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Updated: Sunday, 22 November 2009, 14:15 (GMT)
Saturday, 21 July 2007
Scientists have pinpointed three genes that help some HIV-infected people rein in the virus and postpone the onset of AIDS in a finding that may help guide vaccine and drug development, they said Thursday.
They identified variations in the three genes that may help the immune systems of some people control the virus while others fail to control HIV proliferation.
The international team of researchers scanned the genomes of 486 HIV-infected people from Switzerland, Italy, Britain, Australia, Spain and Denmark.
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
An alleged spokesman for the Taliban announced Monday that the Islamic militant group has extended its deadline to free 23 South Korean Christian hostages to Tuesday evening.
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Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor welcomes largest ever Pilgrimage from the Diocese of Westminster to Lourdes.
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Monday, 23 July 2007
Thirty new Salvation Army officers (ministers) were commissioned in a service at packed Methodist Central Hall over the weekend.
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Monday, 23 July 2007
Pope Benedict made an appeal for peace on Sunday, saying nations should halt bloody conflicts around the world to create a heaven on earth.
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Sunday, 22 July 2007
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has visited the York-based Family Fund, a national charity working with severely disabled children and their families.
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Sunday, 22 July 2007
Mission to Seafarers supporters are getting themselves into shape ahead of this year's Tour Pour La Mer cycle challenge to raise vital funds for the mission organisation's work with seafarers and shippers.
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