CONSTRUCTIVES - 13 Jan 2011.

The world is full of good news. The following are just a few ...

With poverty reduction a top priority, newly elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her government announce plans for programs to help the less fortunate by expanding public services along with other life-benefiting initiatives.

In addition to emergency food supplies to help 3000 of the most vulnerable families in Afghanistan's Ghor province, the US is donating US$15,000 to purchase locally grown wheat for some 500,000 people affected by the floods in Pakistan.

Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj, the first psychiatrist to practice in Gaza, Palestine and founder of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program, is awarded Sweden's 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his ongoing efforts to assist the Palestinian community and to strive for peace in the Middle East.

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and University of California in the USA find that men with prostate cancer who engage in at least three hours of vigorous activity per week are 61% less likely to pass away from prostate cancer than those who exercise less than one hour per week.

The European Union, Ireland and Luxembourg donate a total of €4.0 million to pay December 2010 salaries and pensions for almost 85,000 Palestinian civil servants and pensioners in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Vegan ultra-marathoner Scott Jurek, who holds the American record for running a 24-hour race, offers key tips for transitioning to healthy plant-based athleticism on his website, www.NoMeatAthlete.com.

Dutch researchers find that bright light therapy used in treating seasonal winter blues is as effective as antidepressant drugs in treating major depression among elders.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics announces that 103,000 new jobs were created during December 2010, decreasing the unemployment rate to 9.4% as the lowest since May 2009.

Reporting from Germany, an article in the popular online news publication Monsters and Critics observes the growing global trend of veganism, citing improved health, environmental benefit and animal welfare as reasons for more and more people choosing plant-based fare.

An international seminar in Âu Lạc (Vietnam) brings together 120 delegates from Europe and Asia to raise awareness and appreciation for đờn ca tài tử, a genre of southern Aulacese (Vietnamese) folk music.

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