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Africa’s Last Eden Spared by Logging Company
A Congo Republic rain forest full of rare animals and trees, one of the most pristine left in Africa, will be protected from all...
Congress Votes Overwhelmingly to Restore Everglades
The House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a $7.8 billion project to restore the Florida Everglades and undo a half-century of human impact.
Rep. Clay Shaw,...
Help for Hot Spots
A $150 million global fund has been launched to provide protection for environmental “hot spots” that contain the most dense array of plant and...
Goodwill Summit Ends 50-year Korean Cold War
The first meeting ever between the leaders of North and South Korea sparked friendship between former foes and produced an historic accord that pledges...
Breakthrough on Road to Irish Peace
On May 7, 2000 the Irish Republican Army made its most groundbreaking pledge since its cease-fire six years ago: to "put IRA arms beyond...
Old Enemies Turn Into New Heroes During Floods
Some good came out of the flooding that swept through Mozambique in 2000. At the same time as marooned Mozambicans on high ground were...
Endangered Woodpeckers Protected by Paper Company
International Paper announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved its habitat conservation plan for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. This plan is the...
Israeli Peace Deal Signing Leads Way To Final Settlement Talks
President Clinton pushed for an agreement and finally got one between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Yasir Arafat after nine...
Operation Smile Turning Disfigured Faces into Smiling Faces
In 16 years, Operation Smile has treated over 45,000 children and young adults with deformities in the U.S. and abroad, offering hope and changing...
Extraordinary Speech by President Clinton in China
President Clinton's 10-day trip to China, the world's most populous nation and second largest economy, has concluded. For the Chinese, the trip was nothing...
83-Year-Old Reconnects Two Koreas
The founder of the Hyundai conglomerate, a self-made billionaire who left North Korea in 1933 at the age of 18 to seek his fortune,...
Shattering Stereotypes: Islamic Militant Extremists
Hassan Karatiya is a former Islamic militant in the Egyptian underground who traded in his bullets and bombs for a shot at success.
He was...
Easter Peace Accord Signed in Northern Ireland!
(Good Friday, April 10, 1998) The two-year-old peace talks in Northern Ireland finally produced a settlement this afternoon after an imposed deadline forced a...
All-Party Peace Talks on Northern Ireland
After nearly 30 years of violence between Protestants and Catholics, a July cease-fire remains in place and Britain's new leader Tony Blair has coaxed...