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Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant

The Norwegian government has excluded the Malaysian timber giant Samling from its pension fund on ethical grounds.

"The decision to exclude these companies… is based on the Council on Ethics assessment that they are contributing to or are themselves responsible for grossly unethical activity."- Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen

Cote d’Ivoire’s armed factions move towards laying down weapons, UN says

Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire - Cote d'Ivoire's rival armed factions have taken an encouraging first step towards disarmament by starting to assemble their fighters, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative to the divided West African country has said in Abidjan.

Breakthrough Concept “Responsibility” Becomes Law in Maine

Maine - Its always puzzled me -- the far-Right notion that as individuals we should take responsibility for the impact of our actions but as businesses we should only be responsible for making money. Most people want consistency, and now Mainers are claiming it.

Plains bison ‘running again’ on prairie

Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan - Herd released into Saskatchewan park as part of effort to restore species almost wiped out in North America

Earthshine May Help Detect Warming, Alien Life

Big Bear City, CA - Sky-watchers know that if you look at the crescent moon on a dark night, you see not only the brightly sunlit portion but also a ghostly glow over the rest of the moon's disk.

Scientists Ease Fears Over “Rim of Fire”

Paris, FR - The "Rim of Fire" that girdles the Pacific has recently unleashed dozens of shocking earthquakes and a volcanic eruption, but scientists suggest these shows of ill temper may be no more than coincidence.

Revolutionary Hydrogen Sensor Developed

Gainesville, FL - US engineers in Florida believe they've solved the problem of safely storing invisible, odorless and highly explosive hydrogen.

Most extensive survey ever of world’s tropical forests shows upward trend in sustainable management

Mexico City - The most comprehensive analysis of the status of tropical forest management ever conducted has documented a significant increase in the "sustainable management" of tropical forests worldwide since 1988.

GOES-N weather satellite launched by NASA

Cape Canaveral, FL - NASA has launched a weather satellite that will allow forecasters to better pinpoint severe storms and investigate world climate change.

Michigan’s Rouge River Returns to Health

Michigan - For years, the Rouge River was among the nation's dirtiest waterways, little more than a dumping ground in the shadow of the massive Ford industrial complex that churned out cars from Model As to Mustangs.

Indian Prime Minister Ends Kashmir Talks

Srinagar, India - India's prime minister was upbeat Thursday after talks in troubled Kashmir, making a rare acknowledgment of human rights violations and announcing measures aimed at ending 16 years of violence in the Himalayan region.

Survival Of The Selfless: Scientists Find Cheats Don’t Always Prosper

London, England - Selfishness is not necessarily the best survival trait for microorganisms, according to researchers studying the comparative effectiveness of 'cheating' and 'cooperating' strains of yeast.

Scientists predict how to detect a fourth dimension of space

Durham, NC - Scientists at Duke and Rutgers universities have developed a mathematical framework they say will enable astronomers to test a new five-dimensional theory of gravity that competes with Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.

Archeologists to Search for Lost Mission

Albany, Georgia, USA - Amateur archeologists will get a chance to search this summer for the lost mission of Santa Isabel de Utinahica, built in the wilderness in the 1600s for a lone friar who was dispatched to evangelize among the Indians on the edge of Spain's colonial empire.

Revolution in the fight against cancer & viruses

Clayton, Australia - A recent scientific discovery could herald the introduction of fast, effective treatments for cancer and viruses.

Gecko-like robot scampers up the wall

Stanford University, CA - A GECKO-like robot with sticky feet could soon be scampering up a wall near you [movie included].

‘Hogwarts’ Dragon Unveiled

Albuquerque, New Mexico - A dragon-like dinosaur named after Harry Potter's alma mater has performed a bit of black magic on its own family tree, say paleontologists who unveiled the "Dragon King of Hogwarts" on Monday in Albuquerque.

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