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Fears over Ebola have seen around 18-thousand nurses go on a 2-day strike in the American city of Oakland. They're concerned about, what they claim, are low standards in s Oakland and the care of those who might be infected. Terrifying as the virus is, the hype over Ebola was almost inescapable just weeks ago, but the press coverage now seems very different, as RT's Head of Social Media Ivor Crotty explains.

Leaders from China and Japan met for the first time in two-and-a-half years as they seek to repair ties frayed by territorial and historical disputes. Watch the video to see the awkward moment.

With Russia flying bombers to the Gulf of Mexico and Nato saying Russian troops have entered Ukraine, Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote looks at the state of Russia's military might and what that could mean for the stand off in the region.

Welcome to North Korea where you have to follow your guide’s instructions and only take pictures of what we say. To some the people are repressed, though they prefer to describe themselves as "protected," at least on camera. Life here is the result of a unique 70-year social experiment in which the people are "shielded" from the "corrupting influence" of the outside world. Dynastic leader Marshal Kim Jong-un, who inherited the job from his father and grandfather, continues their political heritage. An RTD film crew was granted rare access to this unique country, which may seem to have leapt from the pages of a dystopian novel, to see what life is really like and what the people really think of their homeland and its leader.

The Canadian dollar today sank to its lowest level in five years as Saudi Arabia moved to slash its price for the type of oil used in much of North America to its lowest level since September 2010.

S&P Capital IQ's Sam Stovall discusses what the midterm elections mean for financial markets on Bloomberg Television's Election 2014 special with Pimm Fox.

The World Health Organization has promised millions of Ebola vaccine doses will be ready by the end of 2015, but warns they're not a magic bullet solution. The virus has already killed nearly 5,000 people. So there's demand for a cure - and a quick one. One vaccine was actually created a decade ago - but spent all that time on the shelf.

Vladimir Putin criticized the West for "sawing at branches" with sanctions against Russia and releasing a "genie in a bottle" with color revolutions. RT looks at the Russian President's best quotes from his speech in Sochi.

Terror is happening right at Canada's capital city. This week, shootings in Ottawa have raised the threat level in Canada as two Canadian soldiers have been killed by suspected terrorists. Here's what happened.

It is exactly one month since the US started its bombing campaign on Islamic State in Syria. And it's been quite a profitable operation for the arms industry of course - on the first day 47 Tomahawk missiles worth over 65 million dollars were dropped. One month on and the jihadists are still in place.But the war has produced new contracts for American weapon makers.

World Health Organization says it hopes to test two new Ebola vaccines in West Africa by January. They will be given to twenty thousand front line health care workers to begin with. And while the epidemic could be a lucrative market for drug companies others are already cashing in. Gayane Chichakyan investigates.