Positive news from Kenya
Pneumonia vaccine ‘to save thousands of lives’
Source: BBC, Tue January 25, 2011 |
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‘Saving lives’ with solar-powered lights
Source: CNN, Sun November 07, 2010 |
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Four-Year-Old Girl Helps Build Water WellFour-year-old Heather Bailey saw footage of a grandma and her grandchildren talking about their difficulties obtaining clean water and decided she wanted to help. |
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Global fiscal stimulus funds could jump-start world economy—UN reportNairobi, Kenya - Investing one-third of the roughly $2.5 trillion planned stimulus funds in "greening" the global economy will give a large boost to efforts to lift the world out of recession, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released today. |
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First Christmas a joy for Halgrim orphanage childrenNairobi, Kenya - Recently I wrote about a group of Southwest Floridians who traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to help realize the dying wish of a Fort Myers teenager. |
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Young people create new life and lush urban garden in former Kibera waste dumpKibera, Nairobi, Kenya - It took the Kibera Youth Reform Group just 105 days from the time they started clearing a site that was waist-deep in garbage to the first harvest of vegetables from a lush green garden that is the first of its kind in Africa’s largest slum. |
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Malaria vaccine trials show promiseLondon, England, UK - British researchers, reporting success with malaria vaccine trials, are calling for the next phase of development -- a broader vaccination base. |
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Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fundUnited Nations - The United Nations humanitarian chief announced today that around $380 million was pledged to its emergency relief fund that can be quickly accessed by the world body, potentially saving thousands of lives when responding to disasters. |
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Christian the Lion (w/Video)Kenya, East Africa - I’ll bet you’ve never seen a pet like the one in this Video of the Day. In 1969, two friends, John Rendall and Ace Berg, purchased a lion. At the time, Christian the lion was a 35-pound cub. |
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Africa trade bust ‘biggest ever’
Five African countries have worked with Interpol to arrest dozens of illegal traders and seize a tonne of ivory products.
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News from Africa
- Gorillas to Be Protected with New Congo National Park
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- New monkey species discovered in Africa
- Madagascar Gets Biggest Lemur Park
- Libya election: High turnout in historic vote
- 10,000 sq mi of Congo rainforest declared World Heritage site
- Cashing in the American dream to help AIDS orphans, those who raise them
- Ten African nations pledge to transform their economies to take nature into account
- A small human rights victory as Egypt’s state of emergency ends
- Egyptians vote in landmark presidential election