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Down but not out: Clinton's rating soars after policy speech
US President Bill Clinton may be facing a lot of flak for his alleged sexual misbehaviours while in office. But for all that, his popularity among the US public is on the rise, if the result of a survey conducted by NBC-Wall Street Journal is to be believed. According to the poll, taken after Clinton's policy speech on Tuesday, 68% of the US public approved of Clinton's handling of his duties, up from 59% in the last survey.
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Gene therapy to fight AIDS
Monkeys got unusually mild infections from a cousin of the AIDS virus after scientists gave some of their blood cells a gene to interfere with the virus' reproduction. The findings lend support to the idea of treating HIV-infected people with such gene therapy. The monkeys studied were infected with the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, or SIV. Those treated with the gene therapy showed much less virus in their bodies and far less damage to their lymph nodes.
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Watch this space, it's got a communication gap
A communication gap in outer space? That's the unlikely scenario in which American astronaut Andrew Thomas now finds himself. Thomas, who arrived on the Mir space station on Saturday for a four-month stay is dreading the company of his two crewmates -- both Russians who do not speak English. The problem for Thomas is that he doesn't speak Russian either.
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Gandhi's birthplace stinks
For the birthplace of the Father of the Nation, Porbandar has shown him an astonishing lack of respect. If public monuments are anything to go by, there is little to suggest that Gandhi is held in any esteem, that his ideals mean much in his hometown. The main memorial -- the Gandhi Smruti, his birthplace -- is neighbour to the main fish market, and suffers the fallout one would expect of such an asociation.
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