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Two French aid workers kidnapped in the Central African Republic
Two French aid workers from the NGO Triangle were kidnapped overnight from Sunday to Monday in the north-east of the Central African Republic, Mahamat Salah Amadou Birao, Bangui's vice-consul in Darfur, Sudan told AFP.
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AIDS - HIV - Thailand
AIDS: Close to a vaccine?
A major AIDS vaccine conference gets underway in Paris this week with controversy swirling around the results of vaccine trials in Thailand.
HEALTH
Trial of AIDS vaccine cuts infection rates
A new AIDS vaccine tested on volunteers in Thailand protected a significant proportion of volunteers against infection, US and Thai researchers revealed Thursday in the first case of any vaccine even partly succeeding against the deadly disease.
HEALTH
Scientists crack full HIV genome structure
US scientists have decoded the entire structure of the HIV virus genome that causes AIDS in humans, a new study says, raising fresh hopes for a breakthrough in research on new anti-viral treatments.
NOBEL PRIZE
Japanese duo and US scientist awarded Nobel Physics Prize
Japan's Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa, and Yoichiro Nambu of the United States, won the 2008 Nobel Physics Prize Tuesday for ground-breaking theoretical work in fundamental particles.
NOBEL PRIZE
French, German scientists share Nobel prize for medicine
France's Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier (pictured) won the 2008 Nobel prize for their discovery of the HIV virus, sharing it with a German scientist for his groundbreaking research into cervical cancer.
AIDS - RESEARCH
Retrovirus resistance linked to a single gene
In a study published in the journal Science, American scientists have unveiled new evidence that confirms the link between an immunity gene and the production of neutralizing antibodies that could lead to an HIV vaccine.
health - HIV
Elizabeth Pisani, epidemiologist and HIV specialist
The US-born essayist and epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani, a specialist of HIV/AIDS, shares her critical analysis of the priorities set by the 17th International Conference on AIDS held in Mexico City this week.
AIDS - MEXICO - USA
Mexico hosts International AIDS Conference
The semi-annual International AIDS conference has opened in Mexico, the first to take place in Latin America. More than 22,000 scientists, policymakers and field workers are attending.
AIDS - MEXICO - USA
US says HIV rate higher, ahead of AIDS summit
Authorities acknowledged a US health study that revealed that HIV infections were 40% higher than thought. This comes just ahead of the 17th world AIDS conference, in Mexico.
INDIA
A train dedicated to the prevention of AIDS
The Red Ribbon Express, a train dedicated entirely to the prevention of AIDS, is travelling through India to explain how to protect oneself against the HIV virus to a mostly illiterate population.
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