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The world is full of good news. The following are just a few ...
At the annual meeting of the United Nations International Labor Organization in Geneva,
Switzerland, Tunisia is elected President of the Board of Directors for the coming year.
Aviation officials from China and Formosa (Taiwan) agree to lower the price of airfares
and increase the frequency of cross-strait flights, with China also announcing the construction
of four new airports to facilitate additional travel.
Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, United Arab Emirates’ Minister of
Foreign Trade, meets with several US delegates to discuss opportunities for enhancing economic
cooperation and exchange. Southern Sudan's President Salva Kiir changes
the Peace Commission created in 2006 to a full Ministry of Peace, appointing Pagan Amum
as the first Peace Minister. Visiting General Secretary of the Mozambican
Liberation Front Party, Filipe Chimoio Paund, meets with Aulacese (Vietnamese) Party General
Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh where both agree on their countries’ further cooperation
through various shared projects. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri and
Turkish Minister of Environment and Forests Veysel Eroglu review opportunities for expanding
bilateral relations in such areas as forest fire control, biodiversity protection and
water security. Over 680 Australian business leaders endure
a night of cold, wind and rain as they stay outdoors on the streets to raise awareness
and funds to improve conditions for some 100,000 Australian homeless people, with US$2.3million
donated so far. Russia converts a powerful intercontinental
ballistic missile for the peaceful purpose of launching a German satellite, which will
survey the Earth’s surface to generate a highly accurate digital terrain model.
High school student Orayne Williams of New York, USA, living in a homeless shelter without
the support of parents, has maintained an “A” average at school and just received
a US$15,000 grant for his first year of college. Touched by his determination to achieve despite
adversity, Supreme Master Ching Hai is offering a US$5,000 scholarship to further Orayne's
studies. Jordanian Minister of Agriculture Saeed Masri
and Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Jordan Elman Arasli discuss a partnership in which Azerbaijan
would establish a distribution center for Jordanian produce being shipped to neighboring
countries. �