World Good News
Quebecers cut plastic bag use in halfQuebecers cut their plastic bag use by more than half in three years, Environment Minister Pierre Arcand said on Monday. |
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Buddha tree alive and healthy at age 2,500The 2,500-year-old tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment is alive and healthy, Indian scientists said Thursday. |
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City council votes 13-2 to ban sale, possession of shark fins
via Calgary Herald |
Wed July 18, 2012 |
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KFC-Indonesia suspends purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestationWhile KFC bosses in Kentucky remain silent on whether it will cut forest destruction out of its supply chain globally, it looks like one country has gotten tired of waiting for headquarters to respond to the Greenpeace campaign. |
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Portugal commissions world’s first Nissan Leaf electric car police fleetPortugal's Police has put the world's first Nissan Leaf police car fleet on the streets. The eight-car fleet will help PSP in its goal to reduce its carbon footprint. |
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A sporting victory for equal rightsA few days ago the runner made history as one of two women named in the Saudi Olympic team. |
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Libya election: High turnout in historic voteLibyans have been voting in their first free national election for 60 years. |
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Human Rights Council backs Internet freedomDespite opposition from India, China and Russia, the UN Human Rights Council passed its first resolution on Internet freedom, to support individuals’ rights online. |
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Chinese police ‘smash’ trafficking gangs, frees 181Chinese police have broken up two major child trafficking gangs and freed 181 children, officials say. |
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Long hunt detects possible ‘God particle’Physicists in Europe claim they have discovered a new particle consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson, crucial to theories of the universe. |
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China to ban shark fin soup from official functionsShark fin lovers attending an upcoming Chinese government soirée may be disappointed to find the delicacy off the menu. |
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10,000 sq mi of Congo rainforest declared World Heritage site
via MongaBay |
Mon July 02, 2012 |
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Shark fin ban gains momentum in Metro citiesA campaign to stamp out the use of shark fins by Chinese restaurants is quickly gaining steam across Metro Vancouver. |
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Maldives creates world’s biggest marine reserveThe Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives announced at the Rio+20 summit it would create the world’s biggest marine reserve to protect its fisheries and biodiversity. |
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Human rights news
- New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Hurdle cleared on total ban on child labour in India
- Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorship
- Human Rights Court Rules in Favor of Community Over Ecuadorian Government
- A sporting victory for equal rights
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