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Canada Man Wins $10,000 for Suggesting Next Donut Flavor
A dreamed-up doughnut that melds together chocolate, caramel and pecans has earned its inventor $10,000.
Andrew Shepherd, from Hamilton, was crowned the winner on Monday...
Solar-powered Plane Just Flew Across US Without a Drop of Fuel – Next, the World
Solar Impulse has had a long journey since May 3, when the manned plane began its first flight across the U.S., flying day and...
With a Shrimp on the Barbie: Australia Named Happiest Nation – Again!
For the third year in a row Australia has been named the happiest place to live among developed nations, according to the latest ranking...
Stem Cell Jab Restores Feeling in Paralyzed
Patients with broken spines have reported having feeling restored to areas that had previously been paralyzed, after receiving stem cell injections. Scientists said they...
Stradivarius Violin Found On Train, Turned In By Good Samaritan
A Stradivarius violin – possibly worth several million dollars – has been handed in to a lost-and-found office in Switzerland office after a hapless...
Free Online Courses From Stanford, Princeton, Duke, Transform Learning Worldwide
A new online education platform founded by Stanford Computer Science Professors is on a mission to change the world by educating millions of people...
Paralyzed Person Can Use Brain Signals to Control Robot
Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot using brain signals alone.
The team at Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Technology...
474-year-old Painting Stolen by Nazis Given to Owner’s Heirs
A painting - nearly five centuries old and worth millions - that was taken by the Nazis in World War II has been returned...
Are Your Children’s Books or Dictionaries Collecting Dust? Book Drives Help to Educate Children in Asia
A small team of 11 people and numerous volunteers around the world have made Bookbridge a successful social program that is measured not by...
Newsweek Ranks the World’s Greenest Companies
Even in this weak economy, many of the world’s largest companies are tackling green projects -- emissions, energy efficiency and recycling -- with increasing...
Puzzled CERN Scientists Measure Particles Faster Than Speed of Light
Scientists have made a discovery that, if confirmed, could rewrite the laws of physics. An international group of researchers at the CERN lab in...
190 Countries Ranked to Find Best Places to Live
How do you determine where in the world is the best place to live the good life? International Living magazine ranked 194 countries in...
‘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....
Rwanda the Cleanest Country, After Monthly Litter Cleanups With the President
Rwanda has become one of the cleanest countries in the world -- as clean as Switzerland -- thanks to new laws requiring every citizen...
Humble Hero Cabbie Returns $700, iPod and Valuable Documents to Tourists
A big-hearted Queens cabbie saved the day for Swiss tourists who left a bag loaded with money, IDs, and valuable electronics in his cab...
3 Teams Win Automotive X Prize With Cars That Achieve 100mpg
Teams from Virginia, North Carolina and Switzerland have won the first Automotive X Prize, the $10 million competition to push the fuel-efficiency boundary with...
Positive Radio Station Run By and For Palestinian Women
Palestinian women are hoping to improve their lives by using the air waves. A group of women in the West Bank this month launched...
Cheap Solar Cells Scoop Million-dollar Prize
A flexible solar cell that could provide cheap energy for everyone has been awarded a prize worth nearly a million dollars. The Millennium...
Once a Rising Star, Chef Now Feeds the Hungry of India
Narayanan Krishnan was a bright, young, award-winning chef with a five-star hotel group, short-listed for an elite job in Switzerland. But a quick family...
Gates Foundation Pledges $10 Billion For Vaccines in Developing Countries
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $10 billion over the next ten years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines for the world’s...