On Newsline, 30 July: Dutch scientists develop a new method that protects people from malaria, the IMF offers extra help for the poorest countries to battle the economic crisis and why do some Americans think Barack Obama is eligible to be US President?

Dutch scientists take "a major step" towards malaria vaccine

Scientists at the University of Nijmegen, in The Netherlands, say they have found a new method to protect people from contracting malaria. This, they say, is a major step closer to a malaria vaccine.

The IMF sells gold to help the poorest countries

The poorest countries in the world are the hardest hit by the economic crisis. The International Monetary Fund is helping these countries with a new aid package which includes loans with virtually no interest. The IMF funds this by selling its own gold.

Why Barack Obama should not be President

Barack Obama is not a natural-born American citizen and therefore was ineligible to become President. Or so the 'birthers' say, a small anti-Obama group in the US, claiming that he was born in Kenya, not in the US. Should we take it with a large pinch of salt, or do they have a point?

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