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Oscar Buzz: The Top 10 Positive Psychology Films of 2010
Have you seen any good movies lately? If not, try one of these 10 best positive psychology films of 2010.
Whether or not they are...
World Landmarks Light-Up With ‘End Polio’ Message in Final Push to Eradicate Disease
What do the Trevi Fountain in Rome, India’s Charminar monument, and the New York Stock Exchange building have in common? Each of these iconic...
Israel and Palestinians Declare War — Against Climate Change
Israel and the Palestinian Authority are among 15 Mediterranean nations who have just signed a historic agreement to work together to combat the effects...
Free Hugs Campaign Makes for Uplifting Day
An afternoon of free hugs in Sondrio, Italy is shot on video, and set to music using the song, Hallelujah, performed by...
Turning Old Tires Into Stylish Shoes
Alemu, a 30 year-old woman, runs a trailblazing business in Africa making shoes from old rubber tires. SoleRebels handcraft their "zero-emission" sandals and shoes...
G7 Nations Announce They Will Cancel Haiti’s Debt
The world's leading industrialized nations have pledged to write off the debts that Haiti owes them, following a devastating earthquake last month. ...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2009
Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2009, overall it was a great year. Looking back, one can be grateful that the economy...
Italian Village is EU’s Most Sustainable Community (Video)
As world leaders in Copenhagen try to thrash out a deal on tackling climate change, a small village in northern Italy is providing...
NYC’s Chinatown Elects Chinese-American to City Council for First Time
For the first time in its 150 year history, Chinatown will have a Chinese-American representative on the City Council, as Margaret Chin beat her...
G8 Pledge of $20B to Feed the Hungry also Promotes Peace and Stability
The annual G8 meeting, which wrapped up last week, has yielded pledges of $20 billion over three years to feed the hungry and mobilize...
G-20 Backs $1Trillion Boost For Struggling Nations
President Obama emerged from the global summit of G20 leaders with an agreement to provide funding for $1 trillion in additional loans and...
Venice Seaport Eyes Algae to Fuel Energy Needs
Venice's seaport plans to become self-sufficient in its energy needs by building a power plant fueled by algae, in what would be the...
Iran Invited by Group of Eight to Meeting on Afghanistan
Iran said on Monday it had been invited by Group of Eight president, Italy, to an international meeting on Afghanistan, which is also expected...
Wind Now Leads EU Power Sector
In 2008, more wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity generating technology. Statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association...
UN Loans $30M to Micro-Finance Plan for Poor Rural Indian Women
A new United Nations loan of over $30 million seeks to boost the social and economic power of rural women in India’s largest pocket...
Ocean Currents Can Power the World, Say Scientists
Existing technologies which use water power, relying on the action of waves, but a new revolutionary device can harness energy from slow-moving rivers and...
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008
Feast your eyes on five of the winning photographs of the London Natural History Museum and BBC Magazine's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008...
European Professional Football Against Hunger
The European Professional Football Leagues joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization this week to launch a campaign to raise funds and awareness for...
AT&T Helps Military Families and Soldiers Connect for Mother’s Day
AT&T will donate more than 30,000 prepaid phone cards in 2008 to military personnel stationed overseas with the help of the USO. The donation,...
iCar Costs Just 2 Cents Per Mile to Drive
A new breed of micro automobiles known as Neighborhood Cars can transport two people for as little as two cents a mile. The stylish...