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The world is full of good news. The following are just a few ...
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signs into law a long-awaited and landmark National
Human Rights Commission Act, giving independence and funding for the Commission to work toward
protecting and promoting human rights in the country.
In a meeting in Moscow with European Integration Minister Iurie Leancă of Moldova, Russian
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov conveys his country's willingness to compromise with Moldova
in peace negotiations regarding the territory of Transnistria.
To help empower young women to aspire to economic independence, a pilot program being launched
in Guangdong Province, China, is offering special classes in areas such as self-respect,
confidence, and professional development.
With the assistance of an interpreter, U.S. President Barack Obama holds a "town hall"
style meeting in English and Spanish, during which he affirms his commitment to immigration
reform that provides a pathway to citizenship.
El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes inaugurates the first office of the government-sponsored
project Women City, whose goal is to assist women in improving their living conditions
by providing education, health, counseling and child care services.
With the help from a European Union donation of US$92 million, the African Union is sending
an additional 4,000 peacekeeping soldiers to Somalia to strengthen its mission of protecting
innocent citizens.
In the US-based online news source “The Atlantic,” journalist and author of “Organic,
Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew,” Samuel Fromartz affirms an ability to feed
the entire global population by reducing resource-intensive foods such as meat.
Headed by British archaeologist David Elkington, a team of scientists are working to unravel
the mysteries of 70 tiny books found in a cave in Jordan that, if authenticated, could
unlock secrets of the earliest days of Christianity. �