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GOOD NEWS

Charitable gifts keep on giving

What do you give that person who appears to have everything? How about a gift that helps the environment, starving children or even some local organizations?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Texas boy's wish comes true

A little boy with a life-threatening illness enjoyed a whole day of shopping with a little help from Kids Wish Network.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

Jobs, not Taliban, concern Afghan town

U.S. forces are keeping the market secure, but it is not as busy as when the Taliban passed through the area frequently.

MSNBC

Plight of Afghan women may worsen as war effort is stepped up, warns report

Guardian

Iraq lessons limited in Afghan war

Reuters

Cleric gags Net and grieving mothers

Iran choked off Internet access and arrested more than 20 mothers who were mourning children killed in the unrest that has broken out since the disputed June 12 presidential elections.

The Australian

ENVIRONMENT

Copenhagen summit: Europe turns on US and China for weak emission targets

The European Union has rejected the new carbon emission targets tabled by the United States and China and said they were much too weak to prevent catastrophic climate change.

Times Online

CO2 found to be more important than thought

Environmental News Network

Protests at Copenhagen summit

CBS News

US rules greenhouse gases 'hazards'

The EPA has declared greenhouse gases a human health hazard, allowing President Barack Obama to bypass Congress to order cuts in emissions.

Al Jazeera

Hares, birds and orchids: the casualties of peace in Cyprus

A wildlife sanctuary in Cyprus called the Green Line may be jeopardized if Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities reach a reunification deal.

The Independent

HEALTH

Millions in US drinking dirty water

More than 20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data.

New York Times

Coffee may reduce risk of deadly prostate cancer, study shows

Drinking coffee may lower the risk of developing the deadliest form of prostate cancer, according to a Harvard Medical School study.

Bloomberg

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Booksellers feed imports to mystery’s hungry fans

Independent bookstores have found a new way to get premium prices for a hardcover title: import an eagerly awaited book from Britain several months before its U.S. release and then jack up the price.

New York Times

The shock of the new Turner winner

Controversialists must be in despair. The pile of atomised jet engine didn't scoop the Turner Prize after all, even though it had been favourite to win the famously contentious award.

The Independent

SPORTS

Warm, loud welcome greets Iverson

The recent 76ers game against the Denver Nuggets was part reunion, part theater, part sport. Fans held up signs welcoming Allen Iverson home.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Jones medals to be given to others, but not to Thanou

Olympic leaders are finally ready to distribute the individual medals stripped from Marion Jones for doping — but withhold the 100-meter gold from another drug-tainted athlete.

USA TODAY

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