Top Ten Good News of the Week (Sept 16-22, 2006)

By Good News Network Saturday, September 23, 2006

Archives - Week in Review

Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend...

1) China, India Once Food Aid Recipients, Now Food Donors - In the same year it stopped receiving global food aid, China emerged as the world's third largest food donor, behind only the U.S. and E.U. Another success story is India's transformation from a recipient of food aid in 2000 to becoming the 15th largest donor to the World Food Programme last year. (Civics )

2) Stunning Finds of Fish and Coral - An expedition off Indonesia's Papua coastline has uncovered the Earth's richest thriving seascape, including more than 50 species of coral and fish previously unknown to science. (Earth)

3) Branson Pledges 3 Billion to Fight Global Warming - British billionaire, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Conglomerate, committed all personal profits from his airlines and rail companies over the next ten years to meeting the challenge of global warming. (Business)

4) Five Former Soviet Republics Swear Off Nuclear Weapons - Five former Soviet republics committed themselves to never acquiring, manufacturing, possessing, or testing nuclear weapons by signing a treaty to create a Central Asian nuclear-weapon-free zone.
(Civics)

5) Saudis to Build 100 Housing Units for West Bank Poor - Saudi Arabia will donate $6.3 million to finance the construction of 100 housing units in the West Bank city of Hebron as part of a project being carried out by the United Nations HABITAT Program. The new homes will be allocated to underprivileged or widowed women. (Civics)

6) Paraguay: Music Against Hunger - Yesterday, a group of world-famous artists raise their voices in Paraguay's capital to draw attention to the world's hungry and raise money for food programs. The mega-concert, Music vs. Hunger marks the first time an event of this magnitude has been organized in Paraguay. (Recreation)

7) Alternative Medicine Saves Foot from Amputation - A South African newspaper reports doctors told diabetic Terry Whitfield that his gangrene-ravaged foot would need to be amputated. Instead he sought the help of an alternative healer and calls the outcome a miracle. (Health)

8) Hockey Fan Gives Life to Another Fan - Atlanta Thrashers fan Andy Freeman, after having been on dialysis for two years, received a donated kidney from a stranger solely because they shared a love of hockey. (Sports)

9) Maintainance Man Jumps in Pond with Alligators to Rescue Trapped Teens - A Florida maintenance worker, Rafael Martinez, jumped into a pond to save two teens trapped in a sinking car surrounded by alligators. Martinez grabbed a stick and tried to battle the gators and free the kids whose car doors were stuck. (Inspired! Individuals)

10) The Prevalence of Bad News is Making Us Sick - Gabriel Miller wrote a story in The London Paper pointing to health experts that say a barrage of apocalyptic stories in the news creates a bodily state that is "simply not sustainable in the long run without negative medical repercussions.” (Health)