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Current events of November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13) (Thursday)

Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
- The World Health Organization reports that the death toll in the three worst affected countries in West Africa - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - has passed 5,000. (Reuters)

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
- The investigation team extends its deadline by another nine months to August 2015 due to difficulties in accessing the crash site. (The Australian)
United Nations
- Cuba defends North Korea by circulating an amendment to a European-Japanese draft resolution recommending the referral of North Korea to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. (Reuters)

A doctor is arrested in relation to the deaths of 13 women in a state-run clinic in Chhattisgarh state in India. (BBC)
A spokeswoman for the public prosecutor in Switzerland confirms existence of open criminal investigations re: several people who may have taken part in manipulation of the currency exchange markets: such investigations are also underway in the US. and Britain. (Reuters)
A United States Secret Service report outlines numerous security failures that enabled Omar Gonzalez to enter the White House. (Washington Post)

Comet landing
- The Philae landing craft is now "stable" after bouncing hundreds of metres from its initial touchdown, and is sending pictures from the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. (BBC)

In cricket, Rohit Sharma of India sets a new record of 264 runs in an ODI innings, leading India to a 153-run victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI of Sri Lanka's current tour. (ESPNcricinfo)