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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.
The miracle babies who survived a concentration camp
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» PARIS - They were born in a hell on Earth and were never supposed to survive. But by some miracle a handful of babies born in the Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany made it out alive.
Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: study
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A new generation of obesity drugs often delivers dramatic weight loss, but many patients wonder what happens when they stop treatment.
Chasing weight loss dream, many in US seek Ozempic alternatives
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Like many Americans struggling to lose weight, Marissa Montanino felt compelled to try Ozempic or one of the other new so-called "wonder drugs" described as revolutionary in the fight against obesity.
SoftBank supremo eyes rare success with Arm IPO
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» TOKYO - Masayoshi Son's once-exalted reputation as an investor is badly tarnished, but the irrepressible founder of Japan's SoftBank is hoping that the mega-IPO of Arm this week might bring back the good times.
In Venezuela, women left 'mutilated' by butt lifts
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» CARACAS - Maria Sanchez walks slowly through her house in the Venezuelan capital with two surgical drainage bags hanging from her waist -- the nightmare result of her search for the perfect derriere.
British nurse guilty of murdering seven babies
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» LONDON: A British nurse was found guilty Friday of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked, becoming the UK's most prolific killer of children.
Tennis world nervously awaits Nadal's French Open decision
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» BARCELONA - The tennis world nervously awaits Rafael Nadal's decision on Thursday on whether to defend his French Open title, as fears mount that the end is drawing near for the king of clay.
Russia's plastic surgery sector feels pinch from western sanctions
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» MOSCOW: When it comes to looking good, Russian women are happy to splash out, even on a bit of nip-and-tuck plastic surgery.
Pope's future sparks debate, resignation seems unlikely
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has fuelled the rumour mill with a postponed Africa trip and the curious timing of an upcoming meeting of cardinals -- but experts caution against assuming a resignation is nigh.