News Headlines - 17 May 2018

▽WHO says Ebola outbreak has spread to DR Congo city | AFP.com

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a city, the World Health Organization said Thursday, fuelling concern the deadly virus may prove tougher to contain.
The fresh outbreak, publicly declared on May 8 with 23 deaths so far, had previously been confined to a very remote, rural area in Equateur Province in the northwest of the country.

▽Australia restricts live sheep exports after scandal | DW

Australia is introducing sweeping reforms in its live export trade after footage of dead or dying sheep on ships bound to the Middle East caused a public outcry. The government said the whole industry needed to change.

▽Royal wedding 2018: Who's paying? - BBC News

So what do we know about the expected cost of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, and how much will the taxpayer be paying towards it?

▽Meghan Markle confirms her father will not attend the royal wedding | The Guardian

Meghan Markle’s father will not attend her wedding to Prince Harry, Kensington Palace has announced.
In a statement issued on her behalf on Thursday after days of speculation, Markle said: “Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health.

▽Third teenager held over hoax school bomb threats - BBC News

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after hoax bomb threats were sent to thousands of schools in the UK and US.
The teenager was arrested in Andover in Hampshire on Wednesday on suspicion of making threats to kill, blackmail and malicious communications.