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Nine Reasons to Love the United Nations
The Nations of the world can gather this week with pride on the occasion of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the...
A ‘Miracle Tree’ That Could Feed Sub-Saharan Africa
The moringa’s leaves and seedpods deliver extraordinary nutrition: Ounce for ounce, a Red Cross official said, moringa leaves contain more beta carotene than carrots,...
Farm Aid to Help Farmers Hurt by Ike, Gustav
Farm Aid today announced that initial grants would be made to southern farm and faith-based organizations to support family farmers hardest hit by Hurricanes...
Cubans Line up for Chance to Use Idle State Land
Thousands of Cubans have lined up to apply for the opportunity to farm idle government plots of land, in a new program devised by...
Unicef: Child Mortality Down 27 percent Since 1990
Child mortality rates have dropped 28% worldwide since 1990, UNICEF reported Friday. Death rates of children aged five and under have even dropped by...
UN Agencies Continue to Rush Aid to Georgia
The United Nations is continuing to send much-needed assistance to the Georgian city of Gori, most of whose population has fled since the start...
US Makes Progress in Finding Homes for Homeless People
On July 30 the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported the number of chronically homeless people living in shelters and on the...
Humpback and Two Other Whale Species on Road to Recovery
Three whale species, the humpback, minke and southern right, are recovering from the threat of extinction according to a new study released by the...
In Heartland of Islam, Jews Invited for First-Ever Talks
Last week, an amazingly colorful array of Arab princes and Muslim clerics came together with representatives of the world's major faiths in Madrid. While...
Every TerraCycle Product is Made From Garbage, Packaged in Garbage
Kraft Foods has joined a list of major corporations, like Coke and Kellogg, to fund the collection of used packaging and consumer leftovers of...
Oregon Girl Starts Website to Feed Dogs Displaced by Foreclosure
A young Oregon girl has started an online movement to feed some unexpected victims of a failing economy, abandoned dogs. Like FreeRice.com, FreeKibble.com, donates...
The Art of Word Fasting: Today’s Word is ‘Denial’
Jack is back on Fridays, after both of us having been overseas, with his spiritual metaphors and acronyms. The acronym for today is: D.E.N.I.A.L....
Happy in Horse Poop: The Entremanureal Journey
I didn’t make a plan to save critters in need, but that is the path my life has taken. My passion for animals went...
A Bridge in Costa Rica Helps People Reach Their Dreams
El Puente - The Bridge - helps people to help themselves in Southern Costa Rica. A longtime reader of the Good News Network, Barry...
Man Sheds 85 Pounds on McDonald’s Diet
After six months of eating only McDonald's food, amVirginia man has lost about 85 pounds eating mostly salads and wraps, with an occasional bunless...
Inflation? Some Items That Actually Cost Less
Inflation may be climbing faster than the humidity level, but there are still some things that actually cost less than they did a year...
Saudi King Moves to Tackle ‘Abnormally High’ Oil Prices
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah will convene a meeting next week of the world’s major oil producers to discuss ways of dealing with soaring fuel...
US Firms Give $76 Million in Aid to China Quake Relief
Despite challenges in the US economy, American corporations have heard the call and responded to the May earthquake disaster in China with cash donations,...
Solid Signs of Progress for New Orleans Since Storm
As the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina nears, it is beneficial to search for signs of recovery and progress. What can be found...
Aid Reaches One Million Cyclone Victims in Myanmar
Relief efforts by aid agencies have reached around one million people in Myanmar, just over 40 percent of those affected by the cyclone, according...