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Three Days, Three Surgeons, More Than 1000 Regain Sight
The curse of cataracts leads to blindness in millions of the world's poorest adults. After years of darkness, they are now seeing the light,...
High-Level Happiness Agenda: UN Meets Today to Plan a Happier World?
At first glance, today's high-level event in the United Nations General Assembly would appear to confirm the worst suspicions of UN skeptics. The tiny...
No Rhinos Poached in Nepal, First Time in 29 Years
Thanks to strong conservation and law enforcement efforts, not a single rhino was killed by poachers in Nepal, the first such year in 29...
Remarkable Rainbow Cloud Towers Over Mount Everest
Hovering in the sky, this rainbow cloud over Mount Everest took an astonished astronomer by surprise. Oleg Bartunov, 51, caught the spectacle on camera...
10 Steps to Happiness
"Work-life balance" is the elusive panacea. But, experts agree that the first step to creating a balanced life is to assess what we need...
Ancient Fruit Shows Promise For Modern Healing
Amalaki, a simple fruit from India, has been a superstar of eastern medicine for thousands of years.
Unknown in the west, the fruit has a...
To Cure the Blind Sounds Impossible, But Not for the Mountain Climber Surgeon
To cure the blind. It sounds impossible. Biblical even. And that’s exactly why Geoff Tabin—adventure climber, medical pioneer, human dynamo—is just the guy to...
‘Super Sherpa’ Climbs to Clean Up Everest
Apa Sherpa has stood on top of the world more times than anyone in history, and now he is heading back up Mount Everest,...
Michael J. Fox Returns to TV with Special on Optimism
Michael J. Fox will return to TV as host of a one-hour special featuring his worldwide travels in search of optimism. "Michael J....
Artist Turns Mount Everest Trash into Beautiful Bells
Inspired by a television documentary about the heaps of trash on Mount Everest, Jeff Clapp climbed upon an astonishing idea: to create art sculptures...
Former Terrorists Take Seats in New Nepal Legislature
Observers hailed the inclusion of "Maoist rebels, once branded terrorists, into the country's interim parliament and the declaration of January 16 as a public...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 8) Wars On the Wane Worldwide
8) Wars On the Wane Worldwide as Reconciliation Unites Divisions • The world has become dramatically more peaceful since 1992, according to...
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...
India, China Reconnect with Historic Road, Cautious Optimism
An ancient Silk Road reopened high in the Himalayas on Thursday to mark the beginning of a new era in trade and diplomatic relations...
Historic Moment for Democracy in Nepal
The Maoist rebels in Nepal are ready for peace talks with a new parliament. Citing this as a historic moment, rebel leader Prachanda said,...
38 Year-old First to Ski Down Mt. Everest Without Stopping
Davo Karnicar, of Slovenia, became the first person ever to make an uninterrupted ski descent from the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount...