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Celebrities Rake in Money for Bed Nets
US actor Ashton Kutcher has pledged to donate the $100,000 he won in a bet, to help fight the spread of malaria, prompting other...
Odd Science Projects Get $100K From Bill Gates
Can tomatoes be taught to make antiviral drugs for people who eat them? Would zapping your skin with a laser make your...
Scientists Create Anti-Mosquito Laser
A laser-guided WMD -- a weapon of mosquito destruction -- was designed by scientists, using parts bought on eBay, with the intention of blasting...
Ten New Amphibian Species Discovered in Colombia
Ten new species of amphibians -- including three kinds of poison dart frogs and three transparent-skinned glass frogs -- have been discovered in the...
President Bush Honored on 20th World AIDS Day
President George W. Bush was honored today with a medal by pastor Rick Warren in recognition of his unprecedented efforts and contribution to the...
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...
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...
Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program Provides One Billionth Liter of Clean Water
The Children's Safe Drinking Water Program celebrated the creation of its one billionth liter of clean drinking water Tuesday at a rural clinic near...
Bush Presidential Slide Show Highlights His Favorite Trip and Legacy in Africa
President Bush highlighted the successes of his mostly-compassionate African policies while on a recent 5-nation tour there, from a quadrupling of U.S. humanitarian aid...
$42 Million Raised in Valentine Art Auction for AIDS
"A Valentine's Day art auction conceived by U2 frontman and activist Bono together with British artist Damien Hirst has raised $42.5 million for UN-backed...
New Miracle Mosquito Nets (Video)
Sleeping under mosquito nets treated with insecticide has been shown to be an extremely effective and cheap method of preventing deadly malaria. Now, a...
Quarter Million People Fed Through Playing of Internet Game
You gotta try the new Internet game in which you choose the correct definition of a word -- the words keep getting harder,...
Child Mortality Falls to Record Low Worldwide
Thanks mainly to campaigns to combat measles and malaria and promote breast-feeding, child deaths worldwide have reached a record low, falling below 10 million...
Mankind Has Never Been Healthier, Wealthier or Freer. Surprised?
Environmentalists and globalization foes are united in their fear that greater population and consumption of energy, materials, and chemicals accompanying economic growth, technological change...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 2) Generosity Surges
2) Billionaire Warren Buffett Leading New Wave of Generosity with Largest Donation Ever Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man donated $37...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
Warren Buffett Gives Away His Fortune
Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man - who's now worth $44 billion - will start giving away 85% of his wealth in July...
A “Point of Light” in Brazil’s Jungle; a Nurse is Honored for Her Work
Doctors Without Borders not only won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize, but Kathleen Mahoney, one of its volunteers, a graduate nursing student at the...