http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sub_saharan_africa_leads_drop_in_new_hiv_infections/?source=rss Sub-Saharan Africa, the region worst affected by AIDS, is leading a decline in new HIV infections, UNAIDS said Friday, with new infections in the area declining by over a quarter in the last decade. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, Health, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe 2010-09-17T15:41:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/car_tires_fuel_green_shoe_revolution/?source=rss oleRebels is a game-changing shoe company in the heart of Addis Ababa, the ancient capital of Ethiopia. The business makes shoes from old rubber tires and tubes with each one hand cut into soles. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Land, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia 2010-06-23T22:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bartender_helps_turn_wine_to_water_in_developing_world/?source=rss Behind the bar at a local restaurant, Doc Hendley leans in to hear his customer over the band. "You like the pinot? Cool," he says. Environment, Water, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, South-East Asia, Cambodia, North America, United States, North Carolina 2009-11-07T13:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/unique_acacia_tree_could_nourish_soils_and_life_in_africa/?source=rss Scientists have said at the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry that a type of acacia tree with an unusual growth habit -- unlike virtually all other trees -- holds particular promise for farmers in Africa as a free source of nitrogen for their soils that could last generations. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Regions, Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia 2009-09-04T12:56:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_publication_shows_index_insurance_has_potential_to_help_manage_climate_/?source=rss Climate has always presented a challenge to farmers, herders, fishermen and others whose livelihoods are closely linked to their environment, particularly those in poor areas of the world. World, Human Rights, Business, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Malawi, Europe, Switzerland, Indian Sub-Continent, India, South America, Brazil, United Nations 2009-06-25T12:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/manicurist_sells_house_car_to_build_school/?source=rss When Washington manicurist Lidia Schaefer returned to her native village in Ethiopia, she was troubled by what she saw: children walking three hours each way to attend classes held not in a school, but under a tree. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, North America, United States, Washington 2009-06-14T11:37:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/im_sharing_my_75m_lotto_win_with_orphans_in_ethiopia/?source=rss Single mum Jane Surtees certainly has a Lotto heart. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-05-29T14:09:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/worms_demise_near/?source=rss Health workers are on the verge of eradicating Guinea worm disease in what would be just the second time in history that a disease has been wiped from the planet, the Carter Center said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, North America, United States, Georgia 2008-12-09T09:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/development_signs_of_hope_for_ethiopias_children/?source=rss JOHANNESBURG, Oct 13 (IPS) - Amid the hardship facing Ethiopia's children, there are signs that conditions may be improving and that children's lives are changing for the better. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia 2008-10-20T19:00:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ethiopia_signs_deal_for_largest_wind_farm_in_africa/?source=rss Ethiopia on Thursday signed a 220-million-euro (300 million dollar) deal with a French company for the construction of Africa's largest wind farm. Environment, General Environment, Air Quality, Business, General Business, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, France, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-10-11T09:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/looted_obelisk_returned_to_ethiopia/?source=rss After 70 years, the Axum obelisk has been painstakingly reconstructed on its native ground. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-09-04T15:00:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/?source=rss The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. Science, Space, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Dijbouti, Dem. 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Discarded plastic bags -- in the billions -- flutter from thorn-bushes across the continent, and clog up cities from Cape Town to Casablanca. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, General Environment, Land, Health, General Health, Regions, Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Nations, United Nations related 2007-08-22T11:34:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/in_ethiopia_elders_dissolve_a_crisis_the_traditional_way/?source=rss As the gray-haired man of letters strode into the posh restaurant in Ethiopia's capital recently, wearing his signature long, white yemiyakora tunic and black and white cap, patrons stood up and applauded. World, Politics, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, North America, United States, California, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-08-18T11:54:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/un_fund_backs_water_projects_to_help_rural_poor_in_syria_and_ethiopia/?source=rss The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced the creation of two new programmes designed to improve irrigation for needy Ethiopian families and to overcome water shortages and create jobs in north-eastern Syria. World, Human Rights, Environment, Water, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, Italy, Middle East, Syria, United Nations, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-06-20T12:43:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_sends_relief_supplies_to_ethiopia/?source=rss The U.S. Air Force delivered food and relief supplies Friday to flood victims in eastern Ethiopia, where at least 80 people have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless. Feel Good, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2006-11-12T13:59:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ethiopia_unveils_33_million_year_old_girl_fossil/?source=rss Ethiopian scientists unveiled on Wednesday a 3.3 million-year-old fossil of a girl, which they believe is the most complete skeleton ever found. Top Headlines, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia 2006-09-20T17:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skull_of_missing_link_human_ancestor_found_in_ethiopia/?source=rss Scientists in northeastern Ethiopia said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo erectus and modern man. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Top Stories 2006-03-27T13:50:00+00:00