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Live news Uploaded at 15:41 5 September 2023 Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Anti-retroviral therapy trials are expected to begin in Denmark before the end of the year, with a drug that could prove to be a long-awaited cure for the AIDS virus. The results of preliminary laboratory tests carried out by two teams of Australian scientists in collaboration with their colleagues from Denmark are encouraging about the hope of finding a cure. An Australian study clearly shows that the Oncologic drug venetoclax has the ability to detect "cells" in the human body that are adversely affected by the virus. Next year, in addition to Denmark, trials of the drug will also begin in Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile, pills with the trade name VENCLEXTA were originally developed to fight blood cancer. It was approved in the United States in 2016 and since then, according to doctors, it has already helped thousands of cancer patients. There are currently around 40 million people living with...

Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images One of the longest-serving presidents in Africa has appointed new military leaders on the same day the army took power in neighboring Gabon. President Paul Biya of Cameroon has made major changes to his country's defense ministry and armed forces on Wednesday. No reason was given for the move. Colonel Cyrille Guemo, Director of Communications at the Ministry of Defense of Cameroon, has told the Turkish news agency that the new appointment has been on the president's table for many days. But given the "tsunami of military coups that are sweeping through France's former colonies... leaders who have been in power for too long" should be worried, says David Otto, a security expert. "The young generation that is made up of military leaders does not tolerate regimes that operate in some kind of dynasty," Mr Otto said. Although Mr Biya's presidency was initially threatened when the military tried to seize power soon afte...