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November 30, 2016 10:55 AM

South Africa begins clinical trial of experimental vaccine against AIDS

South Africa begins an important clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against AIDS. <br/><br/>More than 30 years of efforts to develop an effective vaccine for HIV have not borne desired result, however for the first time since the virus was identified in 1983, scientists think that...

November 30, 2016 10:33 AM

Foreign NGOs must provide their funding details: China

Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in China must provide details of where their funding comes from and show that their chief representative has no criminal record, the government said of new rules which will come into effect next year. <br/><br/>The Ministry of Public Security...

November 30, 2016 8:37 AM

Colombia plane crash: Emergency workers found Black box

In Colombia, emergency workers have found the black box with flight data and cockpit voice recordings from a plane that crashed in the mountains with a Brazilian football team on board. <br/><br/>Luis Perez Gutierrez, the governor for Antioquia department in northwestern Colombia, where ...

November 30, 2016 7:57 AM

UNSC to hold emergency meeting today on Aleppo crisis

The United Nation Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today on the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Aleppo, Syria. <br/><br/>Diplomats said the meeting will begin immediately following a Security Council session on the adoption of a resolution reinforcing sanctions again...

November 30, 2016 7:50 AM

12 people killed in Turkey dormitory fire

In Turkey, twelve people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed yesterday when a fire broke out at a school dormitory in the southern city of Adana. <br/><br/>Early, reports suggest an electrical fault may have triggered the blaze at Aladag in the province of Adana but a full investigati...

November 29, 2016 8:58 PM

75 people dead, 6 survivors in Colombia plane crash

In the Colombian airplane crash, 75 people have died including players from a Brazilian soccer team traveling to Colombia. The plane with 81 people on board, crashed on its way to Medellin's international airport today. <br/><br/>Official said 6 survivors including four players have...

November 29, 2016 8:13 PM

Plane carrying Brazilian football team crashes in Colombia

In the Colombian airplane crash, 75 people have died including players from a Brazilian soccer team traveling to Colombia. The plane with 81 people on board, crashed on its way to Medellin's international airport today. <br/><br/>Official said 6 survivors including four players have...

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