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The world is full of good news. The following are just a few ...
International teams of scientists are building the Giant Magellan Telescope, expected to
be complete by 2018 and installed in the Chilean Andes as the largest optical telescope ever,
allowing astronomers to view objects that are 12.5 billion light-years from Earth.
Less than a month after lending Ireland US$115 billion to help her recover from a large volume
of failed loans made by the nation's private banking sector, the International Monetary
Fund and European Union report that the Irish government is making good progress in economic
recovery through bank reforms and the reduction of public debt.
In Cuba, a new era is introduced as President Raul Castro leads a three-day Congressional
session in which 300 proposals are approved that are designed to reform and modernize
the government, including passage of a measure that now limits the president and other top
political leaders to two consecutive five-year terms in office.
The government of Indonesia announces plans to send 120 nurses to Sudan to help in Sudanese
hospitals and assist in improving the nation's health care.
In an effort to lower violence and crime rates, the government of El Salvador imposes a temporary
ban on firearms throughout 27 cities in the country.
Following recent visits to England, Denmark and Russia, Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas travels to Tunisia and France to rally support for peace negotiations with Israel.
Upon discovering 500 dogs being delivered to slaughterhouses in China’s Jilin province,
animal companion service provider Leepet Holding Corp. and philanthropic group Shangshan Foundation
join to pay US$15,300 to save the canines, bringing them to the China Small Animal Protection
Association for adoption into forever loving homes.
For their caring endeavors, Supreme Master Ching Hai is honoring Leepet Holding Corp.
and Shangshan Foundation with the Shining World Compassion Award, along with US$10,000
to support their noble work.
Making a splashing hit in movie theaters across the USA is “Soul Surfer,” a Hollywood
film based on the real-life shark survivor tale of teen surfing champion Bethany Hamilton,
whose loss of an arm in an attack hasn't stopped her from being one of the 10 top female surfers
in the world today. �