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The uphill battle against Ebola.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

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President Obama says West Africa's Ebola epidemic threatens the entire world.

Attempts at control have finally been stepped up, but they might be too little too late.

Experts say infections could rise from 5,000 today to 20,000 in coming months, with more

exponential increases to come. Sierra Leone's

three-day lockdown of all its six million people is just one example of drastic measures that could

make things not better but worse. We'll update the conditions on the ground and the challenges to come.

Today's talking point, the latest case of consolidation on a global scale, beer.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. West Africa's deadly Ebola epidemic is spinning out of control.

We'll hear about health workers killed by suspicious villagers in Guinea, a national lockdown in Sierra Leone, and U.S. efforts to help Liberia is the world doing too little too late.

Today's talking point, global consolidation marches on. One single company might soon be

selling one-third of all beers, even those that have different labels. First, this news update.

Despite recent polls showing it too close to call Scottish voters decided yesterday to

keep the United Kingdom together by a margin of 55% to 45. The concession by Alex Salman says it all

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