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By Darragh Worland | Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:46 PM ET

Hallelujah! A whole new kind of help could be just around the corner for women whose eggs are too old and men shooting blanks. Read More

More like this in: Health, California, Nature, Britain, Stem Cells, Stanford University, Newcastle University, Infertility, Gene Therapy

By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:19 PM ET

The World Health Organization, UNICEF and GAVI Alliance aim to reduce child pneumonia deaths by 65 percent from 2000 levels. Read More

More like this in: UNICEF, Health, Children, Death, World Health Organization, Vaccines, Social Responsibility, Healthcare, Giving, Development

By Darragh Worland | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:37 AM ET

On Nov. 12, hundreds of volunteers will spend a night on the street in London to raise money for homeless teens. Read More

More like this in: Charity, London, Education, Volunteerism, Health Care, Homeless, Housing, Britain, MSNBC, Homelessness

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Nov 4, 2009 4:15 PM ET

A Brazilian man makes an appearance at his own funeral — declaring himself very much alive. Read More

More like this in: Brazil, Death, The Associated Press, Funerals, Life & Style, Americas, Family

By Darragh Worland | Mon Nov 2, 2009 11:26 PM ET

By George, he's still got it! Perhaps Byron's the Romantic poet Jane Campion shoud have dramatized on the big screen? Read More

More like this in: London, Money, Hollywood, Family, Reuters, Love, Scandal, Debt, Wikipedia, Sotheby's

By Kendall Hunter | Sun Nov 1, 2009 8:45 PM ET

Actor Ethan Hawke makes a statement in defense of Madonna's vocal support for Eastern European Gypsies in Romania. Read More

More like this in: Madonna, Music, Europe, Education, Associated Press, Halloween, The Associated Press, The Guardian, Romania, Discrimination, Eastern Europe, Racism

By Kendall Hunter | Sun Nov 1, 2009 1:24 PM ET

Turks and Tourists alike are recognizing the many benefits of the Hamam experience. Read More

More like this in: Health, Beauty, Reuters, Marriage, Turkey, Islam, Gossip, Istanbul, Divorce, Marriages

By Kendall Hunter | Sun Nov 1, 2009 12:56 PM ET

Two of the largest summer festivals in the UK sign on for the 10:10 carbon footprint campaign. Read More

More like this in: Music, Climate change, London, Water, Summer, Carbon Footprint, Emissions, Love, Festivals, Fountains

By Kendall Hunter | Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:47 PM ET

A payment for environmental services scheme in Vietnam benefits all involved. Read More

More like this in: Coffee, Asia, Farming, Trees, Vietnam, Fertilizer, Southeast Asia, Hydroelectric, Floods, Logging

By Kendall Hunter | Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:04 AM ET

Authors who deal with the theme of peace in their works are honored in the US and Germany. Read More

More like this in: Europe, Africa, Germany, Asia, Peace, Ohio, Religion, Sheryl Wudunn