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Rare Vultures Discovered in East Asia
AP reports, researchers in Cambodia have discovered the only known colony of extemely rare slender-billed vultures. “Amazingly, there were also a host of other...
Asian Poverty Reduction at 95%
In 1990 there were 500 million people living in poverty in East Asia and the Pacific region. That number is now under 200 million,...
Saving Woman’s Son from Flying Hockey Puck, the 3 Reunite on Center Ice in Playoffs After Viral Video
A fan at a Cleveland Monsters game reached over to block a puck that came screaming out of the ice towards the head of...
Good News in History, April 16
106 years ago today, Xuan Hua, also known by the dharma name An Tzu, was born. Xuan Hua founded The Dharma Realm Buddhist Association,...
Good News in History, April 13
Today is Vaisakhi, the second most important day of the year on the Punjabi calendar, on which Sikhs from around the world celebrate a...
Playful Competition Brings Together Muslims and Non-Muslims Over Street Vendor’s Ramadan Snack
In the world's largest Muslim nation, a street food vendor's tasty sundown snack has become so popular that people rush to get one whether...
Dog That Flunked Out of Police Academy Becomes a Hero in Taiwan’s Earthquake Response
To be a drug-sniffing dog you have to be impassionate, which is exactly what this golden retriever was not.
Though Roger flunked out of the...
Good News in History, April 10
99 years ago today, one of the great American novels, The Great Gatsby was published. F. Scott Fitzgerald's work was a commercial disappointment and strangely,...
Good News in History, April 8
90 years ago today, the architect Kisho Kurokawa was born. This brilliant mind was the co-founder of the Metabolist architectural movement, which sought to...
Global Life Expectancy Rises by 6.2 Years After Drop in Deaths from Stroke, Diarrhea, and Respiratory Infections
Reductions in deaths from leading killers in the developing world such as as diarrhea, lower respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, and stroke,...
Good News in History, April 4
60 years ago today, Beatlemania was in full bloom as the band held every one of the top five spots on the US singles...
How Singapore Became an Unexpected Stronghold for a Critically Endangered Bird
From the sprawling urban city-state of Singapore comes the unlikely story of a critically endangered songbird and a dedicated group of environmentalists helping it...
Good News in History, April 1
51 years ago today, the federal government of India, under the administration of Indira Gandhi, implemented Project Tiger, a comprehensive strategy to try and...
Good News in History, March 30
Happy 60th Birthday to singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. Her debut album Tracy Champman has been certified sextuple-platinum and received 6 Grammy Award nominations. Her down low...
Moscow Teens ‘Saved Over 100’ From Attack on Crocus City Hall
Two Russian schoolboys, working as cloakroom attendants when the recent terrorist attack occurred at Moscow's Crocus City Hall, have been hailed as heroes for...
Greek Archaeologists Use The Iliad as a Map to Find 10 Ancient Shipwrecks
Covering almost 5,000 years of history, a team of maritime archaeologists from Greece have located a series of shipwrecks off the coast of the...
Keep Out All the Christmas Spices – They’re Powerful Antioxidants Known as ‘Nutraceuticals’
Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, conservation, and science news.
The smells of...
Good News in History, March 23
249 years ago today, American Founding Father Patrick Henry spoke to Virginia legislators, where he famously proposed that their colony should join the revolution...
Rescued Crow Is Boy’s Best Friend, Waiting for Him to Get Home from School Every Day: ‘We’re his flock’
Go find a screwdriver and get ready to screw your jaw back on, because a Danish family has made a video compilation of how...
Good News in History, March 22
54 years ago today, native Mexican or "Chicino" residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation...