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Plans to Build Oil Platform in Whale Feeding Ground Suspended
An oil platform planned near the habitat of a critically endangered whale population has been postponed for at least five years. Concerns had been...
Potential Diplomatic Breakthrough on Syria Chemical Weapons
Russia and France are working on separate plans for bringing Syria's chemical weapons under international control, after the idea emerged as a way to...
Watch These People Jumping to the Rescue of Animals
This collection of YouTube clips by Russian Alexandr Mish will give you a bit more hope that there is a lot of wonderful people...
Nepal Sees Tiger Population Go Up by 63% Since 2009
Not only are tiger populations roaring back in the three critical countries of India, Russia and Thailand, last month Nepal's national parks reported similar...
Guy Does to Bank What Banks Usually Do to Other People
A Russian man who decided to write his own amendments into a credit card contract has been given a thumbs-up by a court who upheld...
Solar Family Car Pioneered in Holland
Students at the University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands say they have created the world's first solar-paneled family sedan.
The futuristic looking car seats four...
New Hospital in Haiti is Fully Powered by 1,800 Solar Panels
Over the past 25 years Partners In Health (PIH) has been working to bring the benefits of modern medical science to poor residents who...
Tigers Roar Back in Three Critical Countries
In a field often dominated by news of felled forests and population declines, tigers have delivered a bit of holiday cheer. Wildlife conservationists report...
“God Loves Caviar” Film Serves up a Hero in Greece’s Hour of Need
The Greeks never used to have hero issues. But heroes have been in short supply in the country's hour of need, which could explain...
Intimate, Spontaneous Moments Win Cell Phone Photo Contest
The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards announced the winners of their first Cell Phone Photo Contest.
The call for entries attracted intimate family portraits, spontaneous street...
Amazing Street Art That Fools the Eye
Whether using chalk outside on the sidewalks, or paint indoors, as in the room pictured here with alligators, Nikolaj Arndt, a Russian-born artist knows...
Man Without Arms or Legs Swims Frigid Bering Strait
“A French swimmer who lacks legs and arms has successfully swum the frigid waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics,”...
Putin Unveils Red Army WWII ‘Victory Monument’ in Israel
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin joined Israeli leader Shimon Peres to unveil a Victory Monument in Israel honoring the contributions of the Red Army to...
Teen Wins $100K Intel Science Search for His Breast Cancer Research
A 17 year-old Michigan teen won the top award and $100,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search for his research on breast cancer, which...
Truckers Who Saved Others are Finalists for Highway Hero Award
Professional truck drivers who jumped from their cabs to rescue fellow motorists are being honored as heroes by the Goodyear Tire Company in their...
At Last, Fuel Delivery Reaches Iced-in Alaska Town
A Russian fuel tanker has finally reached Nome harbor after a Coast Guard icebreaker cleared a path for it through hundreds of miles of...
Time’s Person of the Year: “The Protester”
After an online poll and months of reporting on the most influencial news throughout the year, TIME magazine today named "The Protester" as its...
Last Cast Iron Foundry in US: Still Thriving Through Innovation
A metal foundry in South Pittsburg, Tennessee has invested in advanced technology and acquired management techniques to insure its success as the last company...
Bears Saved From Forced Vodka Drinking
Ukraine's Environment Minister Mykola Zlochevsky vowed last week to free all bears kept in restaurants as entertainment, Interfax news agency reported.
Captured and tamed bears...
Med Students Invent iPhone App to Help Doctors Save Lives
Two California medical students, dismayed by communication breakdowns in emergency rooms where patients don't speak English, are changing the face of global medicine with...