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'HIV-free generations': prevention drug rollout brings hope to South Africa
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» GA-RANKUWA (SOUTH AFRICA) (SOUTH AFRICA) - Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-coloured drug touted as a revolution that could end the HIV pandemic.
Global accord reached on tackling future pandemics
AFP, Published on 12/04/2025
» GENEVA - World Health Organization members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP.
Country Garden denies founder, chairwoman have fled China
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese property giant Country Garden denied Thursday its founder and chairwoman had fled the country, as the debt-saddled builder flirts with a default that could send shockwaves through the industry.
Live worm found in Australian woman's brain
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» SYDNEY: A parasitic roundworm typically found in snakes was pulled "alive and wriggling" from a woman's brain in a stomach-churning medical first, Australian doctors said on Tuesday.
'Barbie' hits nerve in conservative Gulf
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» DUBAI - After being banned in some Arab countries, the film "Barbie" is dividing audiences in the conservative Gulf.
90% of people in China province infected with Covid: official
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» BEIJING - Almost 90% of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
Wolves emboldened by parasite more likely to lead pack, says study
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» PARIS: Wolves infected with a common parasite are far more likely to become the leader of their pack, according to a new study, suggesting that the brain-dwelling intruder emboldens its host to take more risks.
After floods, disease wave plagues Pakistan
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» JOHI, Pakistan: His head haloed by a whirlwind of mosquitoes, Aamir Hussain stands on the roof of his home in southern Pakistan surveying the fetid floodwaters all around.
Global food crisis 'will kill millions' by disease, health executive warns
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia: The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the hungriest more vulnerable to infectious diseases, potentially triggering the world's next health catastrophe, the head of a major aid organisation has warned.
The quest for a coronavirus supervaccine
AFP, Published on 25/04/2022
» PARIS: As vaccine makers rush to stamp out new Covid-19 variants, some scientists have set their sights higher, aiming for a universal coronavirus vaccine that could tackle any future strains and possibly even stave off another pandemic.