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An AIDS orphan, a pastor and his frantic search for the meds that keep her alive

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In the wake of U.S. aid cuts, Pastor Billy is reminded of his twin sister's death from AIDS. He doesn't want 9-year-old Diana, who's HIV-positive, to meet the same fate.

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What Trump's first 100 days has meant for these truck drivers and sex workers

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In Zambia, truck drivers and sex workers have high rates of being HIV positive —- and are at high risk of contracting the virus. Here's how they have been affected by the administration's policies.

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Portraits: A 10-year-old, a house painter and a mom who are running out of HIV pills

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HIV medications were supposed to be exempt from U.S. aid cuts. In Zambia, for example, those on the ground say otherwise.

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Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out

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Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.

A brother and sister enjoy an imaginative game in a domestic garden on a sunny day. Siblings can have a powerful effect on one another.

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Have a story about your sibling? Share it with us!

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Siblings can have a profound effect on us in childhood and over the course of our lives. How have these bonds affected you? Share your story with us.

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A kid in Guatemala had a dream. Today she's a disease detective

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Neudy Rojop made a girlhood pledge. When family members fell ill, she says she decided to become a nurse "so I could change my community for good."

Damaris Sanchez looks at the mosquitoes caught in a house at the village of Los Encuentros, Coatepeque, Guatemala, October 4, 2022.

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For these virus-hunting scientists, the 'real gold' is what's in a mosquito's abdomen

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In Guatemala's mosquito-plagued lowlands, researchers use a novel tool — they call it an "insectazooka" — to suck up mosquitoes. Then they peer at the blood meal, searching for unknown pathogens.