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Award Winners Changing the World Through Tech
The Tech Awards is an international program honoring innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. This year's winners received...
Generous CEO Transforms Decaying Classrooms — and Students
School furniture maker Sagus International has won a 2009 Outstanding Partnership Award from the Chicago Public Schools for the company’s donations that transformed classrooms...
Good News from the UN: Prolonging the Life of Medicines
On October 24, 1972, the UN General Assembly instituted World Development Information Day, to draw people's attention to development problems and the continuous need...
Historic Agreement Signed Between Turkey and Armenia
Turkey and Armenia may finally be on the verge of reconciliation, after nearly a century of hostile relations between the two nations. On Saturday,...
Elephant Whisperer Saves the Baghdad Zoo in Wartime
In 2003 while the US armed forces were invading the Iraqi capital, a Zululand conservationist undertook a wartime rescue of the Baghdad Zoo and...
UN Gives Technological Boost to 500,000 Albanian School Students
Almost half a million Albanian students now have access to modern computer laboratories, high-speed Internet and training in information technology skills thanks to a...
Obama Speech in Cairo Outlines New Beginning for Muslims and America (Video)
President Obama today delivered an unprecedented speech calling for a new beginning in relations between the United States and Muslim communities around the...
Utility Company Gives $1 Million in Assistance to Low-income Ohio Families
As many low-income families continue to struggle with rising costs of everyday living expenses, a power company in Ohio launched a $1 million utility...
140 Countries to Tackle Mercury Pollution
More than 140 nations agreed on Friday to negotiate a legally binding global treaty to phase out the use of deadly mercury, a...
On Australia Day, Cities Celebrate Going Green
For some of Australia’s best-known cities, companies and organizations, this year’s Australia Day will be celebrated, not only with barbecues or beach parties, but...
Satellite Launched to Provide Pictures of Greenhouse Gases
Efforts to tackle global warming received a boost today with the successful launch of a Japanese satellite, the first to monitor greenhouse gases from...
Unsung Hero Rescues Lives at Gaza-Israel Checkpoint
At the end of last month, with fighting between Gaza and Israel already in full swing, Israeli medic Moshe "Moshon" Vaknin drove an ambulance...
Afghanistan Crowned Homeless World Cup Champions
Afghanistan defeated Russia 5-4 in the final of the 2008 Homeless World Cup in Melbourne on Sunday.
The Homeless World Cup is a world-class international...
7 Facts we can all be Thankful for
What can we be thankful for in the midst of doom and gloomy news of the economy? Here are 7 items from the news...
European Professional Football Against Hunger
The European Professional Football Leagues joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization this week to launch a campaign to raise funds and awareness for...
Fast Food Operator Kicks In $80 Million to Help Feed Schoolchildren
Lunches for over 200 million hungry schoolchildren in the developing world will be delivered, thanks to a commitment of $80 million by leading restaurant...
Both NATO And Taliban Halt Fighting Today On Peace Day
Military operations by both NATO and the Taliban have been halted today in honor of International Peace Day. In Afghanistan, NATO's top general has...
Refugee Doctor ‘Making a Difference’ for Thousands in Burma
Thousands of people flee Burma each year, escaping poverty, oppression, and civil war.The nearest escape for most is Thailand, where they experience both despair...
JCPenney Shoppers Round-up $1.3 Million for Afterschool Programs
Shoppers at J. C. Penney helped provide hometown children with access to life-enriching afterschool programs by donating more than $840,000 to the most recent...
EARTH ALERT ’08: Top Ten Good News for the Earth
Happy Earth Day! Here are the top ten good news stories for the environment... Since the first Earth Day in 1970, air quality has...