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French teen in HIV remission 12 years after stopping treatments
A French teenager born with HIV has been in remission for 12 years after stopping her medication, a world-first that renews hope ...U.S., Cuba restore ties, open embassies after 54 years
The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations on Monday, formally restoring diplomatic ties severed ...FIFA ex-vice president pleads not guilty, gets $10 mln bond
Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb pleaded not guilty in US court Saturday in connection with a massive international corruption scandal, with ...Four Marines killed in US military shootings, gunman dead
Four Marines were killed Thursday in twin shootings at US military centers in the southern state of Tennessee, officials said, opening a ...Obama thanks Putin for role in Iran deal
President Barack Obama telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to thank him for his part in the recent nuclear deal with ...Nasa releases historic Pluto close-up images
Pluto\'s surface has long been a blur to sky watchers on Earth, but a NASA spacecraft on Wednesday should provide the first ...Obama defends Iran nuclear deal as battle moves to Congress
US President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to defend a ground-breaking deal to curb Iran\'s nuclear program from a tide of criticism, saying ...US spacecraft survives close encounter with Pluto
An unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed by Pluto, beaming to scientists a message that it survived its historic encounter before sending back the ...World leaders hail Iran nuclear deal
World leaders hailed the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, with Barack Obama envisioning a "new direction" and Vladimir Putin voicing a global ...UN: World can end AIDS epidemic by 2030
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving ...




