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100 Things We Didn’t Know Last Year
Fascinating facts and amazing lore are exposed in the weekly BBC Magazine column, "10 Things we didn't know last week." Here are...
Once Volatile, the German-Polish Crossing Is Dismantled
One of the world's most tense borders, the gates between Poland and Germany, will be opened for good as Poland today joins the passport-free...
Climate Change Conference Hails Australia Kyoto Signing
More than 10,000 scientists, bureaucrats and politicians from 186 countries gathered this week on the Indonesian island of Bali for what is perhaps the...
Billion Tree Campaign Reaches One Billion Trees Planted in One Year
The goal of planting one billion trees around the world has been achieved in one year thanks to the United Nations and Nobel Peace...
Another Billionaire Donates: $80M to Australian Kids
Inspired by the hefty charitable donations of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, and in an effort to encourage other Australians to be more philanthropic,...
Countries Agree on Plan to Save Animals
Over one hundred countries are taking action to save endangered livestock breeds using genetic stockpiling to preserve a wide variety of species, according to...
Hilary Duff Collecting Canned Food Donations at Concerts
Recording artist Hilary Duff is asking fans to bring canned goods to her concerts in support of The Salvation Army and Canadian Harvest. Her...
Islamic Development Bank Launches $10 Billion Poverty Fund
The Islamic Development Bank launched a multi-billion-dollar Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development, which aims at combatting poverty and its causes in member Islamic countries...
NYC Pledges 1 Million New Trees in Sweeping Environmental Package
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled plans on Sunday for a more energy-efficient city where pedestrians would be shaded by more trees while...
Free Online University Lectures Offer Eclectic Mix
As we alerted you last year, major Ivy league universities have begun offering lectures — and whole courses — on the Internet for free....
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 5) Bono Helps Provide Free AIDS Drugs to Africa
5) Bono Joins Kenya and India Providing Money for Free AIDS Drugs, Saving Thousands • Hollywood and corporate stars added their...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
Microsoft Helps Train Reformed Colombian Fighters in Computers
Microsoft has agreed to donate more than $300,000 to open computer centers where former paramilitary fighters will receive free training for civilian jobs, after...
Virgin’s Branson Launches Plan to Cut Plane Emissions
The Virgin Group airline chairman and British billionaire Richard Branson has proposed a plan that would cut aviation emissions and greenhouse gases at busy...
African Media Wants Good News Story Network
Delegates at an African International Media Summit convened in Ghana this week to discuss ways to change the continent's doom and gloom image,...
Warren Buffett Gives Away His Fortune
Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man - who's now worth $44 billion - will start giving away 85% of his wealth in July...
Ecobrique: Building With Sewage
A French company is winning awards for innovation with its building materials that are made from sewage! Introducing, Ecobrique: vBc 3000 has...
Carter Center Eradicates Guinea Worm in Africa
When former US President Jimmy Carter saw the suffering in the developing world caused by a little known disease called Guinea worm, he updated...
Lawyer Floats Own Middle East Peace Plan
Josef Avesar, a successful Encino lawyer, has created a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "The concept was intriguing enough to keep 300 Israelis,...
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...