Matt Groening, Creator of 'The Simpsons,' Donates $500,000 for UCLA Chair The Hollywood Reporter share George Rose/Getty Images The artist and innovator behind the long-running animated series is making a name for himself as a university benefactor. | The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has given $500,000 toward the creation of a new chair at the University of California, Los Angeles, that bears...
Winslet Always Happy To Help Charities Because They Helped Her IMDb | Kate Winslet has a personal connection to charitable causes - because her family had to fall back on the generosity of others after her father "lost his foot" in an accident. | The Titanic star gives a large portion of her film wages to her chosen causes and reveals it's something she has always f...
Obama Reduces Aids Funds in 2013 Budget All Africa [Nation] New York - US President Barack Obama has proposed a cut in the amount of money Kenya receives to fight Aids. | ...
Red Cross Warns of Prolonged Drought in East All Africa [Monitor] Although officials from the weather department have predicted rainy days beginning March, the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has instead warned of a prolonged drought in areas of eastern Uganda. | ...
‘Divided’ euro zone calls off key meeting on Greek aid Business Day | EURO-zone officials last night called off an emergency meeting of finance ministers due today to approve a vital €130bn bail-out for Athens amid a growing fight about the merits of allowing Greece to go bankrupt. | Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxemb...
S.Korean Red Cross Proposes Family Reunions Chosunilbo | The South Korean Red Cross said it has proposed restarting reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. | At a press conference in Seoul on Tuesday, Yu Jung-keun, the aid agency's president, said a proposal for working level talks was...
To Alleviate Poverty, Biodiversity Conservation is Critical Huffington Post | Last month, a paper entitled "Global Biodiversity Conservation and the Alleviation of Poverty" was published in the journal BioScience. The study marks the first global estimation of biodiversity benefits and ecosystem service flows from habitats t...
The new hype in the Mideast Khaleej Times The war of words between the United States, Israel, and Iran intensifies by the day. | All the parties involved are shamelessly playing to domestic audiences in this election year. Israel keeps issuing threats it will attack Iran's nuclear power installations, though some of its senior security officials downplay an alleged threat from Iran. US int...
