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Four Diverse Cities Working to Eliminate Landfill Garbage
How can we possibly move to a “Zero Waste” society when, worldwide, we are currently dumping hundreds of millions of tons into landfills every...
2 Cups of Coffee Can Beat Back Breast Cancer Recurrences
An apple a day may keep the doctor away but two cups of coffee could keep breast cancer from coming back. Swedish researchers found...
37 years After Graduation, Student Sends High School Teacher $10,000
Kevin Perz took the idea of giving his favorite teacher an apple to another level.
The Kansas businessman stunned the woman who was his beloved...
Scruffy Stray Dog Follows Extreme Sports Team Through Miles of Mud
It all started with a meatball.
During the 430-mile Adventure Racing World Championship in Ecuador, Swedish teammates were chowing down, trying to refuel for the...
Two Americans Freed by North Korea, Returning Home
North Korea released from prison two American citizens who had been sentenced to years of hard labor.
Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller are in route to the...
Report Shows ‘Cold Fusion’ to Be Breakthrough Source of Energy
A new report by university scientists proves the existence of a potential breakthrough energy source new to science, according to detail released last week.
The...
H&M Partners With UN to Improve Garment Industry Labor Practices
The United Nations International Labour Organization announced a unique partnership last month with retail giant H&M to promote sustainable global supply chains in the...
The First Ever Baby Born to a Woman After Uterus Transplant
In a historic first, a baby was born to a woman after she received a womb transplant from a post-menopausal donor, the successful outcome...
Family Planning Comes to 27 Million Women
Currently in developing countries more than 200 million women who do not wish to get pregnant lack any access to modern contraceptives.
In the last...
When Choirs Sing, Scientists Say Many Hearts Beat in Unison
Researchers in Sweden studied the heart rates of choir members as they joined their voices together in song. Their findings, published this week in...
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...
Why a German Pilot Escorted a U.S. Bomber to Safety During World War II
Once in a while, you hear an old war story that restores your faith in humanity. A new book explores the incredible encounter of...
Crowdfunding a Cure for Cancer
Researchers in Sweden isolated a virus that successfully attacked cancer in mice. Then, because of a lack of funding, the virus was put in...
Start Up Company Wins $630,000 for Making Bio-Plastic Out of Greenhouse Gas
A young start-up called Mango Materials has won a Green Challenge prize of $630,000 for its plan to use bacteria to turn the most...
Placing Facebook Servers Near North Pole Eliminates Need for AC
Facebook chose to build its latest data storage facility 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle in Sweden because colder temperatures eliminate the need...
How One Swedish Woman’s Kindness Changed 350 Families …and Counting
The amazing story of Hilde Back proves how many ripples can change countless lives directly from a single act of generosity. When she was...
New Zealanders Knit Colorful “Cosy” for Ugly Shipping Container
Strangers from around the world have sent hand-knit squares of wool to help Christchurch, New Zealand beautify their ominous earthquake protection barrier. Hundreds of giant...
US Delegation Remembers Holocaust Hero Wallenberg in Hungary
On a chilly day, a United States Congressional delegation and other officials laid a wreath at the Budapest monument to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg,...
New Film Chronicles How ‘A Small Act’ Changes Lives
A woman in Sweden started sending money to a children's charity in Africa and little did she know that because of her small payments...
Banks Start to Make More Loans
Guess what's been happening in the financial industry over the last few months? The banks have quietly turned on the lending spigot.
After several quarters...