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UK researchers cure man who had Covid for 411 days
UK researchers cure man who had Covid for 411 days
by  AFP

British researchers announced Friday they have cured a man who was continually infected with Covid for 411 days by analysing the genetic code of his particular virus to find the right treatment. At the ECCMID conference in April, the team announced the longest-known persistent infection in a man who tested positive for 505 days before his death.

El Salvador destroys gang members' gravestones
El Salvador destroys gang members' gravestones
by  AFP

The government of El Salvador, engaged in a controversial "war" on gangs, is destroying the tombstones of gang members to prevent them from becoming shrines, the government said on Thursday. Though their tombstones will be removed, the gang members' remains will be left intact, said the government.

Blinken asks Egypt for rights progress before climate meet
Blinken asks Egypt for rights progress before climate meet
by  AFP

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for Egypt to free political prisoners as leaders prepare to visit for the global climate summit. Rights groups estimate that some 60,000 political prisoners are behind bars in Egypt, which starting next week will welcome more than 90 world leaders including President Joe Biden for COP27.

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