40 American billionaires will give at least half their fortunes to charity. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett which started this project estimate their efforts could generate $600 billion in charitable giving.
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Numerous charitable foundations reporting a considerable increase in private donations during the first half of 2010 compared to first half of 2009. The funds amongst others will be used for clean drinking water, children’s vaccines and schools in countries such as Togo and Somalia.
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Last week, The Smashing Pumpkins, performed at Chicago’s Metro a sold out concert which raised more than $80,000 to help Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone who was seriously injured last month.
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The Kepler probe, which was launched more than a year ago, has found, within 6 weeks of operation outside our solar system, five new solar systems in the Milky Way and identified over 700 bodies that could be new planets.
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The ball used in the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Netherlands was being auctioned for charity and raised 74,000$. The money will go to Nelson Mandela Charity organization and will be used to promote education, relief of poverty of children and the support of programs that mitigate the impact of the HIV AIDS pandemic in Africa.
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Richard Lucas, A bus driver from Buffalo, was driving his bus on Monday morning when he suddenly notice smoke coming from one of the houses. He stopped the bus and walked to the house, inside the house all 10 people living there were a sleep and Richard was shouting and knocking on the doors till they woke up and ran outside.
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American Red Cross and Red Cross Racing are giving away a 2011 Ford Fiesta to one lucky winner donor thanks to a donation made by the Ford Motor Company. In addition Red Cross Racing-themed prizes will be given including T-shirts, hats and a miniature die-cast Red Cross car.
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Solar powered plane left Switzerland 2 nights ago for a first 24 hours test flight. The plane, which was able to fly during the night after getting enough energy from the sun during the day, climb to 28,000 feet and reached top speeds of over 75 mph.
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The Russian government decided to create 9 new nature reserves and 13 national parks covering a total area of over 3.8 million ha in addition to marine buffer zones of over 1 million ha. Polar bears, walruses, sea otters, and other endangered species will all benefit from the new protected areas.
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Samsung launched to the Indian this month the world’s first solar-powered cell phone, The Solar Guru E1107 which can be charged whenever and wherever the sun is shining. This new mobile phone is all about energy efficiency in design, charging, and consumption.
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