Oct 23 2009 Sweden does most to help world's poor

Sweden has the best foreign aid policies among the world’s wealthy countries, according to a new ranking. Sweden took the top spot in the 2009 Commitment to Development Index (CDI), an annual ranking compiled by the Center for Global Development (CGD), a Washington, DC-based think tank.

“Sweden won this year thanks to an uptick in the average size of its...

Oct 23 2009 Encouraging results for Swedish HIV vaccine

A Swedish HIV vaccine, Hivis, has shown the best preliminary results the world has seen so far, according to experts.

“These are the best preliminary results I’m aware of for a vaccine of this...

Oct 7 2009 Two Nobel Laureates with Canadian Connection

The prestigious Nobel Prizes are being announced from the 5 - 12 October 2009. The Nobel Laureates will come together in Stockholm in the beginning of December for an...

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