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Old Vaccine Brings India New Hope in Fight Against Leprosy

India’s decision to conduct new trials on the world’s first leprosy vaccine is eliciting hope it will help eliminate the dreaded disease from the country. Following a declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO), India has been officially counted as a leprosy-free country since 2005, meaning less than one person in 10,000 people is afflicted […]Load more...

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Clues for Treatment From HIV-Infected Children Who Do Not Develop

Not everyone who is infected with HIV goes on to develop AIDS. A tiny fraction of HIV-positive adults holds the line against AIDS by mounting a very strong immune response; but, research has found that such an approach often contributes to the development of other illnesses, such as heart disease and cancers. Scientists at Oxford […]Load more...

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‘Black Moon’ Starts Friday

VOA News This Friday will see the rise of a black moon. And while that might sound ominous, it’s perfectly normal and probably doesn’t foretell the end of the world as some would say. A black moon is simply the second new moon, or dark moon, of the lunar month. It will be so dark, […]Load more...

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Rosetta Probe Ends 12-year Mission with Crash Into Comet

VOA News The Rosetta spacecraft’s 12-year mission studying a comet came to an end Friday when it crash-landed on the surface as planned, snapping photos along the way. Rosetta, the first space probe to circle a comet, was ordered to fire its thrusters for 208 seconds, slipped out of orbit and collided onto the icy […]Load more...

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UN: US Airstrike Kills 15 Civilians in Afghanistan

VOA News At least 15 civilians were killed Wednesday by a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan, the United Nations said. Thirteen others were injured in the attack. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for an independent investigation. «UNAMA calls on the government and international military forces to launch a prompt, independent, impartial, […]Load more...

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Obama Condemns ‘Barbarous Russian and Syrian Regime Airstrikes’ in Aleppo

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Barack Obama has strongly condemned the «barbarous Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes» on civilians in eastern Aleppo. The White House says Obama spoke by telephone Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Both agreed that Russia and the Assad regime bear a «special responsibility» for stopping the fighting and letting humanitarian aid […]Load more...