Health
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has become Congo’s largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic on record. It is also the world’s second-largest recorded Ebola outbreak, behind the 2014-2016 epidemic in West Africa. Ituri province remains the main center of transmission. The province accounts for about 85% of confirmed cases and 88% of reported deaths, making it the most heavily affected area in the current public health emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health teams still have not identified every chain of transmission. Many recent deaths involved people who did not appear on known contact lists. Community deaths and unsafe burials also continue to complicate efforts to control the virus. Africa CDC reported that more than 60% of deaths during the latest seven-day period occurred in communities rather than health facilities.
Technology
China produced more than 80% of the world’s battery cells in 2025. It also produced about 85% of cathode active material and more than 90% of anode active material. The International Energy Agency reported those shares in its 2026 global electric vehicle outlook. Chinese producers also supplied almost three quarters of global electric vehicle battery deployment in 2025. That industrial scale extends from refined minerals to finished cells and battery manufacturing equipment.
Automotive
German luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche announced an agreement with labor representatives on Monday to reduce its workforce by an additional 5,000 positions by 2035 as part of a restructuring program. The decision brings total planned job eliminations across the company to approximately 9,000 positions, representing roughly 21 percent of its 42,066 workforce. Company leadership confirmed that Porsche to cut 5,000 more jobs under restructuring plan negotiations following months of talks between management and labor councils. The initiative aims to bolster operational efficiency as the vehicle producer confronts declining market share in Asia, elevated global tariffs, and sluggish demand for electric vehicles.