excuses to defend the indefensible . in a speech, sirjohn insisted deliberate lies to parliament should always be fatal to political careers all abandoned wells in morocco will be surveyed following the tragic death of a young boy earlier this week. rayan s plight at the bottom of a narrow thirty two metre deep borehole gripped millions in morocco and beyond. a water ministry official said the survey was designed to prevent a repeat of the tragedy. he said those who dug wells that flouted regulations would be required to pay to make them safe. the french virologist, luc montagnier, who was awarded the nobel prize for medicine for jointly discovering the virus that causes aids, has died. he and a colleague identified the human immunodeficiency virus in 1983 and their work helped lead to researchers developing tests for hiv and then modern treatments such as anti retroviral drugs.