Inspirational and good news.
Pakistan is postponing the purchase of American F-16 fighter planes because the money can be better spent on helping victims of the recent earthquake.
It is predicated that rebuilding the earthquake damaged area will cost up to $5 Billion, a single F-16 costs 18.8 million.
A “really exciting discovery” has been made by some scientists. The gene that is responsible for kick-starting a new life form into existence has been identified.
When sperm and an egg meet the sperm must change\, and it is that transformation that has been studied. All life-forms basically have to go through the same process so this discovery can be used throughout the study of biology.
Malaria is still a giant problem for African nations and the Gates Foundation is looking to help the people living on the continent. The Gates Foundation is donating $258 million to various places to combat malaria over the next five years.
Iran has something that is unique for the Middle East: the only all-female firefighter squad.
From The Christian Science Monitor:
“Not every rescue requires a feminine touch. But in the Islamic Republic, which tolerates little public mixing of the genders, the 11 women here are breaking new ground and creating a model for cities across the country. They also represent a strain of pragmatic progressivism in Iran that is rarely matched elsewhere in the region.”
The CBC is reporting that some Palestinian militant groups have agreed to stop launching rockets.
Recently there has been an increase in violence in Israel and this recent peace agreement brokered by Egypt should curb some violence.