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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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Whistleblowers help uncover 18 corruption casesBhutan - On December 9, 2004, the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) launched a fraud alert system on its website encouraging whistleblowers to report on cases of corruption in the country. The system seems to be working. |
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Bhutan signs conservation agreement at Field MuseumBhutan - The Field Museum, Government of Bhutan and World Wildlife Fund are combining forces to save one of the most pristine and biologically important places on Earth. |
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news from the Indian Sub-Continent
- A ‘miracle tree’ that could feed sub-Saharan Africa
- India’s iconic electric car gets volt of energy
- Bangladesh landmass ‘is growing’
- UN children’s and refugee agencies sign deal to cut costs of vaccines in Pakistan
- LABOUR-SRI LANKA: Working Children Get Second Chance
- Trading Tractors for Camels
- Cubs a ray of hope in India’s fight to save tigers
- The Air Car - zero pollution and very low running costs
- Bangladesh street kids turn bankers
- Companies making a beeline for solar energy plants
