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Thousands Attend Lavish Funeral for This Cat, the Railroad Stationmaster
A famous cat conductor who saved a railway from ruin was given a royal send-off by three thousand mourners in a traditional Shinto funeral...
New Record for Scottish Wind Farms, Power for Nearly 1Mil Homes
In the first three months of 2015, wind farms in Scotland produced a record amount of electricity, enough to power 960,000 Scottish households for...
Take THAT, Taliban: Couple Creates 3D Hologram of Ancient Buddha Statue
Where one monumental Buddha statue once stood, another has been recreated with the help of a 3D laser light projection. A wealthy Chinese couple made...
Bangladesh Slashes Hunger Rates in Half, Becomes Model for Rest of World
According to a recent United Nations report, there are 216 million fewer hungry people in the world today than in the 1990’s – and...
Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in England Has Dropped by 80%
A new study published June 11 by the scientific journal Addiction finds that in England, children’s exposure to second-hand smoke has plummeted by nearly...
Germany Turns Military Bases into Rare-bird Nature Reserves
Germany agreed Thursday to turn more than 60 former military bases into nature preserves, “with the aim of creating vast new green oases and...
African Poachers Trade Weapons for Farm Tools
At one time, Edson Zimba only took from his native land of Zambia. Now he gives back. For twenty years he combed the bush of...
Filipino Rebels Hand Over Weapons, Retire Fighters to Boost Peace Talks
A rebel group in the Philippines has retired 145 of their fighters and surrendered a cache of firearms to demonstrate its commitment toward peace. The...
Man With Rare Antibody Saves Two Million Babies with His Blood
One man who was willing to share his blood has saved the lives of more than two million babies. With his weekly donations to the...
Tesco Grocers to Offer Unsold Fresh Food to British Charities
The giant British supermarket Tesco is launching a pilot program to give away the fresh food it can’t sell to those in need. Tesco officials...
Lives Changed as Charities Give Away More than 400,000 Hearing Aids
A woman cries, children smile, and old men hug everyone around them as they experience the joy of hearing once again – some, for...
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