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The near 40-year quest for an AIDS vaccine received a hopeful boost on Saturday when scientists announced that a trial drug triggered an immune response in humans and shielded monkeys from infection. Shown to be safe in humans, the candidate vaccine has now advanced to the … Read more via...

Jyothi (name changed) has preferred to remain among the “hidden population” away from treatment for long due to the stigma associated with the HIV and fear of losing her livelihood. Now, she is undergoing anti-retroviral therapy (ART) after the launch of the community-based HIV testing in …...

A critical shortage of free condoms is looming in Mashonaland West, with only 31 boxes left for the whole province, amid reports that the effective distribution of the protective sheath was lacking in the country. The development has raised concern among healthcare workers and pressure groups...

The death toll from record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose Sunday to at least 57, officials said, as rescue workers and troops struggled in the mud and water to save lives. The toll is expected to rise significantly, with local media already putting the number of .... Read...

Ten people were killed and 73 injured on Sunday when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, the health ministry said. The train, with over 360 people on board, was travelling from the Edirne region... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2u4IpwF...

LONDON – U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was plunged into a major crisis after key members of her government quit in protest over her plans for a soft exit from the European Union..... Read more via The Japan Times – https://ift.tt/2KXf80w Get more World News

UK police launch murder inquiry after Dawn Sturgess, 44, dies after exposure to nerve agent Novichok.... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2zkGkSx Get more World News