Heat From Paris Metro and its Travelers Will Warm Housing Project Above
Heat from trains moving along tracks in the Parisian metro combined with the warmth generated by human bodies will help heat a public housing project in the city center.
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Muslim Hero in Paris Supermarket Attack to be Given French Citizenship
A hero Muslim employee from Mali who helped hide hostages in a walk-in refrigerator at a Jewish supermarket during last week's Paris attacks will be awarded French nationality in a ceremony on Tuesday.
Israel and Palestinians Declare War — Against Climate Change
Israel and the Palestinian Authority are among 15 Mediterranean nations who have just signed a historic agreement to work together to combat the effects of climate change, one month ahead of the next United Nations conference on climate change, scheduled for November in Cancun.
Norway Pledges Billion Dollars to Save Amazon Rain Forest
Norway's Prime Minister announced Tuesday that Oslo will donate up to a billion dollars to a Brazilian fund devoted to rescuing the Amazon rain forest. Norway, the first country to pledge money to the fund, will donate as much as $130 million next year.
Human Sewage to Power Buses in Norway
Biomethane from human waste will soon power public transportation in Norway's capital city. Starting in September 2009, the methane gas normally contributing to Global Warming, will be captured from one of Oslo's sewage plants and converted into biomethane fuel to run 200 of the city's public buses.
Norway Village Basks in Winter Sun for the First Time Using Giant Mirrors
Residents of a remote village nestled in a steep-sided valley in southern Norway are about to enjoy winter sunlight for the first time ever thanks to giant mirrors. The tall mountains that surround the village of Rjukan are high enough to deprive its 3,500 inhabitants of direct sunlight for six months a year.
Norway Donates $10 million to Farmers in South Sudan
Norway has donated approximately $10 million to help the UN Food and Agriculture Organization provide conflict-affected farmers, fishers and herders in South Sudan with critical livelihood support so they can feed themselves.
First Time in 50 Years, Peace Train Crosses Korea
For the first time in more than half a century, trains crossed from South to North Korea on Thursday through a sunny opening in Cold War politics, and launched by a "celebration with fireworks, bands, balloons and hundreds of people waving the 'unification' flag".
N. Korea's Return of U.S. Soldiers' Remains Encouraging
In an encouraging sign for relations between the two countries, North Korea has handed over the remains of six U.S. servicemen killed in the 1950-53 Korean War to a U.S. delegation led by Democratic presidential candidate and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
Nations Reach Tentative Deal on North Korea Weapons
Negotiators from six countries reached a tentative agreement about initial steps for North Korea's nuclear disarmament...
North Koreans Grateful for Energy Aid Exchanged for Nuclear Shutdown
"North Korea offered its gratitude for oil given as a reward for shutting down its sole nuclear reactor, as it joined talks Tuesday with the U.S. and other countries to hash out further details of the agreed energy aid for progress on disarmament." (CS Monitor)
Bush Removes North Korea From Terror Blacklist
President Bush says he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime he once branded as part of an 'axis of evil.'
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