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Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia 2011-05-11T03:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cambodian_man_clears_land_mines_he_set_decades_ago/?source=rss Aki Ra and his Cambodian Self Help Demining group have made Cambodia safer by clearing about 50,000 mines and weapons. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia 2010-11-26T23:02:01+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/locals_volunteer_overseas_with_operation_smile/?source=rss Some local volunteers are making a big difference overseas by helping less fortunate children to smile. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, South America, Paraguay, South-East Asia, Cambodia, North America, United States, North Carolina, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-10-04T09:29:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_water_birds_recovering_in_cambodia/?source=rss The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationists said Thursday. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-04-06T12:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lawsuits_force_listing_of_six_rare_birds_as_endangered/?source=rss The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed six rare birds from around the world as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. 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Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, France, Oceania, Australia, South-East Asia, Cambodia, North America, United States, Texas, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-13T12:26:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_worlds_mysterious_places/?source=rss This compilation of the world's most mysterious places on Google Earth includes Oak Island, Area 51, the Pyramid of the Sun & Moon, various figures from Nazca, the Atacama Giant, Loch Ness, Arbor Low, Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill, St. Michael's Mount, Angkor Wat, Ayres Rock, the Olgas, and Maree Man. Regions, Africa, Egypt, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Oceania, Australia, South America, Chile, Peru, South-East Asia, Cambodia, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, United States, California, Nevada, Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-07-10T11:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_vultures_found_in_cambodia/?source=rss Researchers in the remote forests of Cambodia said Wednesday they have discovered the only known colony in Southeast Asia of slender-billed vultures and scores of other endangered birds. The colony was discovered last month in the jungles east of the Mekong River in Cambodia's Stung Treng Province. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2007-02-07T18:07:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/archaeologists_solve_the_ultimate_puzzle/?source=rss Archaeologists working at the Angkor Wat temples in Cambodia have nearly completed what has been hailed as the world's largest and most complicated jigsaw puzzle. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia 2006-05-06T20:31:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/giant_catfish_spared_from_fishing_on_cambodia_river/?source=rss On Cambodia's Tonle Sap River, conservationist Zeb Hogan is hoping to save the giant catfish, the largest freshwater fish in the world, one fish at a time. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Cambodia 2006-01-14T02:08:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/imf_writes_off_82m_in_debt_for_cambodia/?source=rss The International Monetary Fund is writing off $82 million owed by Cambodia, which is struggling to revive its economy after decades of armed conflict. World, Politics, Business, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia 2005-12-24T05:09:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_cambodian_turtle_saved_from_soup_by_microchip/?source=rss An extremely rare Cambodian "royal" turtle has been rescued from a Chinese soup pot by a microchip implanted in its leg, officials said on Thursday. Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia, Popular Articles 2005-07-22T11:13:00+00:00