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04/03/2013 - HEALTH

French scientists urge caution over HIV 'cure'

US scientists say they have cured a baby born with HIV for the first time, in a case that could lead to significant advancements in treatment for infected children. But the two leading HIV specialists in France are urging caution.

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04/03/2013 - TECH 24

Future vision: Vuzix Smart glasses

In this week's show we show you how to make calls and check text messages and emails without reaching for your phone. Also, don't miss our review of Vuzix Smart glasses.

04/03/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Doctors 'cure' child born with HIV

One Kenyan paper publishes a rough draft of the victory speech of one of the eight candidates in Kenya's presidential race. Admittedly, it is by a front-runner, PM Raila Odinga, but is a surprise considering Kenyans have not yet ended voting. The Independent launches what it says is a "landmark series" of articles on Iraq which the world, it argues, has forgotten. And US doctors announce good news on HIV treatment.

04/03/2013 - USA

Baby born with HIV cured for first time, doctors say

Scientists in the US say they have been able to cure a baby born with HIV for the first time, in a case that could lead to significant advancements in the treatment of the illness in its youngest victims.

04/03/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Mali: 'War at a turning point'

Concern for French hostages held in Africa dominates after reports of the killings of two Islamist commanders, Abou Zeid and Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Papers argue the French government's silence - aside a statement it cannot confirm the deaths - is fuelling anxiety among families and friends of the hostages. Also, at least 500,000 French people have bought e-cigarettes in recent months. What are they? And would you try one?

03/03/2013 - UK

Queen Elizabeth hospitalised with stomach bug

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has been hospitalised after suffering from gastroenteritis and all her engagements for the coming week have been cancelled, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said on Sunday.

02/03/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Arctic scramble: climate change prompts ressource race

As the Arctic ice melts, the battle for natural resources is heating up. Up to a quarter of the world’s oil and gas deposits are thought to lie beneath the chilly seas, and big global players such as China are trying to get in on the act. In our debate, the Norwegian ambassador to Belgium defends the drilling interests of a traditional Arctic power, while a Swedish Green MEP questions Oslo’s stance on the environment.

26/02/2013 - LAOS

Laos pushes ahead with controversial Mekong 'mega dam' project

When complete, the Xayaburi Dam on the Laos stretch of the Mekong River will be 820 metres long and 32 metres high. It will sit at the head of a surface area of 49 square kilometres and be 30 metres in depth. But its construction has been stopped, and now restarted again, after anger from those who say not nearly enough has been done to assess exactly how the people living around it will be affected.

25/02/2013 - TECHNOLOGY

Data centres: incentives for going green

Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, servers are ready to respond to the explosion of digital information that we generate every time we use the internet. These data centres can use more electricity than a small town, and up to a whopping 90% of it is wasted. High-tech giants are now looking to put their machines on a miracle energy diet. France 24 went to California to find out more.

23/02/2013 - ENVIRONMENT

Digital pollution: the ecological cost of our technology

Every time we send an email, download a film or use social media we set off an explosion of digital information that ends in energy-greedy data centres. The servers inside these centres operate day and night, seven days a week and produce two per cent of global carbon emissions - equivalent to the consumption of a country as big as Japan.

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