Brazilian-born supermodel Gisele Bundchen has been named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. Her role as Ambassador is to "raise awareness and inspire action to protect the...
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While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...
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There is much to be doneand it will take time andnot everything will getdone but it is importantto get started now."The economyThe experts at CNN Money lay out six issues that require President Obama's...
A US newcomer from Bulgaria has found cash in a shoebox on her first day on the job and helped locate the original owner. "GLEN CARBON, Ill. - It took some fancy footwork, but a Goodwill store in Illinois...
Israel has agreed to release 200 Palestinian prisoners. The approval by a ministerial commission is the next step in the process of releasing the prisoners. The move is a festure of faith in Palestianian president Mahmoud Abbas. "An Israeli ministerial commission on Monday...
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Hollywood hunk and celebactivist, George Clooney, has been named a peace envoy by the UN, thanks to his dedication and work toward ending the conflict in Darfur, through his humanitarian organization Not On Our...
"A British priest Monday accused the Catholic church of being hypocritical for accepting the conversion of former prime minister Tony Blair because of his support for the Iraq war.
"If the Roman Catholic church truly reflected the values of Jesus Christ, then Tony Blair...
We're from around the world: different cultures, different beliefs, but in the end, don't we all wish for a good life for those we love?No big editorial here about hate, war, or politics. Just a wish for all--have a harmonic holiday! And my thanks to those who take the time...
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Backlash, smacklash. At least, that's what Victoria "Posh" Beckham, Geri "Ginger" Halliwell, Melanie "Sporty" Chisholm, Melanie "Scary" Brown and Emma "Baby" Bunton are saying today as their private 747 (see...
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After more than 20 years of strife, Namibia won its independence from South Africa in 1990 and looked forward to a better future for its people. But with 30-40% unemployed, 11% HIV positive and an estimated...
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One of the main aims of this Iraq war was to help the people of this nation - to free them of their despair and suffering under the brutal regime of Sadam. The picture that has emerged is that again we have...
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Latest figures from UNHCR show that more than four million Iraqis have been displaced by the the war in the country."UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Wednesday concluded her first visit to Iraq and...
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gCaptain's blog tells us: In some of the most positive military news of recent memory we get
word of preparations being made aboard the USNS Comfort for tomorrow's departure on a humanitarian mission to South...
As the world eagerly awaits the final Harry Potter book, eBay India is charging Harry's creator with harassment. This is the latest battle in an ongoing war over the presence of pirated e-book versions of the...
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This is a very interesting step for this community; it is the political equivalent of the tear down of the Berlin Wall in 1989. "NICOSIA, Cyprus - Greek Cypriots demolished a wall Friday along the boundary that...
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