35 international chefs from 8 different countries arrived to South Africa in order to take part in a 10 days culinary journey which will help raise money for the Akani Diepsloot Foundation, African Children’s Feeding Scheme and Meals on Wheels Community Services. The goal is to reach $688,000 US  which will supply 300 children meals for the next 5 years.

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In the last 10 years (since the end of the Taliban regime in 2001) more than 10000 of new schools have been build and 13 more are supposed to be built in the next 6 months.

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Since the tsunami, the citizens of Japan have turned in thousands of wallets and safes found in the debris, containing over  $78 million in cash.

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The New York Times reports that the upscale retailer Nordstrom is going to open a a store in NYC  with all profits from sales will go to charity.

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April Sanati , an 8-year-old golfer was hitting some golf balls in the backyard of her house. When she collected the balls  she found a 1-carat diamond.

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10 new frog species  have been found in India’s Western Ghats which  lies along India’s west coast. The rich wildlife in this area  is imperiled by rising human impacts.

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Researchers at Lancaster University says that a  new drug which can prevent the development of Alzheimer’s disease could be tested on patients within six years.

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In 2007, Ernie Fessenden sent his brother, Staff Sgt. Chris Fessenden, a toy truck which had a radio-controlled (RC) outfitted with a wireless video camera to assist on checking for bombs under trucks.  2 weeks ago, this toy truck  prevented the potential deaths of six soldiers in Afghanistan, as Chris detailed in an email to Ernie.

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Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania, who tried a new treatment on 3 patients,  say this treatment made the most common type of leukemia completely disappear in two of the patients and reduced it by 70 percent in the third.

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A 12-year-old boy survived and making a miraculous recovery after spending 25 minutes underwater in the Pacific Ocean, the boy is breathing on his own and responding to the doctors.

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