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  Yaounde (AFP) July 24, 2017 Blandine, a 28-year-old mother of a baby girl, sits restlessly on a chair in a women's health centre in Cameroon's capital, not knowing how or what to feel as she waits for an HIV test. Blandine is HIV positive. But the waiting is not for her - it is to find out whether her one-year-old girl also has the human immunodeficiency virus. A few minutes later, she has her answer. "I am so relieved," Blandine said upon learning that her baby's blood tests came back negative for HIV. "I feel l ... read more |
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Swaziland halves world's highest HIV infection rateParis (AFP) July 24, 2017 Swaziland, which bears the world's heaviest HIV burden, has almost halved the rate of new infections in five years by boosting access to virus-suppressing drugs, researchers said Monday. ... more 
S.African girl, 9, is third child with HIV remission: studyParis (AFP) July 24, 2017 A South African girl has become only the third child to beat the AIDS virus into long-term remission - almost nine years and counting - after receiving a drug cocktail in infancy, researchers announced Monday. ... more 
Candidate AIDS vaccine passes early testParis (AFP) July 24, 2017 The three-decade-old quest for an AIDS vaccine received a shot of hope Monday when developers announced that a prototype triggered the immune system in an early phase of human trials. ... more 
Injectable AIDS drug may work 'as well' as pillsParis (AFP) July 24, 2017 A two-drug cocktail injected every month or two may be just as effective as a daily pill at keeping the AIDS virus under control, said a study Monday that promised relief for millions. ... more |
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Love hotels targeted to fight HIV among Cameroon's teensGuider, Cameroon (AFP) July 25, 2017 The two big maps show the districts of the northern Cameroonian town of Guider along with its brothels, nightclubs and other seedy spots to identify places from where AIDS could spread among adolescents. ... more 
Headway on AIDS threatened by funding slowdownParis (AFP) July 23, 2017 Progress in beating back the AIDS epidemic risks being eroded by a funding shortfall set to grow under Donald Trump's proposed cuts to global health projects, experts and campaigners warned ahead of a major HIV conference. ... more  
Building the Safe Genes ToolkitWashington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 DARPA created the Safe Genes program to gain a fundamental understanding of how gene editing technologies function; devise means to safely, responsibly, and predictably harness them for beneficial e ... more
Paris spotlight on latest in AIDS scienceParis (AFP) July 21, 2017 Some 6,000 HIV experts gather in Paris from Sunday to report advances in AIDS science as fading hopes of finding a cure push research into new fields. ... more
As tide turns, AIDS claimed 1 million lives in 2016: UNParis (AFP) July 20, 2017 AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, said a UN report Thursday proclaiming "the scales have tipped". ... more  
Space station crystals to aid search for better antidotes for chemical agentsWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 Scientists are utilizing the International Space Station's microgravity in the search for improved antidotes for chemical agents like sarin and VX. ... more |
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Squeezing innovation out of the NASA Twins studyHouston TX (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 Just like early explorers, NASA Twins Study investigators are venturing into new territory. Conducting human omics research on twin astronauts as part of the One Year Mission that took place aboard ... more
Scientists piece together extinct horsepox virus, raising biosecurity concernsWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 Lab scientists in Canada at the University of Alberta have synthesized horsepox, an extinct relative of the smallpox virus, using segments of mail-order DNA. The feat has raised biosecurity concerns, as well as questions about the costs and benefits of risky research. ... more 
Houston team one step closer to growing capillariesHouston TX (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 In their work toward 3-D printing transplantable tissues and organs, bioengineers and scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a key step on the path to gener ... more  
A future without fakes thanks to quantum technologyLancaster UK (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Counterfeit products are a huge problem - from medicines to car parts, fake technology costs lives. Every year, imports of counterfeited and pirated goods around the world cost nearly US $0.5 ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017 
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) demonstrated that monolayer 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) - atomically thin semiconductors - undergo a change from semiconductor-to-metallic phase when exposed to airborne chemical vapors.
