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The world is full of good news. The following are just a few ...
As Rwandan President Paul Kagame and visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni conclude
several days of meetings, they affirm the resolution of all issues as both pledge to
continue upholding the friendship and cooperation long enjoyed by their countries.
The Venerable Wewelduwe Gnanaprabha Thero in Sri Lanka becomes the world's first Buddhist
monk to hold the post of mayor as he wins the popular vote in the town of Embilipitiya,
where he promises infrastructure development to improve lives across the region's nine
villages.
During his visit to Mexico, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos meets with Mexican President
Felipe Calderón as well as other dignitaries such as Supreme Court President Juan N. Silva
and Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, to further the two countries' understanding and diplomatic
ties.
Japan-based automaker Toyota, in partnership with Parlee Cycles and technology company
Deeplocal, both in the US, develops a bicycle with gears that can be shifted using the rider’s
thoughts as he or she wears a special helmet designed to read brainwaves.
In an interview with the US-based Examiner, Phil Collen, acclaimed vocalist-guitarist
for English rock group Def Leppard, speaks of being ethically motivated to stop the suffering
of animals as he became vegetarian and then vegan, a decision he says has also graced
him with vibrant health.
Sweden’s Ocean Explorer team discovers an unusually large, round UFO-like object on
the Baltic Sea floor, 60 feet (18.3 meters) in diameter, with team lead Commander Peter
Lindberg saying that in nearly two decades of sea floor work, he has never seen anything
like it.