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Kyrgyzstan moves to ban TikTok citing risk to children
Kyrgyzstan moves to ban TikTok citing risk to children
by  AFP

Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday it planned to ban the popular video sharing platform TikTok, after the Central Asian country accused the app of "causing addiction" among children and affecting their mental health. It also accused the app of failing to restrict content which it claimed was "harmful to the health and development of children".

Global Fund secures deal to slash HIV treatment price
Global Fund secures deal to slash HIV treatment price
by  AFP

The Global Fund announced Wednesday a deal with generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to significantly slash the price of a cutting-edge HIV drug, in a move it said would save lives. "Reduced pricing for TLD means governments and other implementers of Global Fund grants can expand treatment programmes and invest more in prevention, saving more lives and reducing new infections."

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