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Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins

Using the concept 'Think Global, Act Local,' Coquitlam council this week banned shark fins from being possessed, traded, sold and distributed in the city.

Lebanon making historic strides in self-governance, UN Security Council told

Lebanon - After many years of civil strife, Israeli occupation and Syrian domination, Lebanon had made important strides on the road towards self-governance, stability, democracy and prosperity, the country's Prime Minister told the United Nations Security Council today.

Cocktail of drugs offers hope for reversing diabetes

La Jolla, CA - California researchers have developed a two-drug regimen that could free type 1 diabetes sufferers from from dependence on insulin and dietary restrictions.

Boxing orangutans offer hope on animal trade war

Bangkok - They were removed from the jungle and smuggled into Thailand. There, they were forced to knock each other out as spectators snapped photos and chuckled in amusement.

Earth Day Information Center Cites Environmental Progress

Washington, DC - Although many environmental organizations will strain to find the black lining in the silver cloud of environmental progress on the occasion of Earth Day, the Earth Day Information Center, a project of The National Center for Public Policy Research, is pleased to note environmental progress in many areas. Earth Day is Saturday, April 22.

Wildlife defies Chernobyl radiation

Chernobyl, Ukraine - It contains some of the most contaminated land in the world, yet it has become a haven for wildlife - a nature reserve in all but name.

Ancient And Modern Evidence Suggests Limits To Future Global Warming

Durham, NC - Instrumental readings made during the past century offer ample evidence that carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere are warming Earth's climate, a team led by Duke University scientists has reported. But by analyzing indirect evidence of temperature fluctuations over six previous centuries, the team also found that the magnitude of future global warming will likely fall well short of current highest predictions.

Central America Eyes Sweet Alternative to Oil

San Antonio Suchitepequez, Guatemala - At the Palo Gordo refinery two hours' drive south of Guatemala City, a Brazilian-designed ethanol processing plant hums next to decades-old machinery turning freshly cut cane into sugar.

Pitt Sponsors New Orleans Design Project

New York City, New York, USA - The whole world wants to know about the rumors of a "Brangelina" wedding in Namibia, not to mention the chances that the first biological child of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie might be born in Africa next month.

UC regent gives $15M to launch Berkeley center

Berkeley, CA - A $15 million gift from San Francisco financier Richard C. Blum will be used to establish a program with a mission to improve the economic circumstances of impoverished people worldwide.

Gigantic Meat-eating Dinosaur Discovered

Plaza Huincul, Argentina - At a news conference today in the western Patagonian city where the news species was found, paleontologists will unveil what may be one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs known.

U.S. Records Drastic Decline in Death Rate

Atlanta, GA - In what appears to be an amazing success for American medicine, preliminary government figures released Wednesday showed that the annual number of deaths in the U.S. dropped by nearly 50,000 in 2004 - the biggest decline in nearly 70 years.

Trump Sets Up Trump State Park

Putnam Valley, NY - Donald Trump is donating 436 bucolic acres in New York City's northern suburbs for a new state park that will be named for -- you guessed it -- Donald Trump.

Cancun beaches fully restored after storms

Cancun, MX - The government declared this resort city's famous beaches officially restored Tuesday, almost exactly six months after Hurricane Wilma tore through the area and swept away long swaths of sand.

Experts Find Evidence of Bosnia Pyramid

Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Researchers on Wednesday unearthed geometrically cut stone slabs that they said could form part of the sloping surface of what they believe is an ancient pyramid lying beneath a huge hill.

Homeless man returns wallet with $900

Santa Ana, CA - A homeless man searching through garbage bins for recyclable cans found a missing wallet and had it returned to its owner.

Watching the brain ‘switch off’ self-awareness

Rehovot, Israel - Everybody has experienced a sense of "losing oneself" in an activity - being totally absorbed in a task, a movie or sex. Now researchers have caught the brain in the act.

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