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Chinese Widow Spends Seventeen Years Putting Four of Her Husband’s Five Killers in Prison

Posted: 27 Nov 2015 02:33 AM PST

Seventeen long years after witnessing the brutal murder of her husband Li Guiying's struggles have finally borne fruit – she has managed to track down four of his five killer and provide enough evidence to have them locked up. 58-year-old Li doesn’t plan on stopping until she finds the last killer as well.

Kids Place Warm Clothes on Street Posts for the Homeless to Pick Up

Posted: 27 Nov 2015 01:43 AM PST

A group of Canadian kids are already spreading a bit of Christmas spirit in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by wrapping warm clothing around lamp poles for the city's homeless to pick up and use. The unusual sight of warmly dressed poles caught recently the attention of locals, who stopped to click pictures to share on social media.

Filipino Entrepreneur Creates Revolutionary Lamp That Runs on Saltwater

Posted: 27 Nov 2015 01:14 AM PST

Meet Aisa Mijeno, a Filipino architect and scientist who invented a revolutionary lamp that runs on a glass of saltwater instead of batteries. Her vision in creating the SALt (Sustainable Alternative Lighting) lamp was to "light up the rest of the Philippines sustainably," by finding an environment-friendly alternative light source suitable for people in coastal areas. She came up with the idea after spending time with the locals of the Butbut tribe in the Kalinga Province of Philippines, who had no access to electricity.  

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