As a parent-to-be the news that some amazing, intra-uterine, surgery has been an amazing success is great, heart warming, news. In the wider world, news about elections in Haiti and Ivory Coast is certainly making me smile. Check out these stories for even more reasons to be cheerful: Baby operated on in Womb making ‘Astonishing’ Progress Ivory […]
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Some days nothing I can write can do justice to a story or collection of stories. Japan pledging $1.5bn to help international aid and peace building is great but it pales in comparison to this: Congo-Brazzaville, Guinea, Mali and Niger have agreed to divert a portion of state revenues from oil, gold, phosphate and uranium […]
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Apologies for the late news today. Out helping my the very pregnant Mrs. Nomad. Some positive stories you may have missed Colombian Government & FARC Agree Justice Deal Civilian Government restored in Burkina Faso Al Jazeera Journalists released in Egypt EU to Boost Aid Agencies Australia pledges A$100m to tackle Domestic Violence LA Pledges $100m […]
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Looking at my friend’s feed there has been a lot of people, rightly, saying #IStandWithAhmed. Well great news on that front as the World’s current favourite clock maker has been released with No Charge. Great news there but also amazing news that Mozambique has been declared free of landmines. All too often a terrible legacy […]
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Plenty of interesting news today. Football not being my game I’ve, understandably, been ducking all the transfer deadline day drama. What’s been inspiring me? Well Pope Francis continues to amaze as he relaxes the rules on forgiveness. Durban becomes the 1st African city to host the Commonwealth Games and lastly researchers in Brazil have found […]
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Africa Creates World’s Largest Free Trade Area 3D Printing helps separate Conjoined Twins UN Closes Ghana Ebola HQ as outbreak slows Pageant Marks 200 Years of Gurkhas’ Service Blood Cells found in Dino Fossils First baby born from Ovarian Tissue frozen in Childhood Familial test for heart risk extended Pope Francis sets up Tribunal to […]
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After all the stress of past months it’s great to hear that the World Health Organisation has declared Liberia Ebola Free after weeks without a new case. It’s also a great day for rights and equality as South Africa’s opposition party the Democratic Alliance has elected its first Black leader. Andy Murray has claimed his […]
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Happy news for Cuba today, with a new ferry to the US, and a symbolic mass same-sex wedding as part of Cuba Pride. Freedom is important and while seeing the world progress on equal marriage rights makes me smile the freeing of child soldiers in Africa is something to genuinely brighten my day. Have an […]
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Not everyone on the internet uses their fame, or uses it well, with viral adverts and internet memes being little more than distractions. This week a boy best known to us as Success Kid is using his 15 minutes to help raise money to get his Dad, much needed, kidney surgery. I’m hoping that you […]
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Welcome to Tuesday. Don’t worry, the Revelations title isn’t about some religious meanderings but a reference to Iron Maiden receiving the Silver Clef for Outstanding Contribution to Music at this year’s Nordoff Robbins Awards. I’ve been a Maiden fan for more years than I care to remember, probably first inspired by the use of Phantom […]
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