Positive news from South Africa
Brangelina’s 1st AidNew York City, New York, USA - Bill Clinton's global conference to help the world's needy turned into the Brangelina show yesterday -- with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announcing they're spearheading efforts to raise millions to educate kids in war-torn countries and to rebuild New Orleans. |
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Feuding Iraqi Sunnis, Shiites meet at peace seminar in FinlandHelsinki, Finland - Representatives of feuding Sunni and Shiite groups in Iraq were meeting at a seminar behind closed doors Friday to discuss ways of ending the bloodshed, conference organizers said. |
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“Momentum building” for new climate deal: U.N.Vienna, Austria - The United Nations says momentum is building for tougher long-term action to fight global warming beyond the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol and a climate meeting starting in Vienna on Monday will be a crucial part of the process. |
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Africa Wages War on Scourge of Plastic BagsNairobi, Kenya - They've become as much a symbol of Africa's landscape as the stereotypical lions and plains ... Discarded plastic bags -- in the billions -- flutter from thorn-bushes across the continent, and clog up cities from Cape Town to Casablanca. |
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ENERGY-SOUTH AFRICA: Putting Sunshine In Your TapsCape Town, South Africa - Solar water heaters offer people the chance to save money, increase the security of the local and national energy supply -- and cut down on greenhouse emissions said to cause climate change. Yet, roofs throughout South Africa are noticeably bare. |
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Vaccines Getting to Poor Nations FasterAmsterdam, Netherlands - The timeline for getting new vaccines to poor countries that need them most is being shortened from decades to less than two years, an alliance of U.N. agencies and government and private groups said Friday. |
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Will “Flying Squirrel” Suit Let Skydivers Jump Without Chutes?Cape Town, South Africa - It sounds crazy, and it probably is: Skydive from 15,000 feet (4,600 meters) and land safely -- without a parachute -- wearing a getup that resembles a flying squirrel costume. |
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Politicians sign new climate pactWashington, D.C., USA - Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit. |
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HIV vaccine trial launches in South AfricaSotuh Africa - The first large-scale trial of a potential HIV vaccine has started in South Africa, researchers announced Thursday. |
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Brave girl’s dream is back on trackSoweto, Gauteng, South Africa - A 17-year-old girl born without legs has been given a chance to succeed in life - thanks to the generosity of Star readers. |
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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