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The world is full of good news. The following are just a few ...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept invitations
from the US government to meet in Washington, DC and re-start direct peace negotiations.
In Hawaii, USA, the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative allocates more than US$11 million to update
its facilities in an effort to protect the lives of endangered and threatened seabirds.
Chinese President Hu Jintao and several other state leaders donate a total of US$29 million
in personal contributions to aid fellow citizens affected by the devastating landslides in
Zhouqu County. Wishing to prevent the suffering of animals
in captivity, with physical problems alone that include higher infant mortality rates
and drastically reduced lifespans, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
calls for a ban on importing elephants to British zoos.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints experienced Kenyan diplomat Zachary Muburi
as the first Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union.
In an interview with the nation’s largest daily news, the “South German Newspaper,”
German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg outlines a new model for the military that
would end conscription and reduce combat forces by a third.
Aulacese (Vietnamese) Deputy Foreign Minister Đoàn Xuân Hưng and Egyptian Ambassador
Alaa Elleissy sign reciprocal visa exemption agreements for holders of diplomatic, special
and official passports. In a study of 220,000 people, researchers
at the UK-based University of Leicester find that eating 1.5 extra servings of green leafy
vegetables daily is effective in decreasing the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Citing the inhumane and health-harming conditions of factory farms, US Chef Craig Goldwyn is
going meatless for 30 days, saying that he hopes to expand his cooking skills as he personally
experiences the benefits of the animal-free diet.
Dutch 14-year-old Laura Dekker quietly departs from the British overseas territory of Gibraltar
in her 11.5-meter vessel for a solo journey around the world with aspirations to become
the youngest person thus far to achieve such a goal. �