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Search results for "Democratic Republic of the Congo qualify for first World Cup in 52 years"

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Corey Hebert stated on October 20, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes":
"We've had 27 (Ebola) outbreaks around the globe and they've never spread outside of the confines of the countries that were initially affected."
By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2014
Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet:
"Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio."  
By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2019
Donald Trump stated on May 31, 2024 in remarks to reporters:
“Congo, Africa, just released a lot of people, a lot of people from their prisons and jails and brought them into the United States of America.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• June 12, 2024
Marcy Kaptur stated on October 25, 2010 in testimony given at a public hearing:
Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations."
By Sabrina Eaton• November 10, 2010
Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
“I have ended seven unendable wars.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025
Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2025 in an interview:
“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.
By Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025
Robin Wright stated on May 25, 2016 in an event at the Rockefeller Center:
Says Apple products are currently "90 percent conflict-free," and "Intel is 100 percent conflict-free."
By Linda Qiu• June 15, 2016
Minka Kelly stated on May 10, 2016 in a post on Instagram:
"By the time you drink your coffee, an elephant is killed for its ivory tusks."
By Linda Qiu• May 17, 2016
Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway":
"North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final."
By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014
Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in Threads posts:
“Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”
By Sofia Ahmed• December 16, 2024
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post:
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
Joe Biden stated on June 14, 2023 in a speech:
"We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean."
By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• June 22, 2023
Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech:
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
By Aarón Torres• March 20, 2023
Instagram posts stated on August 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The World Health Organization ordered governments to prepare for “mega lockdown” because of an mpox strain.
By Sofia Ahmed• August 20, 2024
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet:
"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."
By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2014
Van Jones stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
The United Nations has conducted "172 successful peacekeeping missions and negotiations."
By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2013
Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.
By Samantha Putterman• July 13, 2020
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Viral image stated on April 07, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Ukraine is the “money laundering and child sex trafficking capital of the world!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2022
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014

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