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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Homeless World Cup Film to Premiere at Sundance
KICKING IT is an intimate film that chronicles the lives of seven homeless athletes who achieve goals on the football field while overcoming poverty...
Sailors Raise Cash and Beer Mugs for Charity
This weekend marks the annual intersection of sailing, beer drinking and charitable giving, a mix more harmonious because it is set on the...
A Dollar a Day Transforms Teen Pen Pals in U.S. and Brazil
Imagine the thrill. You're an American teen, planting your toes into the sands of Brazil for the first time. Imagine total immersion into a...
Sony Joins Nike Cutting 10M Tons of Global Warming Gases
As nations gathered to discuss climate change in Paris, twelve major corporations recommitted their pledge, and reported they are on course to eliminate at...
Banker to the Poor Wins Nobel Prize, Reinvests Winnings
Bangladeshi Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank are winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help...
Clean Up the World Weekend Mobilizes Millions
Some 35 million volunteers from 122 countries are expected take part this weekend in rubbish-clearing efforts along coastlines and waterways across the globe as...
Online Video Gamers Pull Cancer Victim From Financial Fire
The World of Warcraft online forum chronicles the outpouring of generosity and goodwill by a gaming guild who came to the aid of one...