http://www.goldbamboo.com/ Equatorial Guinea News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Anaconda Partners LLC, All Rights Reserved http://www.goldbamboo.com/news-a221274.html The United Nations World Food Programme has condemned the looting of three food warehouses in Guinea over the weekend - resulting in the loss of nearly 450 metric tons of food aid destined for school children and the poorest communities. WFP estimates the value of the losses at US$ 350,000. [click link for full article] Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:00 EST http://www.goldbamboo.com/news-a220481.html More than one-third of the adult population in Papua New Guinea could die of AIDS-related causes within 20 years if the spread of HIV is not controlled in the country, according to a report released Thursday by the Australian Centre for Independent Studies, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. [click link for full article] Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST http://www.goldbamboo.com/news-a222094.html An experimental vaccine for a common virus that can cause mental retardation and deafness in some newborns yielded encouraging results in guinea pigs and could lead to a human vaccine, scientists said on Wednesday. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:19 EST http://www.goldbamboo.com/news-a221961.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental vaccine for a common virus that can cause mental retardation and deafness in some newborns yielded encouraging results in guinea pigs and could lead to a human vaccine, scientists said on Wednesday. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:52 EST http://www.goldbamboo.com/news-a209652.html SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was made an honorary chief in Papua New Guinea on Sunday after signing an agreement to help combat HIV-AIDS in the South Pacific island nation. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:33 EST