CONSTRUCTIVES - 17 July 2010

Energy company BP announces that the most recently applied cap appears to have completely halted the Gulf of Mexico oil leak for the first time since it began in April, with tests that will be ongoing to ensure the solution's permanence.
United Arab Emirates-based charity Dubai Cares announces the launch of special programs in Mali and Sierra Leone that provide access to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities in schools to enhance healthy learning environments.
Lebanese Hezbollah party Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun reaffirm their commitment to working together for the good of the nation.
In his "Going Vegan" column, US-based journalist and now-vegan Grant Butler of "The Oregonian" newspaper reports on the many diverse vegan cookbooks available that demonstrate how people can enjoy tasty plant-based fare using natural, unprocessed foods.
The Algerian Space Agency has launched from India the ALSAT-2A, a high resolution Earth observation satellite to assist in management of agriculture and natural resources as well as crop protection and land planning.
Twenty-five-year-old Yemeni Mohammed Odaini has been released after eight years' detainment in the US-run Guantanamo Bay and is returning to his homeland of Yemen.
In a new study published in the journal "Psychological Science," researchers from University of California, Davis in the USA find that Buddhist meditation helps increase focus and attention span.
During Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's visit to China, she signs 18 cooperative agreements in areas including energy and transportation infrastructure.
In Nairobi, Kenya Michelle Odhiambo from animal protection organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dons a gown of spinach and urges people to forego meat as a cause of world hunger and become vegetarian instead.
Head of the newly established Bahrain Media Authority, His Excellency Shaikh Fawwaz Bin Mohammad Al Khalifa, pledges support for openness and freedom of expression among the country's journalists.

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