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Facebook Pals Collect 200 Tons of Food for Flood Victims in Malaysia

March 6, 2015

Seven friends in Malaysia who are not formally organized in any way have managed to collect more than 200 tons of donations for the...

Thousands of Women Protest for Peace in Jerusalem Today

March 4, 2015

Thousands of women joined a grassroots organization called Women Wage Peace and marched on the Israeli Knesset today, chanting and carrying signs urging a...

Solar Power in the UK Almost Doubled in 2014

March 1, 2015

Solar power in the UK almost doubled in 2014, with total installations on homes, businesses, and even bridges, surpassing 650,000, according to year end...

Israel, Jordan Sign Historic Water Deal to Save the Dead Sea

February 27, 2015

"Bringing an historic deal to fruition, Israeli and Jordanian government officials on Thursday signed a bilateral agreement to exchange water and jointly funnel Red...

Norway Muslims Form Human Shield Around Jewish Synagogue

February 21, 2015

Europe's Jews face rising anti-Semitism in some countries, but multiculturalism is far from dead. Today, more than 1,000 Muslims formed a human shield around...

Double Decker Driver Reverses So Man Can Jump From Burning Building

February 13, 2015

Bus driver Andy Waterman backed-up his double-decker so a man could make the jump from a burning top floor flat to safety. "The naked man,...

Everyone Rescued When Float Plane Goes Down in Pacific Northwest

February 10, 2015

A float plane went down shortly after take off in the southern gulf islands of Canada. Within 15 minutes, everyone was rescued from the...

Kenyan Grandmother Goes to School with Great Grandchildren

January 29, 2015

A 90-year-old Kenyan woman who goes to class with six of her great-great-grandchildren is believed to be the oldest primary school pupil in the...

Jeep Club Volunteers Drive Hospital Workers During Winter Storm

January 28, 2015

Members of the New Brunswick Jeep Club volunteered their time during Tuesday’s storm for a good cause — helping doctors and nurses get to...

Massive World Response Cuts Ebola Cases to Just Five In Liberia

January 27, 2015

Liberia is dealing with just five remaining cases of Ebola, the United Nations World Health Organization announced on Saturday -- the clearest sign yet...

Out of Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, New Indoor Farms Grow 100x More Food

January 19, 2015

Although his vision for indoor food cultivation dates back many decades, a Japanese botanist, Shigeharu Shimamura, used the earthquake and tsunami disaster of 2011...