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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Algeria finds more ancient rock etchingsBechar, Algeria - Algeria, a treasure house of prehistoric Saharan art, has discovered more neolithic rock etchings in the desert from around 8,000 years ago showing cattle herds, a government newspaper reported today. |
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Algerian voters back peace planAlgeria - Algerians have overwhelmingly approved a government peace plan aimed at ending a decade-long civil war that left about 100,000 dead. |
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UNESCO treaty on protecting oral traditions could come into force next yearNew York City - A treaty to protect the world's oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship and knowledge of nature is on track to enter into force next year following a slew of new ratifications, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today. |
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news from Africa
- Little robin from Gabon is world’s newest species
- Human rights outlook in Togo is improving, UN and African experts say
- Congo Basin passes 1 million ha milestone in swing to sustainable forestry
- Amid global food crisis, UN helps boost farm production in Swaziland
- UN opens first zero emission community power centre in rural Kenya
- African ‘wall of trees’ gets underway
- PHOTOS: Ancient Egypt Town Found
- Security Council applauds Central African peace accord with rebel groups
- Central African government, rebels sign peace accord
- Space cameras to monitor forests
