In Indonesia People Can Trade Trash for Free Health Care
Patients in Indonesia can trade recyclable trash for doctor visits in a clever plan to get affordable medical care to people in rural villages.
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Samsung Galaxy Phone 'Stops a Bullet' in Paris, Saves Man's Life
If he hadn't been talking on the phone at the time when a bomb exploded nearby, he might have been another casualty in Paris. Instead, his Samsung took the hit.
Homestead Act for Russian Far East - Putin Supports Free Land Handout
The Russian president has approved the idea of offering large land plots for free to anyone who resettles to the Russian Far East to start a farm or business.
Try One of These 12 Acts Of Kindness Today–On World Kindness Day
To get you off to a good start on World Kindness Day, we made a list of positive deeds and actions to brighten up the days of strangers and family alike.
Foo Fighters Play Show for Italians Whose Video Brought Grohl to Tears
The Foo Fighters finally performed in a small Italian city where 1,000 musicians had played a cover of a Foo song in an attempt to lure them on tour.
Lithuanian Capital To Install a Public 'Happiness Barometer'
The mayor of Vilnius plans to install a huge screen on the town hall to broadcast a real-time happiness barometer that will monitor the mood of the Lithuanian capital, depending on votes sent in by citizens on their phones.
You Won't Hear a Better Song Today! Watch Street Musicians Turning Pro
Nineteen street musicians performed the same song in four countries to create this fantastic Mashup of one of the greatest songs of all time.
Playing for Change Brings Peace Through Music
A film crew traveled the world recording musicians from Israel, S. Africa, Venezuela and New Orleans, all playing the same song - Stand By Me - thru headphones.
'Green' Stove Dedicated to my Grandma Will Feed 1000s in Haiti
The latest eco-stove to arrive in Haiti is dedicated to my late grandmother, Lucy. The donation will feed hundreds daily and keep cooks-like Lucy-healthy.
Mother Starts Campaign To Bring Baby Carriers To Refugee Moms
After seeing Syrian refugee moms lugging their toddlers across countries to safety, Cristal Logothetis started a hugely successful relief campaign to help.
Hundreds of Jews and Arabs Rally Arm-in-Arm for Peace in Israel
Nearly 1000 Jewish and Arab residents joined seven mayors from around the region to form a human chain in Israel, calling for coexistence and non-violence.
Backpacker Uses Life Savings to Fund Home For Orphans She Met in Nepal
A teenage backpacker hiking through Nepal asked her parents to send her savings of $5000 so she could create a home and school for hundreds of needy children.
Even Oil And Coal CEOs Want Climate Action This Year, and Sign Petition
Oil and mining companies have signed on to support a global agreement being worked out by almost 200 nations at the Climate Conference in Paris.
China Makes Jaw-Dropping Cuts to Carbon Emissions in 2015 Equal to UK's Total Output
China is setting a world record by already reducing its CO2 emissions by an amount equal to what the entire United Kingdom produced in that same period.
5-Hour Energy Inventor to Bring Free Energy to the Poor, Donate Billions
The billionaire inventor of the energy drink is spending his fortune on the poor, and a pedal-powered generator to make free electricity.
Moscow; A Happy Place to Visit
Moscow is now a place where even old guard Communists are laughing in the streets. Where once there were dismal shops with bare shelves, there are now elegant hotels and chic boutiques. Shoppers stooped with packages find bargains in a vast underground shopping mall. The financial crash of ‘98 is a thing of the past.
Europe's Last Dictator Toppled
For the first time in history the Serbian people have a president chosen by themselves in free elections. Vojislav Kostunica, 56, defeated Slobodan Milosevic by a wide margin and, despite Milosevic's attempts to circumvent the election results, was sworn in as president on September 30, 2000.
38 Year-old First to Ski Down Mt. Everest Without Stopping
Davo Karnicar, of Slovenia, became the first person ever to make an uninterrupted ski descent from the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (29,035 ft).
Emotional Reunions for Koreans after 50 years
Emotions ran high this week at Seoul's Convention Center in South Korea as 100 Korean families from both sides of the border were reunited for the first time in half a century following the historic June agreement to work toward better relations between the two Koreas.
Old Enemies Turn Into New Heroes During Floods
Some good came out of the flooding that swept through Mozambique in 2000. At the same time as marooned Mozambicans on high ground were being rescued by soldiers in helicopters, historical stereotypes were being erased and the hated enemy was fast becoming a hero.
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