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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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WHO Urges Ban on Smoking in Public BuildingsGeneva, Switzerland - The U.N. health agency on Tuesday issued its strongest policy recommendations yet for controlling tobacco use, urging all countries to ban smoking at indoor workplaces and in public buildings. |
news from South America
- Brazilian Air Force Flies Penguins South
- Locals Volunteer Overseas With Operation Smile
- Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West Africa
- Hoteliers go green to save the planet
- Brazil unveils deforestation plan
- A ‘miracle tree’ that could feed sub-Saharan Africa
- Extinct tortoise ‘can live again’
- Norway joins fight to save Amazon
- Ethical coffee helps save Peruvian rainforest
- Peruvian doctors showcase high cure rate for drug-resistant TB