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Africa Celebrates One Year Without A Single New Case of Polio

August 11 marked one year since the last wild polio case was detected anywhere on the entire continent of Africa. Although it does not yet...

Child Refugee From War Torn Somalia Goes Back to Run For President

After fleeing her homeland almost 25 years ago, Fadumo Dayib has decided she wants to be president of Somalia. “I’m generally an optimist,”  Ms. Dayib...

5-year Study Reveals Why Ovarian Cancer Recurs and How to Stop It

Scientists have finally discovered why ovarian cancer frequently comes back after patients receive chemotherapy—and they’ve also found a way to potentially eliminate the recurrence rate...

Ebola Vaccine Trial Proves 100% Successful in Guinea

A vaccine against Ebola has been shown to be 100% successful in trials conducted during the outbreak in Guinea and is likely to bring...

Drug Cures Ebola in Monkeys, Human Tests are Planned Next

An experimental Ebola drug shows promise for fighting the disease after it cured monkeys that were already sick with fever from the virus. The...

Governments Can Learn From Firestone Tires How to Stop Ebola In Africa

When it comes to Ebola, the rubber met the road at the Firestone rubber plantation in Harbel, Liberia. Harbel is a company town made up...

World’s Five Biggest Palm Oil Growers Agree To Moratorium on Deforestation

The five biggest palm oil growers in the world have launched and signed the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto with a temporary moratorium against deforestation...

U.S. Agency Pledges Nearly $100 Million in Ebola Aid

"The U.S. Agency for International Development said it will spend nearly $100 million in aid for the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, in what...

Hospital Releases Two Americans After ‘Miraculous’ Ebola Recovery

Appearing thin but smiling, a doctor who weeks ago entered an Atlanta hospital in a full-body biohazard suit to be treated for Ebola said...
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Community Adopts 45 Orphans From War-torn Country

Ten years ago, 12 boys from a Liberian choir visited the United States to raise money for their orphanage, and touched the hearts of...
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Steep Decline in Child Deaths Worldwide Continues in 2011

Countries across the world are continuing to make rapid progress in reducing child deaths, a UNICEF report said this week. According to the 2012...
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Three Women’s Rights Activists Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, activist Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and rights activist Tawakkul Karman of Yemen share the honor of being awarded this...
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‘World Giving Index’ Ranks Generosity of Countries With Surprising Results

The “World Giving Index” is the first report of its kind to tally different types of charitable behavior found in people from 153 countries....
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Time Calls it “The Decade From Hell”… NOT!

Time magazine named this "The Decade From Hell". The sensationalist headline ignores all the good things that happened, so we, at the Good News...
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Vets Without Borders Bringing Relief to Animals in War Torn Africa

Two American veterinarians are heading off to Liberia this month to help the animals who have suffered because of a 14-year civil war in...
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Ten Signs of Peace on Earth: The Children’s Culture Connection

The good news that is the common thread running through children in war-torn Iraq or poverty-laden India, is that they all still have hope....
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760,000 people in 118 countries Walk to Eradicate Hunger

Last Sunday, more than 760,000 people took to the streets of more than 100 countries to walk five kilometres in support of Fight Hunger:...