The team validated optical and electronic evidence of the phase transition and how the behavior can be use ... more Kathmandu (AFP) July 21, 2017Cheap 3D printed prosthetics could be game changer for Nepal  Oxford UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2017The last survivors on Earth  Debaga, Iraq (AFP) July 18, 2017Separated by war, Iraqi children wait for parents |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017 
Russia and China are set to establish a pilot zone to test the Russian GLONASS and Chinese BeiDou satellite navigation systems on passenger and freight transportation routes going through Kraskino - Hunchun and Poltavka - Dongning checkpoints on the border in Russia's Primorsky Territory, the Russian Transport Ministry said.
The issue was discussed during a meeting of a bilateral working g ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year  Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 
When and how the first humans made their way to Australia has been an evolving story.
While it is accepted that humans appeared in Africa some 200,000 years ago, scientists in recent years have placed the approximate date of human settlement in Australia further and further back in time, as part of ongoing questions about the timing, the routes and the means of migration out of Africa. ... more Buffalo NY (SPX) Jul 25, 2017In saliva, clues to a 'ghost' species of ancient human  Aspen, United States (AFP) July 19, 2017Startup touts neuro-stimulation as 'medicine for the brain'  Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017Father's presence encourages sibling bonding among baboons |
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 Mexico City (AFP) July 19, 2017 
Star chefs from around the world gathered in Mexico City's ancient floating gardens for a symposium on saving the world's threatened biodiversity, a bleak subject they peppered with breaks to savor the local cuisine.
Joan Roca of Spain, Michel Bras of France and Gaston Acurio of Peru were among the big-name chefs who took part in the event Tuesday at Xochimilco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Bacteria passed from mom to offspring is most beneficial, study shows  Niamey (AFP) July 13, 2017Villagers in Niger 'massacre' 27 hippos  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017To avoid getting eaten, spiders walk like ants |
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 Paris (AFP) July 24, 2017  A two-drug cocktail injected every month or two may be just as effective as a daily pill at keeping the AIDS virus under control, said a study Monday that promised relief for millions.
At present people have no option but to take lifelong, daily doses of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) which keeps the HIV virus under control, but does not kill it.
People who forget to take their medication ... moreParis (AFP) July 24, 2017Swaziland halves world's highest HIV infection rate  Yaounde (AFP) July 24, 2017Women with HIV in Cameroon still stigmatised Paris (AFP) July 24, 2017Candidate AIDS vaccine passes early test |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 20, 2017 
A sudden leadership change in one of China's biggest cities has highlighted President Xi Jinping's ambition to consolidate his grip on power at an upcoming major political gathering, analysts say.
Former Xi aide Chen Miner was named Communist Party chief in Chongqing last weekend, abruptly replacing a politician who was once widely regarded as a contender for promotion to China's top politic ... more New Delhi (AFP) July 23, 2017Tibetan student dies after setting himself alight in India  Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2017Chinese police guard late dissident's home, empty or not  Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2017China anti-graft watchdog probes Politburo member |
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 Washington (AFP) June 28, 2017 
President Donald Trump's administration hit China Tuesday over its rights record, placing the country alongside Sudan and North Korea on a list of the world's worst human trafficking offenders.
The State Department downgraded China in its annual "Trafficking in Persons Report," saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims.
It pointed to ethnic Uighurs, ... more Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017Golden Triangle narco-gangs churning out new highs, UN warns  Bogota (AFP) May 4, 2017UN counter-drug official kidnapped in Colombia: officials New Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2017Indian, Chinese navies rescue ship hijacked by Somali pirates |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2017  China warned on Monday that it will step up its troop deployment in a border dispute with India, vowing to defend its sovereignty at "whatever cost".
The standoff started more than a month ago after Chinese troops started building a road on a remote plateau, which is disputed by China and Bhutan.
