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Behind Bars Barista Training a Boost for Women’s Prison Inmates
Female inmates in Fairfax, New Zealand have been learning how to make the perfect coffee behind bars during barista training, which coffee company Peoples...
His Eco-Efficient Prowess Makes Farming in Palestine Possible
Farming in the Occupied Territories is not easy. Land confiscation aside, Palestinians face restricted access to water; sporadic land ownership; and overworked and polluted...
Nicholas Winton, Rescuer of 669 Children in Holocaust, Dies at 106
Nicholas Winton quietly organized the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia at the start of World War II when the Nazis were...
US and Cuba to Reopen Embassies, Begin New Chapter in Diplomacy
A half-century after breaking off relations, the United States and Cuba will restore full diplomatic ties and reopen embassies later this month. U.S. Secretary of...
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...
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