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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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Secretary-General praises Asian regional body’s efforts against crime, conflictBishkek, Kyrgyzstan - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has emerged as a key regional forum for tackling the threats posed by terrorism, drug trafficking and conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the seventh summit of heads of State of the six-member grouping today. |
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Kazakhs get loan for Aral SeaAstana, Kazakhstan - The Kazakhstan government has secured a multi-million dollar loan from the World Bank to help save the Aral Sea. |
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Ancient Tiles Reveal Complex GeometryCambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Those wondrously intricate tile mosaics that adorn medieval Islamic architecture may cloak a mastery of geometry not matched in the West for hundreds of years. |
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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
- Hot water spring power
- Rare Sandpipers Found in Myanmar
- Photos: Oldest Oil Paintings Found in Caves
- Virgin unveils spaceship designs
