, Mali's new president swears in; an acclaimed Indian author is killed; British teachers warn of a national strike; plus, more. — Patrice PeckAn alarming spike in malaria cases in Chad has led Médecins Sans Frontières to launch an emergency intervention in the African country. The mosquito-borne disease has accounted for more than 80 percent — a tenfold jump — of the organization’s consultations since August.(Photo: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly)

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