HIV/AIDS ADVISER SAYS PANEL'S SUDDEN FIRING BY TRUMP 'FEELS LIKE RETRIBUTION'

It volunteers advice to the White House and government agencies on all aspects of HIV and Aids prevention, research, activism and community care and outreach... READ MORE›

GROUPS SAY TRUMP FAILING ON HIV FIGHT

Funding from the US has been critical to combatting HIV Aids globally, health experts and activists say... READ MORE›

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA LAG BEHIND IN DISEASE FIGHT

In eastern Europe and central Asia, new HIV infections have risen by 60 percent since 2010 and AIDS-related deaths by 27 percent, his message also said... READ MORE›

APPLE (RED) RAISED THE EQUIVALENT OF 144 MILLION DAYS OF LIFESAVING AIDS MEDICATION IN 2017

In 2017 Apple's Product RED partnership has raised the equivalent of 144 million days of lifesaving AIDS medication... READ MORE›

HIV IN RUSSIA: HATE, DISCRIMINATION LEAD TO RISE, EXPERTS SAY

Special envoy for HIV in eastern Europe, called the atmosphere for effective HIV prevention in Russia poisoned... READ MORE›

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BRAZIL SENATE APPROVES AUSTERITY PACKAGE TO FREEZE SOCIAL SPENDING FOR 20 YEARS

But we can't let this paralyze Brazil, Temer tweeted on Tuesday... READ MORE›

IF US CUTS GLOBAL AID, WHO WILL PAY TO CONTROL HIV?

These are countries that had overwhelming pandemics, where a third of their population was dying, said Birx... READ MORE›

LIBYA ON BRINK OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

Libya's daily oil production before the 2011 uprising stood at 1.6 million barrels... READ MORE›

DR MARK WAINBERG WHO IDENTIFIED A KEY AIDS DRUG DIES AT 71

Dr Mark Wainberg Who Identified a Key AIDS Drug Dies at 71... READ MORE›

AUSTERITY CUTS WILL BITE EVEN HARDER IN 2015 ANOTHER A?12BN WILL GO

Over the past five years, there has been surprise and relief from politicians that public anger about spending cuts has been relatively muted... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S NONSENSICAL CLAIM HE CAN ELIMINATE $19 TRILLION IN DEBT IN EIGHT YEARS

In the eight years of a putative two-term Trump presidency, the CBO projects a total of 10 trillion in discretionary spending... READ MORE›

UK'S FOREIGN AID GOES TO EU IN RUSH TO HIT TARGETS, SAY MPS

It emerged earlier this year that civil servants went on a 1 billion spending spree in just eight weeks to hit the Government's aid target... READ MORE›

'ALBERTA LOST ITS FOCUS,' B.C. GOVERNMENT SAYS IN THRONE SPEECH SLAM

B.C. throne speech cites Alberta as example of how not to run a province... READ MORE›

NHS WILL REMAIN FREE TO USE AND FUNDED BY GENERAL TAXATION, GOVERNMENT SAYS

The OBR said a growing and ageing population and increasing use of technology in healthcare would force ministers to spend more of Britain's national wealth on the NHS... READ MORE›

THE GREAT AUSSIE RECESSION-FREE RUN IS LOOKING SHAKY ONCE AGAIN

In Sydney, who now expects first-quarter GDP growth of around 0.2 percent rather than the 0.5-0.6 percent he previously penciled in... READ MORE›

A CHANNEL 4 NEWS PRESENTER PAID A?15K IN TAXPAYER MONEY FROM BRITAINS FOREIGN AID BUDGET FOR WORK IN MEXICO

Krishnan Guru-Murphy was paid ?15,000 in taxpayer money from Britain's foreign aid budget for work at a junket in Mexico... READ MORE›

TRAPEZE LESSONS AND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCES FUNDED BY BRITISH TAXPAYER VIA EUROPEAN AID PROGRAMME

TaxPayers rsquo Alliance accuses European Development Fund of lsquo squandering rsquo aid money from United Kingdom... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL FINANCIAL SECRECY IN PANAMA AND BEYOND

The United States and European governments were equally concerned about banks being used by tax cheats and criminals in a shadowy international financial system... READ MORE›

CHINA'S JULY FISCAL SPENDING PACE SLOWS, BUT REVENUES RISE

Government spending in the first seven months of the year rose 14.5 percent on year, while revenues increased 10 percent... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 90 VILLAGERS TEST POSITIVE FOR VIRUS

Cambodia HIV mass infection At least 90 villagers test positive for virus... READ MORE›

WHY TRUMP'S FISCAL PLANS MIGHT NOT BLOW UP THE BUDGET

Why Trump's Fiscal Plans Might Not Blow Up the Budget... READ MORE›

WHEN WILL THERE BE A CURE FOR HIV? 2016 BRINGS VACCINE TRIALS, MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS

Over 20 years later, each president continues to make an official proclamation every World AIDS Day, with President Barack Obama expected to make remarks on Thursday afternoon... READ MORE›

POPE SAYS WOMEN THREATENED WITH ZIKA VIRUS COULD USE CONTRACEPTION

Coming home from Africa last year, Francis similarly dismissed a question about whether condoms could be used in the fight against AIDS... READ MORE›

NO SWEAT? COLOMBIA TURNS TO LIE DETECTORS TO TACKLE GOVERNMENT GRAFT

In 2014, Colombia was ranked 94th out of 174 countries for severity of corruption in a listing compiled by Transparency International... READ MORE›

HOW MANY PEOPLE DIE FROM TUBERCULOSIS? EPIDEMIC KILLING MILLIONS, DISEASE RUNS RAMPANT, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORTS

Officials called for increased funding and bold political commitment to cut tuberculosis rates dramatically in its Tuesday statement... READ MORE›

WHAT DID GREECE JUST SIGN UP FOR?

Continue to seek support from the International Monetary Fund which has demanded austerity measures for Greece since its first debt package in 2010... READ MORE›

Twenty-four per cent of children here have lost one or both parents to AIDS and many are themselves now living with HIV... READ MORE›

LARGEST AND MOST ADVANCED HIV VACCINE TRIAL TO START IN SOUTH AFRICA

The new vaccine aims to provide greater and more sustained protection and has been adapted to the HIV subtype that predominates in southern Africa... READ MORE›

FORCING EUROPE TO RETHINK ITS PAINFUL EMBRACE OF AUSTERITY

Germany remains guardian of austerity The European Union maintains rules limiting budget deficits and public debt burdens... READ MORE›

CHILDREN TO BE SCREENED FOR TB AFTER CASE AT SYDNEY CHILDCARE CENTRE

Childcare centre could have been exposed to tuberculosis after it was realised a staff member was working while infected with the disease... READ MORE›

The UK government has a long history of leadership in the global HIV response... READ MORE›

TUBERCULOSIS STUDY IN NUNAVUT TESTS NEW TREATMENT FOR LATENT TB

Nunavut Health Minister Monica Ell-Kanayuk says the territory has only seen three new cases of tuberculosis this year... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN AIDS DENIALISM SPREADS VIA ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS

Mbeki has been sharply criticized for being a champion of AIDS denialism and held responsible for numerous deaths through his policies regarding antiretroviral drugs... READ MORE›

HALF ALL AMERICAN BLACK GAY MEN ARE PROJECTED TO GET HIV

Mr Millett, who wasn't involved in the research, worked at the CDC until 2014 and helped craft President Barack Obama's National HIV AIDS Strategy... READ MORE›

US GDP STRONGER THAN EXPECTED

6 percent growth rate, it was the fourth quarter out of five that the economy has expanded at or above a 3... READ MORE›