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About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

Despite the good news, there has still been a profound increase in sargassum in the Atlantic, and thus Florida’s beaches, compared to the early years of the USF study.

The son of The Beatles' George Harrison will finally release his debut solo album in October, but you can stream the gifted guitarist's In///Parallel in its entirety now.

The solar storm that's pushing sightings of the Northern Lights to lower latitudes is forecast to continue into the coming days, but its impact has likely peaked.

This week's new releases include a memoir from Amanda Knox reflecting on her murder case and exoneration, a biography of Yoko Ono, new fiction from Column McCann, and the latest Wicked book Elphie.

Many people feared violence and protests would tarnish the Thirteenth International AIDS Conference in Africa, which ends tomorrow in Durban, South Africa. Some participants even withdrew because of concerns about their safety. But as NPR's Richard Knox reports, the meeting has taken place virtually without incident.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that a U.S. government agency has promised one-billion-dollars a year in loans to help countries in Sub-Saharan Africa buy AIDS treatments from U.S. companies. But AIDS experts say the money represents only a small step toward addressing the huge problem of HIV infection in Africa.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports from South Africa on the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Johannesburg. Representatives of 33 countries that belong to the movement signed a resolution condemning the pending lawsuit filed by major drug companies in an attempt to prevent South Africa from importing generic AIDS treatment drugs.

The settlement of the South Africa lawsuit ends one public relations headache for the drug industry. But in Washington, another battle is just beginning. The government seems ready to commit as much as $2 billion dollars to AIDS programs in Africa. But no specific spending plans have been formulated yet, and the drug industry intends to be in on that process. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Neda Ulaby reports on J.M. Coetzee of South Africa, who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for literature Thursday. His stories tell of apartheid and those affected by the system of racial separation that brutalized South Africa's black majority. The prize includes a check for $1.3 million.