U.N.: 5 Million Infected With HIV in 2003
AP reports, "The world is losing the race against the AIDS virus, which last year infected a record 5 million people and killed an unprecedented 3 million, according to a United Nations report. The virus has now pushed deep into Eastern Europe and Asia, and tackling it will be more expensive than previously believed, according to the most accurate picture to date of the global status of HIV infections, released Tuesday." :: Pestilence (Luke 21:11).