Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=cJV5Pv4i3hGAIlS7DoSbGg Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:16:51 -0800 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=125899675014451290 Germany will add a record of up to 3 gigawatt (GW) of photovoltaic capacity this year due to unexpectedly strong demand in the final months of 2009, the head of Germany's BSW solar industry association said on Monday. 'We're all surprised by how strongly demand is picking up now,' the BSW managing director said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=125898882414372959 Eco-friendly managers and staff are the key to making a retailer go green, according to a study listing 15 of the world's top eco-friendly retailers in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. Using solar panels and geothermal heating for energy sources and creating 'eco ambassadors' to lead initiatives were some of the 'green' activities underway but a common thread was the involvement of staff and managers. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=125893712713618840 India's total spices exports in October of fiscal 2009/10 was up 27 per cent in volume terms led by a surge in exports of small cardamom, ginger, and turmeric among others, the Spices Board said on Thursday. Small cardamom exports rose to 200 tonnes in October 2009 from 50 tonnes in the same period a year earlier. Total exports climbed 9 per cent in value during the period. Export gains were capped by spices such as pepper, vanilla, fennel, and mint products. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=125894354613708066 New Zealand was last week named the world's least corrupt nation out of a list of 180 countries. The annual index by Transparency International ranked 180 countries on a scale of zero to 10 according to 13 independent surveys, with 10 being perceived as having low levels of corruption. New Zealand topped the table with a score of 9.4 after coming second last year. In second place was last year's leader, Denmark with 9.3. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=125899210414404826 Sales of existing US homes likely rose for a second consecutive month in October, reaching their highest since July 2007, according to a Reuters poll, as buyers scrambled to take advantage of greater affordability and a first-time home buyer tax credit. Existing home sales tally the number of previously constructed homes for which a sale closed during the month. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=125899238814408573 Home sales far exceeded expectations last month, surging to the highest level in 2½ years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that home resales rose 10.1 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 million in October, from a downwardly revised pace of 5.54 million in September. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/science-news-a.html?art=125898842214368514 Conservationists say Congolese schoolchildren will soon be able to take a closer look at orphaned baby mountain gorillas. Virunga National Park spokeswoman Samantha Newport says the park is building a sanctuary where schoolchildren and tourists can observe the 2½-year-old orphan gorillas from hidden platforms. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=125882608312400636 Brazil will have created 1.3 million payroll jobs by the end of 2009, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday, as Latin America's largest economy recovered from a brief recession. Data on Monday showed Brazil's economy added jobs for a ninth straight month in October -- a record for that month. Labour Minister Carlos Lupi expects the economy to create 2 million jobs in 2010. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=125883822812609964 Iran and Kuwait pledged to boost economic cooperation during the first visit to Tehran by Kuwait's Prime Minister in more than 30 years, Iranian state media said on Saturday. In a possible reference to the disputed Arash gas field in the Gulf, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi and Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah called for 'cooperation in connection to the resolution of the continental shelf issue', state broadcaster IRIB said. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=125883893212643510 Turkey's efforts to solve regional problems such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme have enhanced its standing among its Arab neighbours, a report said on Friday. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist-rooted government had broken with the foreign policy of the past that was largely disengaged with the Middle East and has boosted Turkey's political, cultural, and economic presence in the region, said the report, entitled 'Perceptions of Turkey in the Middle East'. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800