Indian troops moved in to the flashpoint zone to halt the work, with China accusing them of ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2017NATO, Jordan mark establishment of new cybersecurity team  Kiev (AFP) July 21, 2017International talks set for Monday on Ukraine conflict  New Delhi (AFP) July 20, 2017India says it has international backing in border dispute with China |
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 Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Swirling motions in clouds of cold, dense gas have given, for the first time, an active insight into how gravity creates the compact cores from which stars form in the interstellar medium. The results will be presented, Thursday 6 July, by Gwen Williams at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull.
Williams, of Cardiff University, explains: "We've known for some time that du ... more Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Hints of Extra Dimensions in Gravitational Waves |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
The controversial Snap Map app enables Snapchat users to track their friends. This is the latest in a series of monitoring tools to be built on social media platforms. A new Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich study assesses the benefits and risks associated with their use.
The image messaging service Snapchat is particularly popular among young adolescents, and the recent rele ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017Army opens cybersecurity research laboratory  Paris (AFP) July 17, 2017Major cyber-attack as costly as Hurricane Sandy: Lloyd's  Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2017'Oh, bother': Chinese censors can't bear Winnie the Pooh |
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 Tehran (AFP) July 23, 2017 
Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed deals aimed at boosting military cooperation during a visit by Baghdad's Defence Minister Irfan al-Hayali to Tehran.
In a memorandum of understanding signed by Hayali and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Dehghan, the neighbours agreed on a "wide range of military and defence cooperation" including the "fight against terrorism and extremism," state news agency IR ... more Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) July 24, 2017Cardinal hails 'rebirth' of Iraqi Christian town  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 19, 2017After the battle: Mosul looks to rise from the ashes  Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 21, 2017Mosul's Christians face dilemma after Islamic State |
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 Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) July 22, 2017  A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, the latest setback to Washington's efforts to bring peace to the war-torn country.
The incident took place in Helmand province on Friday as Afghan security forces attempted to clear a village of Taliban militants, Salam Afghan, a police spokesman, told AFP.
"In the strike, 16 Afghan policemen were killed incl ... more Washington (AFP) July 24, 2017Mattis blasts Pentagon over pricey Afghan uniforms  Dushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) July 19, 2017China gives Tajikistan $230 million for new parliament  Washington (AFP) July 17, 2017Afghan forces retake district in Helmand from Taliban: US |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
The organic matter in coal contains polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) of varying quantities in diverse soluble and insoluble forms. PACs in coal are of special interest for organic geochemical studies as they have been successfully used as biological marker compounds (biomarkers) and indicators of thermal maturity.
However, challenges exist when applying PACs in understanding the organi ... more Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2017China backs hundreds of global coal power projects  Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Rio prefers Yancoal to Glencore in Australia coal sale Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Glencore makes new bid for Rio's Australia coal assets |
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 Paris (AFP) July 22, 2017 
Knocked off course by a cold spring snap, French wine production from Bordeaux to Alsace has dropped dramatically this year and could hit "a historic low", according to the agriculture ministry.
"At 37.6 million hectolitres (993.3 million gallons) the 2017 harvest is set to come in 17 percent lower than in 2016, and 16 percent below the average of the past five years," the ministry's statist ... more Los Angeles (AFP) July 13, 2017Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demand  Crocodile Jaw Bridge, Kenya (AFP) July 20, 2017Kenyan cattle herders defend 'necessary' land invasions  Sede Boqer, Israel (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Using treated graywater for irrigation is better for arid environments |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2017 
New research highlights the immense power of fear. The emotion was strong enough to curb eating and reproduction among groups of fruit flies, increasing the likelihood of extinction.
Scientists at Canada's McGill University exposed fruit flies to a pheromone produced by praying mantises, one of the species main predators. The smell was enough to inspire fear. Fruit flies exposed to the ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2017Ancient, massive asteroid impact could explain Martian geological mysteries  Tucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Pitted Materials in Craters Could Indicate Buried Ice on Asteroids  Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Bizarro comet challenging researchers |
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