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The world is full of good news. The following are just a few ...
In a successful culmination of the three-decade US space shuttle program, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration’s (NASA) Atlantis returns from her final mission, landing safely
with a four-member crew at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
In the mountainous regions of Kyrgyzstan, a team of archaeologists from the Kyrgyz Academy
of Sciences and the Russian Hermitage Museum unearth a nearly two-meter high statue of
a seated Buddha that may date back to the 8th century.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand sponsors young Nitcharee Peneakchanasak,
a 15-year-old who is recovering from the loss of both legs in a train accident, as she donates
a scholarship to one of Thailand’s best schools and offers the teen the services of
the Royal Family’s doctors.
As part of a plan to reduce malnutrition, the US Department of Agriculture together
with Peace Corps volunteers are assisting 38 Senegalese communities in the planting
of Moringa trees, which grow even in dry conditions and whose leaves can be harvested for nutrients
that greatly benefit the health of the vulnerable.
Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar who has become Pakistan’s first woman to serve as Foreign Minister announces
that she is planning a trip to India to ensure that peace dialog continues with the neighboring
country.
As part of a continued campaign to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol, Russian President
Medvedev signs a new law that in 2013 includes beer in a ban on alcohol sales in shops between
11pm and 8am, with advertising also prohibited.