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Progress was made at the Montreal AIDS conference despite visa problems, organizers say.

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MONTREAL – A major AIDS conference in Montreal highlighted the tremendous progress being made in HIV research and also managed to bring together scientists and activists despite visa issues, organizers say. Dr Jean-Pierre Routy, local co-chair of the AIDS 2022 conference, said the breakthrough presented was research showing that a single injection of a long-acting …

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The Snowbirds’ plane crashes in northern British Columbia

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A Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft crashed in northern British Columbia shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon. Around noon, the plane took off from North Peace Regional Airport in Fort St. John, according to a statement from the local air show society. “Despite all the safety precautions that are taken, incidents do happen and it’s heartbreaking in …

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The stunning image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows stars forming in a strange wheel-shaped galaxy

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The James Webb Space Telescope peered through dust and gas to reveal star formation in a rare wheel-shaped galaxy that formed in a galactic collision a long time ago. The galaxy, called cart wheel due to its striking resemblance to an ancient carriage wheel, it was previously studied by the Hubble Space Telescopebut Webb’s infrared …

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The Washington Nationals have agreed to the framework of a deal to send star outfielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell to the San Diego Padres, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reports. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the Nationals will have shortstop CJ Abrams, outfielders Robert Hassell III and James Wood, lefty MacKenzie Gore, righty …

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Person with monkeypox at Toronto homeless shelter moved to isolation center

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TORONTO – A Toronto public health unit is investigating whether there could be more smallpox infections at a homeless shelter after confirming a person with the virus recently visited the facility. A statement from city officials said Monday that the person has been transferred to Toronto’s COVID-19 Isolation and Recovery Site, which also houses people …

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Expansion of prison needle exchange programs continues despite pandemic delays

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These programs are in addition to the country’s only prison “overdose prevention service,” which began operating in 2019 at the medium-security Drumheller Institution for men in Alberta. It is basically a supervised injection site, offering sterile equipment and consumption under observation. Since the site opened, there have been 55 participants, 1,591 visits and zero overdoses …

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Details of the planning and drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahri Details of the planning and drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahri

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WASHINGTON – As the sun rose in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a US drone ended Ayman al-Zawahri’s decade-long reign as al Qaeda leader. The seeds of the audacious anti-terrorist operation had been planted for many months. US officials had built a scale model of the safe house where al-Zawahri had been …

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