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'Game of Thrones' Final Season Trailer: The Winter War Is Here

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Like winter, the trailer for the final season of  Game of Thrones  is finally here. After months of lightly teasing out the six remaining episodes, HBO has finally launched its official full trailer for the highly anticipated  Game of Thrones  finale. What fates await Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and the rest when season eight begins on April 14? The answers rest in the future, but the guessing game can now escalate thanks to the trailer's arrival. Watch the trailer: The trailer is here.  #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/L48jOwsUzn — Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones)  March 5, 2019 The final season of  Game of Thrones  springs forth from the minds of creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss, both of whom are set to direct the series finale.  Additionally,   Thrones  veterans David Nutter ("The Rains of Castamere") and Miguel Sapochnik ("Battle of the Bastards") joined the final season direct

Second man seems to be free of AIDS virus after transplant

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A London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the "Berlin patient," doctors reported. The therapy had an early success with Timothy Ray Brown, a U.S. man treated in Germany who is 12 years post-transplant and still free of HIV. Until now, Brown is the only person thought to have been cured of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Such transplants are dangerous and have failed in other patients. They're also impractical to try to cure the millions already infected. The latest case "shows the cure of Timothy Brown was not a fluke and can be recreated," said Dr. Keith Jerome of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle who had no role. He added that it could lead to a simpler approach that could be used more widely. The case was published online Monday by the journal Nature and will be presented at an HIV conference in Seattle.  The patient has not been identified. He was

Vatican to open secret archives of WWII pope in 2020

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© Provided by AFP Pope Francis said he hopes historical researchers will treat the archives of actions of wartime pope Pius XII "in a fair light" Pope Francis announced Monday that the Vatican will open the secret archives of the wartime pontiff Pius XII in March next year, which could shed light on why the Catholic Church failed to intervene more against the Holocaust. Researchers have long sought to examine the World War II-era archives for what they consider the lack of strong action by Pius XII (1939-1958) against the German Nazis over the massacre of Jews, an attitude denounced as a form of passive complicity. "I decided that the opening of the Vatican Archives for the pontificate of Pius XII would take place on March 2, 2020," the pontiff said. The date is the 81st anniversary of the election of Eugenio Pacelli to the papacy. "The Church is not afraid of history," added Francis, recalling that Pius XII found himself as head of the Roman Catho

Police arrest 323 for electoral offences, lose two cops

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© AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File File photo: Nigeria police officers in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has said that 323 suspects were arrested for electoral offences during the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections. He also disclosed that two policemen were killed during the polls, while others were assaulted and injured. Speaking during the post-presidential and National Assembly elections evaluation meeting with assistant inspectors-general of police, commissioners of police and other senior officers in Abuja on Monday, the IG explained that the Special Electoral Offences Team of the Force would liaise with the Independent National Electoral Commission to prosecute the electoral offenders. He stated that the Election Investigation Team headed by CP in charge of Legal Department had compiled all the cases and was collating evidence in collaboration with the INEC. Adamu said, “The updated statistics fr

Luke Perry, of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'Riverdale' fame, dies at 52 after stroke

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web search   AdChoices Luke Perry, of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'Riverdale' fame, dies at 52 after stroke By Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times   12 hrs ago                                               Luke Perry wearing a blue shirt: Luke Perry attending the 2017 CW Upfront in New York City, NY, USA, on May 18, 2017. The Beverly Hills, 90210 star was hospitalized after reports of massive stroke. Previous Slide Next Slide Full Screen 1 OF 24 © Van Tine Dennis/ABACA/ABACA PRESS/TNS Luke Perry attending the 2017 CW Upfront in New York City, NY, USA, on May 18, 2017. The Beverly Hills, 90210 star was hospitalized after reports of massive stroke. Luke Perry, the actor best known as bad-boy heartthrob Dylan McKay from the 1990s TV drama "Beverly Hills, 90210," has died. He was 52. Publicist Arnold Robinson confirmed t