http://www.globalgoodnews.com/global-news.html Good News From Around The World en-us Copyright Global Good News(sm) Service 2004 rss-feeds@globalgoodnews.com Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:04:12 EST Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:04:12 EST GlobalGoodNews.com In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12068861464478711 Australia's economic prospects remain 'sound, strong, and good' despite turmoil in global financial markets, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Saturday, reaffirming a message from Australia's central bank. Because of high growth rates predicted for key trading partners of Australia in Asia, 'we have a better set of economic prospects than a number of other economies,' he said. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=12068874984493372 Vice President Seretse Khama Ian Khama takes over the leadership of Botswana this week and is expected to stay on an economic and political course that has made the country one of Africa's rare success stories. President Festus Mogae will retire after nearly a decade in power. Khama will inherit one of the best performing economies in southern Africa. Botswana is ranked the continent's least corrupt country by Transparency International. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12068972764552279 Israel announced plans on Sunday to ease some restrictions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, responding to calls by visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to take steps to bolster peace talks. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12069831484948676 Air Arabia the Middle East's largest budget airline, expects at least 20 per cent rise in passenger traffic out of India in 2008, a senior official said on Monday. Air Arabia carried 2.7 million passengers in 2007 of which 20 per cent came out of India. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12067556964000911 A gradual improvement in the health of Morocco's banking sector has pushed down interest rates and stimulated demand. Many are taking out mortgages for the first time after the government made it easier for people on modest incomes to buy homes as it seeks to eradicate slums and improve living standards. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12068984174576757 Panama's economic activity rose 10.21 per cent in January over the year-ago period, the government said on Wednesday, driven by growth in transport and commerce. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12067111103592182 Southeast Asian stock markets ended a strong week with further modest gains on Friday. Singapore's Straits Times index edged up 0.2 per cent to its highest close in a month, and up 7.3 per cent this week, its biggest weekly gain since August 2007. Malaysia's benchmark index, Indonesia, and The Philippines also rose. Viet Nam edged up on Friday. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12069837764953326 London-listed US solar roofing company 'Solar Integrated' believes it can double in size this year, after more than 100 per cent growth in 2007, thanks to climate change concerns and a rise in government support. Los Angeles-based Solar Integrated expects to double revenue and profits in 2008. The company makes roofing with built-in solar panels for larger commercial buildings. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/cultural-news-a.html?art=12069849494960059 Yahoo Inc is introducing a new media site focused on women's daily lives, the latest in a string of sites that include ones for gadget enthusiasts and food lovers, the company said on Sunday. The Sunnyvale, California-based company said the new site, called 'Shine', offers nine categories covering a wide area of topics of interest to ladies. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/environmental-news-a.html?art=12066246942954114 In 2006, Czechs spent Kc 760m on organic food, while in 2007 organic food consumption grew by 70 per cent to Kc 1.29 billion, according to a survey by the Green marketing agency. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=120596026640297341 On a recent Maharishi Global Family Chat, broadcast live daily via satellite and over the Internet on Channel 3 of the Maharishi Channel, Dr Eike Hartmann, Minister of Architecture of the Global Country of World Peace, gave an inspiring and very complete, detailed presentation of the master plan for the World Capital of Global Raam Raj in the Brahma-Sthan (geographical centre) of India. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=12067340623740280 Maharishi's programmes are blossoming in Holland, a nation that has achieved the necessary number of Yogic Flyers to create national invincibility. Raja Willem Meijles, Administrator of Invincible Holland for the Global Country of World Peace, presented inspiring news about Consciousness-Based Education, Maharishi Ayur-Veda, and continuing media coverage during a talk on the Maharishi Global Family Chat. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12069384744784523 Canadians are receiving bigger paychecks. In the seventh month of the 2nd year of Canada's national Invincibility Programme, there continue to be indications of national consciousness rising to invincibility as evidenced by positive trends in the economy and other areas of national life, from the expanding groups of Yogic Flyers throughout the world. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12068943354534050 Raja Tom Stanley, (Administrator) of Invincible Mongolia for the Global Country of World Peace, recently reported on the great upsurge of interest in Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation Programme in the nation. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12064658351966980 During his presentation on a recent Maharishi Global Family Chat, Dr Paul Gelderloos, National Director of the Global Country of World Peace for Holland, reported on the success of several one-day seminars, including one on Maharishi Sthapatya Veda. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=12067361733829429 The David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace has announced a plan to boost enrollment by providing (US)$1 million in scholarships to cover the cost of learning the Transcendental Meditation Technique for those who have applied to be a student at Maharishi University of Management in Iowa, USA and who come to campus to learn the technique. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12066671443258710 Raja Graham De Freitas, Raja (Administrator) of Invincible Trinidad and Tobago for the Global Country of World Peace, reviewed the recent progress of Maharishi's programmes in the field of education and crime reduction. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12064638101951612 In an ideal city with an ideal Vastu--ideal orientation of buildings--all roads run North/South, East/West, creating cross ventilation and enriching city life with the evolutionary power of Natural Law--creating order, harmony, and coherence. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=12067233833696150 Speaking on a recent Maharishi Global Family Chat, Raja Antonio Bartolome, Raja of Invincible Spain, reported on developments in the areas of education, Unified Field conferences, and Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=12064858772090317 Raja Graham de Freitas, [Administrator] of the Global Country of World Peace for Uganda, gave an inspiring report on Maharishi's Global Family Chat about the rise of invincibility in Uganda. Raja de Freitas explained that Uganda, located in eastern Africa, has a population of 30 million and its required number of citizens practicing Yogic Ylying to achieve national invincibility is 550. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST