positive Special Interest news
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India Rejects Mining Project to Protect Indigenous Tribal LandThe Indian government has rejected a controversial mining project that it believes would have threatened the survival of an indigenous tribal group. |
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Miners trapped in Chile mine for 17 days are aliveThirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said. |
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10,000km walk along the Amazon River nears the endEd Stafford, 34, from Leicestershire, central England, has been walking the length Amazon River since April 2, 2008, to raise awareness of the region. |
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List grows of billionaires pledging to give away wealthForty wealthy families and individuals have joined Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth to charity. |
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David Blaine explains his SecretsIn this highly personal talk from TEDMED, magician and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes -- a world record (only two minutes shorter than this entire talk!) -- and what his often death-defying work means to him. |
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Superman Saves Family from ForeclosureIn the nick of time, the Man of Steel saved a family's home ... for real. A couple facing foreclosure found the collateral they desperately needed with the discovery of an Action Comics #1 (aka, the Holy Grail of comic books) in their basement. |
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Buffett donates $1.93bn in shares to charitiesThe billionaire investor Warren Buffett has donated $1.6bn to the charitable foundation created by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. |
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Sperm whale faeces ‘offset CO2 emissions’Sperm whale faeces may help oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the air, scientists say. |
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Responsible investors tackle corruptionA worldwide coalition of investment companies controlling over $1.7 trillion in assets has written this week to 21 major companies, asking them to explain their policies on bribery and corruption. |
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Cancer patient wins NHS drug appealA woman with a rare form of cancer has won her appeal to be provided with a life-prolonging drug on the NHS. |
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- Miners trapped in Chile mine for 17 days are alive
- UK hostage Peter Moore released alive in Iraq
- Love between German woman and Polish man survives Iron Curtain
- Mother reunited with daughter 38 years after she was stolen by the Stasi in former East Germany
- Owner gives boy dog after Yukon adventure
- Woman, 63, missing for 5 days found on raft
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