AN UNMANNED SOYUZ-U ROCKET CARRYING A SPACE ALBORATORY EXPLODED 29 SECONDS AFTER BLAST-OFF FROM RUSSIA'S ARCTIC LAUNCH SITE. THE LAUNCH WAS NOT CONNECTED WITH THE OPERATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A TOP AIDS OFFICAL IN RUSSIA SAYS RUSSIA'S HIV-POSITIVE POPULATION COULD SOON REACH 3 MILLION TO 4 MILLION GIVEN THE COUNTRY'S RAPIDLY INCREASING INFECTION RATE. THERE ARE 215,000 OFFICIALLY REGISTERED INFECTED PEOPLE, BUT AN OFFICIAL ESTIMATES THE ACTUAL NUMBER AT BETWEEN 1 MILLION AND 2 MILLION. AND HE SAID IF URGENT MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN THERE WILL BE 3 TO 4 MILLION HIV-INFECTED IN RUSSIA IN A FEW YEARS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTOR RICHARD HARRIS, WHO STARS AS PROFESSOR ALBUS DUMBLEDORE IN THE HARRY POTTER MOVIES, HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING TREATMENT FOR CANCER. THE VETERAN IRISH ACTOR FIRST FELL ILL IN AUGUST AFTER FILMING THE SECOND HARRY POTTER FILM, THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, AND WENT TO A HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM ASEVERE CHEST INFECTION. THE 72-YEAR-OLD ACTOR HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN LONDON FOR TWO MONTHS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. --

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