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The World Bank's annual report on development strategy shows its full commitment to environmental causes. When will that go so far as to link assistance with prudent population policies?
Duesberg's argument that HIV is not the cause of AIDS gained no new ground at last week's alternative AIDS conference, but his message has already been taken up by a small army of followers.
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