World Bank commits $22.5 billion towards helping Africa fight climate change
Although it is a phenomenon that is impacting the entire planet, it is a known fact that the world’s poorest countries are more vulnerable to climate change. As such, the World Bank made an announcement at the third One Planet Summit that it will step up its climate support for Africa. The world’s largest developmental banking organization committed $22.5 billion towards helping Africa stave off climate...
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Morgan Freeman just converted his Mississippi ranch into a bee sanctuary
Famous Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman recently turned his 124-acre ranch in Mississippi into huge bee sanctuary. The Oscar winner imported 26 beehives from Arkansas to his ranch. Freeman has been vocal about the need to preserve and revive the declining bee populations. “There is a concerted effort for bringing bees back onto the planet… We do not realize that they are the foundation, I think, of the...
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When a fire destroyed their mosque, synagogue opened its doors to 500 Muslim worshipers
In a heartwarming gesture that moved many to tears, a New York City synagogue opened its doors to Muslim worshipers after a nearby mosque was ravaged by fire. The fire broke out at a popular Mediterranean restaurant on the ground floor of the building housing the mosque. On Friday, hundreds of Muslim worshipers arrived at the mosque hoping an FDNY inspection would be finished in time for their prayers, or...
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This Bengaluru techie single-handedly revived his city’s lake in just 45 days
The city of Bengaluru, better known as India’s Silicon Valley, was famous for its beautiful lakes. Also called the ‘City of Lakes’, water bodies cover nearly 5% of the land in urban Bengaluru. However, once a beautiful sight to behold, today most of these lakes are bubbling with untreated sewage, chemicals and all kinds of pollutants. Bengaluru is mostly in the headlines today because of how a...
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Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matthew Boyd adopts 36 girls from Uganda to save them from sex slavery
Human trafficking for forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation is rampant in Uganda. The situation is so bad that women and children are often sold in cattle markets for sex slavery. Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matthew Boyd and his wife Ashley have created a nonprofit, Kingdom Home, in Uganda where 36 girls rescued from the sex slavery industry are provided with necessities such as food and clothing, along...
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She gave up her lucrative career to take care of over 100 rescued animals
Daria Pushkareva had a super successful career as an elite wedding photographer in Moscow, but she always felt that it was not her true calling. As a child, she had dreamed of rescuing dogs and opening her own dog shelter. And she ended up doing just that! Only she doesn’t just have rescued dogs at her animal shelter, but also animals such as raccoons, raccoon dogs, foxes, and arctic foxes that have been...
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This 85-year-old single-handedly grew an entire forest over 40 years
Kollakkayil Devaki Amma’s interest in farming began when post marriage, she assisted her mother-in-law in paddy cultivation. Unfortunately, she met with an accident in 1980 that resulted in serious leg injury and Devaki Amma was forced to give up her passion. However, her love for farming was greater than her injury and three years later, she planted the first sapling in the backyard of her home. One...
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A mysterious ‘Robin Hood’ is dropping envelopes of cash into the mailboxes of random people in this small Spanish village
An unknown person is being called the “Robin Hood of Villarramiel” after he quietly slipped envelopes containing €100 ($132) into the mailboxes of random people in the small Spanish village that has a population of just 800. Some of the people who received the anonymous gifts were so baffled that they actually approached the Police to confirm if the money was real! “We’re all bewildered and expectant as we...
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Indian billionaire Azim Premji donates a whopping $7.5 billion to charity
Azim Premji is the Chairman of the fourth largest Indian IT company Wipro Limited. He is also the second richest man in the country. But these are not his only claims to fame. The legendary billionaire is known more for his big heart and philanthropic deeds than the wealth he has amassed over the years. And just this week, he once again proved to the world that it takes more than just money to make a man...
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NYC public school system launches “Meatless Mondays” to fight climate change
This week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that all the public schools in NYC will observe “Meatless Mondays” in order to tackle two major problems – climate change and child obesity. This means that starting in the 2019 school year, all New York City public schools will begin serving up free, healthy vegetarian breakfast and lunch menus every Monday. Following a successful trial period in 15...
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