Facebook has started testing a system that lets users pay to highlight or promote posts. By paying a small fee users can ensure that information they post on the social network is more visible to friends, family and colleagues. The tests are being carried out among the social network’s users in New Zealand. Facebook said …

HIV prevention pill Truvada backed by US experts A panel of US health experts has for the first time backed a drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people. The panel recommended US regulators approve the daily pill, Truvada, for use by people considered at high risk of contracting the Aids virus. The US Food …

Vaccine to stop heart attacks could be developed. Vaccines against heart disease could be available within five years, a London conference has heard. Injections of antibodies could prevent the build up of fat in the arteries which cause narrowings and break off leading to heart attacks, experts said. It would be the first time that …

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Greece has marked its independence day under a heavy security presence. The public was banned from entering Syntagma Square, the main square in the centre of the capital, Athens, for the first time over fears anti-austerity protesters would target politicians. Drastic austerity measures have been imposed on Greece to meet the terms of the country’s …

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola described striker Lionel Messi as “the best ever” after his five-goal haul against Bayer Leverkusen. Messi, 24, moved to within seven of the total recorded by the club’s all-time record scorer Cesar Rodriguez as he led Barca to a 10-2 aggregate win. “He’s the best [ever], there is no other like …

Madonna has announced the dates for her latest world tour, which will start in Israel in May. The 53-year-old will play two dates in the UK, while the tour will also visit South America and Australia, where she has not performed in 20 years. The announcement comes days after the Like A Prayer singer performed …