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India sees major reduction in HIV infections but challenges remain: UN

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India sees major reduction in HIV infections but challenges remain: UN India saw a major reduction in the number of new   HIV infections   , AIDS-related deaths and people living with HIV from 2010 to 2017 on the back of sustained and focussed efforts, according to a UN report which warned that the epidemic was growing in Pakistan. The Joint UN Agency on AIDS (UNAIDS) report titled 'Miles to go closing gaps, breaking barriers, righting injustices' said Asia and the Pacific regions have made strong inroads with its HIV response. Sustained and focused efforts to reach key populations have led to major reductions in HIV infections in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam between 2010 and 2017. The report, however, warned that the global new HIV infections were not declining fast enough. It also noted that the epidemics were expanding in Pakistan and the Philippines. ALSO READ:   Cipla gains 3% post USFDA approval for its generic HIV drug In India, ne...

Hizbul's Syed Salahuddin threatens nuclear war against India

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Hizbul's Syed Salahuddin threatens nuclear war against India The   Pakistan   Government has again encouraged terror leader Syed Salahuddin, the head of the Hizbul Mujahideen, to threaten war against India over the   Kashmir   issue, and this time, Salahuddin has threatened a   nuclear attack   on India. Speaking to reporters in   Karachi   Salahuddin said there is a great chance of a nuclear war taking place between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue. "Pakistan is duty bound, morally bound, politically bound and constitutionally bound to provide concrete, substantial support to the ongoing freedom struggle on the territory of Kashmir. And, if Pakistan provides this support, there is a great chance of a nuclear war between the two powers," he added. He said three wars have already been fought between the two countries over the Kashmir issue, adding that he can predict a fourth war with certainty because Kashmiris are no longer w...

More sex abuse by UN troops alleged in C. African Republic

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A human rights group has alleged that at least eight women and girls were raped or sexually exploited by UN peacekeepers late last year in Central African Republic, and the world body announced that more than 100 troops would be sent home.  Human Rights Watch yesterday said a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old alleged that peacekeepers gang-raped them near the airport in Bambari, the country’s second-largest city.  Read Articles