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 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cherry_flavored_malaria_drug_launched_for_kids/?source=rss Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is launching a new cherry-flavored malaria drug that it says children will be less likely to spit out. Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Senegal, Europe, Switzerland, North America, United States, Washington 2009-02-21T10:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/photos_from_london_to_timbuktu_in_a_flying_car/?source=rss British adventurer and pilot Neil Laughton poses in his Parajet Skycar in London on Tuesday. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Feel Good, Regions, Africa, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, East Asia, Tibet, Europe, France, Spain, United Kingdom, England, South America, Venezuela 2009-01-14T09:28:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/a_miracle_tree_that_could_feed_sub_saharan_africa/?source=rss As a child growing up in India, I greeted the appearance of one particular vegetable on my plate with exaggerated distaste: tender seedpods from the moringa tree, locally known as "drumsticks." World, Environment, Forests, Health, Feel Good, Regions, Africa, Senegal, Indian Sub-Continent, India, South America, French Guiana, North America, United States, Massachusetts, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-09-24T09:12:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sudan_and_chad_sign_peace_agreement/?source=rss The Presidents of Chad, Idriss Deby, and of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir, signed a new peace agreement in Dakar on Thursday night, intended to put an end to years of hostilities, fed by each government accusing the other of supporting rebel forces in its territory. 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World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Senegal, Indian Sub-Continent, Pakistan, North America, United States, Hawaii, New York, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-05-24T12:10:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chimps_use_caves_to_beat_the_heat_scientists_find/?source=rss The same chimps that were recently found to hunt with sharpened sticks have been seen using caves as "summer homes" in a discovery that has surprised scientists. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, General Special Interest, Regions, Africa, Senegal 2007-04-10T22:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ford_foundation_gives_30m_for_trustafrica/?source=rss The Ford Foundation on Tuesday launched an independent, African-led nonprofit that aims to give Africans greater opportunity to solve the continent's problems themselves. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World, Health, Regions, Africa, Senegal 2006-06-08T07:50:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chad_sudan_both_sides_express_readiness_to_talk_as_tensions_linger/?source=rss Sudan joined Chad on Tuesday in offering to open talks to defuse mounting tension along their joint border, but the two sides still appeared far apart. World, Politics, Regions, Africa, Chad, Senegal, Sudan 2006-01-11T03:06:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/world_aids_day_raises_awareness/?source=rss Schoolchildren in Senegal pledged to abstain from sex and village women in India cast off a veil of shame about their HIV status as World AIDS Day was marked Thursday around the globe. World, Health, Regions, Africa, Senegal 2005-12-02T21:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/network_of_un_ecological_reserves_adds_22_new_sites/?source=rss 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. World, Environment, Forests, Land, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Mauritania, Senegal, Asia, Mongolia, Europe, Austria, Indian Sub-Continent, Sri Lanka, Oceania, Australia, Micronesia, South America, Brazil, Chile, United Nations 2005-07-06T14:02:00+00:00