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Botswana has been offering free AIDs treatments to all those who need it in the country and as a result less people have died of AIDs. Botswana proves that even poor nations can provide universal treatment for those with AIDs and that it helps the country develop.
“The results are visible. Patients who once arrived [...]

Eliica is short for Electric Lithium-Ion battery Car, it’s a eight-wheeled eletric car that can move fast. It’s even faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo. The inventor of the car wanted to prove that electric cars can be fast and slick. He notes that when dealing with a technology thought to be slow one has [...]

In the spirit of the holiday season, it seemed appropriate to highlight a charitible organization that is making a difference to many in the Toronto area on a year-round basis. Second Harvest was founded in 1986, and is dedicated to ensuring that fresh food from GTA grocery stores and restaurants does not go to [...]

Highway off ramps have started to generate power in England by using a speed hump in the road. Each time a car passes over the hump 10kw of energy is created by compression – so the heavier the vehicle the more energy generated.
Many local authorities in England have expressed interest in purchasing the £25,000 [...]

People in the Democratic Republic of Congo have voted for a new constitution in a recent referendum. The post-war constitution paves the way for national elections next year.
This is a big step for a nation that is plagued by violence and high in mineral resources. Next year’s elections would be the first free elections [...]

This month’s Scientific American contains an article about how testing chemicals for human safety is becoming both more effective, and less dependent on animal suffering. From the article:
Safety testing of household, agricultural and other chemicals as well as medical products traditionally uses many millions of animals every year in protocols that are often painful. New [...]