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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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UNESCO adds 23 new sites to global network of biosphere reservesUnited Nations - Remote cloud forests in Viet Nam, hundreds of atolls in Micronesia and mangroves in El Salvador are featured in the 23 ecosystems which were added today to a United Nations network set up to fight biodiversity loss and promote sustainable development that helps local communities. |
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Network of UN ecological reserves adds 22 new sitesNew York City - Ranging from coastal mangrove forests to desert mountains chains, and stretching from Chile to Mongolia, 22 ecosystems have been added to a United Nations programme that promotes sustainable development on a scientific basis with the active involvement of local communities. |
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news from Asia
- Georgia, Russia agree to peace plan: French leader
- UN children’s and refugee agencies sign deal to cut costs of vaccines in Pakistan
- Donors pledge 20 billion dollars for Afghanistan
- Musical reward for cabbie who returned $4M violin
- Secretary Rice Honors International Women of Courage
- European gas supplies assured as Russia, Ukraine end crisis
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- Rare Sandpipers Found in Myanmar
- Photos: Oldest Oil Paintings Found in Caves
- Virgin unveils spaceship designs
