CBC News "Cure for Blindness within Next Decade"

CBC NewsA type of cell found in the eye has stem cell properties and could be used within the next decade to regrow damaged retinas and restore vision, British researchers say. The Economic and Human Benefits are...

Canada boosts Darfur aid

"Canada boosts Darfur aid GLORIA GALLOWAY Globe and Mail Update August 2, 2007 at 8:32 AM EDT CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada has increased the amount of aid it will send to the warn-torn Darfur region of Sudan, an announcement that comes on the heels of a UN decision to send 26,000...

UN agency welcomes donation from EU to feed Bhutanese refugees in Nepal

Bhutan is a land of beauty, peace, and tranquility, and one much idealized (and for good reason) by the Western world for its proactive approach to the environment, development, and education. These are indeed...

Ugandan children to get free schooling

Hopefully this will set a precedent for other African nations currently struggling to keep their young people educated. The lack of a "rush" to take up the offer most likely speaks more to adherence to the old...

Donors get web wish lists from homeless

"VANCOUVER, CALGARY -- The simply written, personal biographies hint at the terrible loneliness and longing that visit the homeless each Christmas. Heartbreaking, too, are the humble requests penned by those who live and sleep on the streets of two of Canada's most prosperous...

Money for Gaza, but Will it be Enough?

"A day after the international community coughed up nearly $1 billion in aid for Lebanon, donors offered $500 million for the Palestinians. But they'll need more than just money. Chaos reigns in the Authority. "

Donors make huge Lebanon pledge - BBC News

" The campaign wiped out Lebanon's recent recovery efforts The Lebanon donor conference in Stockholm has raised more than $940m in pledges of new money, Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson has said. The organisers of the aid conference had set a target of $500m. The new...

The Epoch Times | Former Beijing Policeman Reveals an Assembly Line System of...

A former Beijing policeman and member of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) revealed that there is an 'assembly line' system of organ harvesting in Beijing and the Chinese Communist...

Non-Ohioans pour nearly $2 million into governor's race

So far, out-of-staters have poured more money into Ohio's 2006 race than the entire cost of a gubernatorial election in other states. For the time being, this is the most important race in the USA.
 

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