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By embracing Russia, Trump bumps up against top advisers

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By embracing Russia, Trump bumps up against top advisers

By embracing Russia, Trump bumps up against top advisersWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's persistent overtures toward Russia are placing him increasingly at odds with his national security and foreign policy advisers, who have long urged a more cautious approach to dealing with the foreign adversary.


Scales tip in AIDS fight as death rates decline, treatment rates rise

Scales tip in AIDS fight as death rates decline, treatment rates riseThe scales have tipped in the fight against AIDS, with more than half of people infected with HIV now getting treatment and AIDS-related deaths almost halving since 2005, the United Nations said on Thursday. In its latest global report on the pandemic, which has killed around 35 million people worldwide since it began in the 1980s, the UNAIDS agency said there were particularly encouraging signs in Africa, a continent ravaged by the disease. Eastern and southern Africa are leading the way, reducing new HIV infections by nearly 30 percent since 2010, the report said.


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