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North Korea claims to have discovered cure for Aids and Ebola

The impoverished state of North Korea has claimed it has had a scientific breakthrough which could significantly change the world for the better.

The country, controlled by Kim Jong-un, announced it has a drug that can prevent and cure Aids, Ebola, Mers and Sars. Not only that, it claims it developed the drug as far back as 1996.

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