http://www.globalgoodnews.com/global-news.html Good News From Around The World en-us Copyright Global Good News(sm) Service 2004 rss-feeds@globalgoodnews.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:04:11 EST Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:04:11 EST GlobalGoodNews.com In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12191521055667800 Niger's Tuareg rebel leader Aghaly ag Alambo said his fighters would lay down their guns from Monday and, together with neighbouring Mali's Tuareg rebellion, submit to mediation by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Tuareg nomads in the Saharan north of Niger and Mali took up arms against their respective southern-based central governments last year. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12191877236079549 Thailand expressed hope its dispute with Cambodia over border territory near an ancient temple would end with a peaceful resolution as formal talks began Tuesday. The two neighbours came close to an armed clash last month over competing claims to land surrounding the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple on on Thailand's northeastern border with Cambodia. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12191544955701429 Indonesia's finance ministry has appointed three banks -- HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Barclays Plc -- to handle the government's planned global Islamic bonds, a source close to the deal said on Tuesday. The Indonesian government is trying to tap into the fast growing Islamic finance market to fund its huge infrastructure needs. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12190661535031383 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has urged an end to Tuareg revolts in Mali and Niger, saying more war will hurt the impoverished states and plunge a region unsettled by security and smuggling problems into turmoil. Africa's fourth largest country, Libya wields influence in parts of the Sahara and the Sahel region on its southern fringe thanks to its oil wealth and tribal links between its own population and those of neighbouring states. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=12188660553656816 Liechtenstein said on Friday its banks will do more to cooperate with other states after a German scandal over tax dodgers who parked their cash in the tiny principality. Prince Alois von und zu Liechtenstein, the head of the tiny Alpine state nestled between Austria and Switzerland said that the principality would find 'sensible solutions' for existing customers when it exchanges information. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=12191588515753120 Olympic host Beijing enjoyed its cleanest air in 10 years this month and will adopt strict new measures to ensure its notorious smog does not return, a top environment official said on Tuesday. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12191585045744003 A column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles left the Georgian city of Gori on Tuesday in what Russian officials said was the start of the pull-back demanded by the West. Russia agreed to pull its forces back under a ceasefire deal brokered last week by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Russian troops went in after crushing a Georgian attack on Moscow-backed South Ossetia. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12191547835706128 German solar module maker Solon doubled its first-half operating profit thanks to strong demand in Spain and Italy, it said on Tuesday, confirming its outlook for this year and next. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=12190686735065372 The launch of the Lighting Africa programme, a recent initiative from the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has made it possible for some people to swap kerosene lamps for a solar-powered LED lantern. Lighting Africa is a $12 million project which intends to bring light to the poorest regions across sub-Saharan Africa. The programme works with the lighting industry to develop clean, affordable lighting and energy solutions for millions without access to electric grids. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12190704035088035 A solar-powered safari camp in Kenya and an environmentally conscious Amazon resort were awarded annual travel prizes on Monday for giving back to their communities while also providing luxurious lodgings. The resorts were among 38 recognized by magazine Conde Nast Traveler for doing good, while at the same time doing well themselves, with its second annual World Savers Awards. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12191126975427501 Dr Jose Luis Alvarez, Raja of Invincible Latin America for the Global Country of World Peace, presented news of the final day of the Brazilian tour by Dr David Lynch, renowned filmmaker, artist, and pioneer for Invincibility, singer-songwriter Donovan Leitch, and Dr Robert Roth, National Director of Expansion for the Global Country of World Peace in the United States. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12190828205167525 The National Director of Israel and a representative for the Czech Republic and Slovakia present the recent activities and achievements of the Global Mother Divine Organization in their countries. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=1217273141377240 Dr Willem Meijles, Raja of Indonesia for the Global Country of World Peace, spoke recently about Consciousness-Based Education programmes in Bali, bringing invincibility to Indonesia. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=12178759304681752 Speaking on 16 August 2008, while discussing plans for establishing a permanent coherence-creating group of Yogic Flyers to create invincibility for Indonesia, Dr Willem Meijles, Raja (Administrator) of Invincible Indonesia for the Global Country of World Peace, highlighted the activities of a group of Yogic Flyers that demonstrated great success in Bali in December 2007, supporting the final three days of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12181567606688357 Speaking 5 August 2008 on Maharishi Global Family Chat, Dr Peter Swan, Minister of Communication for the Global Country of World Peace, outlined the contents of a new series of weekly conference DVDs, featuring lectures and commentary from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, as well as Raja John Hagelin, world-renowned physicist and Raja of Invincible America; Dr Bevan Morris, Prime Minister of the Global Country of World Peace; and other important leaders. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12190871445206753 A C$1.5 million investment by New Brunswick will help secure land with high biodiversity which is of international importance and which needs environmental protection. In the first month of the 3rd year of Canada's national Invincibility Programme, there continue to be indications of national consciousness rising to invincibility as evidenced by positive trends in the economy and other areas of national life, from the expanding groups of Yogic Flyers throughout the world. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12187485292831218 Speaking 13 August 2008 on Maharishi Global Family Chat, Dr Bevan Morris, Prime Minister of the Global Country of World Peace, presented a newly completed book by Dr Craig Pearson, Executive Vice President of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, USA, titled, The Complete Book of Yogic Flying. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12185582461408929 During a recent Maharishi Global Family Chat, Raja Michael Dilbeck, Raja of Invincible France and Invincible Latvia for the Global Country of World Peace, reported on the acquisition of land in his domain. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12189396104320319 Canadian consumer confidence rises. In the first month of the 3rd year of Canada's national Invincibility Programme, there continue to be indications of national consciousness rising to invincibility as evidenced by positive trends in the economy and other areas of national life, from the expanding groups of Yogic Flyers throughout the world. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12188367973473434 During the continuing celebration of Guru Purnima in MERU, Holland, Dr Dominique Lemoine, National Director of France for the Global Country of World Peace, gave a report highlighting past and current achievements in his country. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST