Today's News..

1. Afghan militants extended the negotiaion deadline for Korean hostages again, after demanding direct talks with the Korean government yesterday..

2. The GNP leaders yesterday decided to postpone the scheduled local rallies after having a chaotic gathering on Jeju Island during the weekend..

3. Korean stock prices reached another all-time high yesterday, with the level of 2,000 in the hunt..

4. Japan will let UN inspectors visit its largest nuclear plant after the earthquake caused the radiation leak on July 16..

5. Electricity and water supplies were cut in southwest England yesterday after torrential raind deluged whole towns of in some of the worst flood in 60 years..


HIV sufferer can expect longer lives with modern science..

A man with over 20 years' experience in treating HIV patients stated at a major HIV and AIDS conference in Sydney that the infection is no longer the death sentence it used to be. He said that two decades ago life expectancy of his patients is so short, he would not even tell them to quit smoking. However, with the improvement in anti-retroviral drugs that fight the disease, he says that people infected with HIV can have "a fairly robust life expectancy". Other high-profile speakers at the conference shared his sentiment that advancements in pharmaceuticals help fight the disease for decades..


Art lover goes too far in showing appreciaion..

A woman visiting a museum got caught in the moment and showed her passion for art in an unusual way. She kissed a painting by U.S. artist Cy Twombly worth over $2 million, leaving a red smudge mark behind. The kisser's name is Sam Lindy, an artist herself, and she claims that the stain she left on a canvass is a "testimony to the power of art." She also said the painting's artist had left white space for her to make it more beautiful.. She has been charged with criminal damage and is due in court on August 16th..


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