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• Cervical cancer advances give hope to poor
Future studies will examine Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The drug companies have said in the past they would cut the cost for developing nations substantially but have stopped short of saying they would make the treatments not-for-profit
• Giant clams may have fed early humans
Giant clams two feet long might have helped feed prehistoric humans as they first migrated out of Africa, new research reveals. The species, Tridacna costata , once accounted for more than 80 percent of giant clams in the Red Sea , researcher now say ...
• Donors without borders: charity-affiliated trips
One highly rated charity, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, leads walking tours (about 10 miles per day) to donor-supported clinics in South Africa, Swaziland, and Tanzania.
• Congo rebels, army clash near gorilla park
Virunga National Park is located in a lawless swath of eastern Congo that the country's government has struggled to bring under control for years. Established in 1925 as Africa's first national park, it was classified as a U.N.
• 70 African migrants missing in Mediterranean
If no more survivors are found, this would be one of the deadliest losses at sea involving people trying to reach Europe from North Africa by sea," said a statement by the U.N.