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Sri Lankan Found Alive in Tsunami RubbleSri Lanka - An elderly Sri Lankan man was miraculously found alive in the ruins of a building devastated by the killer tsunami two weeks ago, haggard and dehydrated but semi-conscious, local media said on Sunday. |
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Peace deal in Sudan brings hope to five million refugeesNairobi, Kenya - The Sudanese government signed a peace treaty with southern rebels to end a civil war in a colourful ceremony yesterday, even as the United Nations warned that the war in Darfur in the west of the country was getting worse. |
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Once-Hated Grey Wolf Thrives in the US RockiesDenver, Colorado - As the grey wolf hovered on the brink of extinction a decade ago, US officials embarked on a controversial plan to open the vast refuge of Yellowstone National Park to the pack-based predators in the hopes of rebuilding the species. |
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Ford to sell first hydrogen minibusesDetroit, Michigan - The hydrogen-powered future of the car industry came a step closer on Sunday when Ford Motor announced the first commercial sale of a hydrogen vehicle and General Motors unveiled a breakthrough in fuel cells using the gas. |
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Australia pledges A$1 bln to Indonesian recoveryJakarta, Indonesia - Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday pledged A$1.0 billion (US$765 million) over five years to Indonesian tsunami reconstruction and development. |
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Tsunami dolphins rescued from Thai lagoonPhuket, Thailand - Rescuers freed a humpback dolphin from a small Thai lagoon where the Asian tsunami had dumped it - returning it today to the Andaman Sea in a rare story of survival 10 days after the massive waves crushed tourist resorts in the surrounding Khao Lak area. |
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Dog rescues Indian boy from tsunamiIndia - "Run away!" her husband screamed from a rooftop after he spotted the colossal waves. It was a simple command that smothered Sangeeta in a nightmarish dilemma: She had three sons, but just two arms. She grabbed the two youngest and ran -- reasoning that 7-year-old Dinakaran, the oldest, had the best chance of outrunning the giant waves. |
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NASA’s New, Improved Fuel Tank is ReadyWashington DC - NASA takes a major step toward returning astronauts to space when engineers this week ship an improved rocket fuel tank that has been refitted to avoid the falling debris that caused the destruction of Columbia and the death of seven astronauts. |
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Teen Beats Odds Survives Rabies Without VaccinationWisconsin - A 15-year-old teenager from Wisconsin has beaten the odds and survived a rabies infection without a vaccination, making her the first known person in medical history to do so. |
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Six More Lynx Kittens Born in ColoradoDenver, Colorado - The year ended happily for state biologists with news that six more lynx kittens have been born to transplanted lynx in Colorado, bringing the total of newborns to 36 this year and 52 since a reintroduction program began in 1999. |
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Indian Village Beats Tsunami with Tree PowerNaluvedapathy, India - Two years ago, drought-stricken farmers in a village on the southern coast of India walked into the Guinness Book of World Records by planting the highest number of saplings in a 24-hour period. |
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Austrian couple reunited after three days apartBangkok, Thailand - Heinz Radaelli figures he's a very lucky man, even though he's got scrapes, cuts and bruises from his swollen toes to the tips of his ears. The pair of khaki shorts and a print shirt draped over a chair in his hospital room are the only possessions he has left. |
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thoughts: I’m trying to do what I think needs to do to get through this difficult time in our evolution as a species - and that is to share inspirational true stories. So many people I talk to feel ineffective in their ability to make the world better by responding to the problems that need to be addressed with positive action. I believe that part of the reason is because they look around and don’t see other people in their lives or those shown in mainstream media stepping up to the plate and doing good. What’s I believe is important in this world is to realize that every one of us needs to do their part in order for positive change to happen. Even if that part is to influence something bigger then oneself to take action - like, for example, writing a letter to a government body that is capable of creating massive change through legislation. The Great News Network exists to provide that often missing piece in mainstream media - deliver news stories of positive change happenning here and now.
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