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| Gao Jun, an HIV-infected, orphaned toddler who is shunned by his relatives, is at the heart of Ruby Yang's documentary "The Blood of Yingzhou District." Photo courtesy of Frameline 32 |
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| Ruby Yang won an Oscar for her documentary "The Blood of Yingzhou District." Chronicle photo by Kurt Rogers |
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| A woman smokes in Beijing days before a public ban went into effect in May, in advance of the Summer Olympics. The Gates Foundation is launching an anti-smoking initiative in China. |
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela, seen here on June 18, arrived in Britain ahead of a 90th birthday concert in his honour in London's Hyde Park. (AFP/File/Alexander Joe) |
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People wait at a anti-retroviral clinic in Winterton, South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal province. The AIDS epidemic in southern Africa is so severe that it should be classed as a disaster comparable to floods or famine, a new study by the Red Cross said Thursday. (AFP/File/Alexander Joe) |
