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Noteworthy News presents constructive news and exalts good deeds, plus brings awareness to important issues around our world. Our Association members, who are all vegans, are the news hosts and come from all walks of life and represent different cultures across the globe. With extensive coverage on the relevant topics of our times, Noteworthy News is at the heart of Supreme Master Television’s focus on positive programming for a peaceful world.

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Vegan model and software engineer from Mexico wins Miss Universe 2021

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Vegan model and software engineer from Mexico wins Miss Universe 2021

Twenty-six-year-old Andrea Meza was recently selected as Miss Universe 2021 among 74 other contestants. Ms. Meza promotes a plant-based lifestyle to her 1.1 million followers on social media and speaks out against gender-based violence. She also works closely with the gender equality organization the Municipal Institute for Women to reduce violence against women in Mexico.Afte
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2021-06-17   2595 Views
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Israeli study finds link between body mass index and contracting COVID

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Israeli study finds link between body mass index and contracting COVID

Chaim Sheba Medical Centre in Israel has found that people with a higher than average body mass index are more likely to contract COVID-19 and the threat of infection rises in proportion to the increase in one’s body mass index.The study tested 26,030 persons, finding 1,178 positive COVID-19 cases. Those in the overweight category, with a body mass index (or BMI) between 25 an
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2021-06-16   2752 Views
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Paper concludes whole food vegan diet protects against heart disease and COVID-19

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Paper concludes whole food vegan diet protects against heart disease and COVID-19

Study finds that whole plant-based foods protect against two leading causes of death in United States. A recent study by Dr. Kim Williams Sr., Chief of Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center, USA, and others found that a whole-food plant-based diet can help manage and improve or even reverse the major risk factors that increase the threat that someone will have worse
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2021-06-16   3395 Views
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United Nations climate change study calls for switch to more plant-centered diets

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United Nations climate change study calls for switch to more plant-centered diets

A report by the Climate & Clean Air Coalition and the United Nations Environment Programme urges a reduction in meat and dairy consumption to mitigate human-caused methane emissions. It advises a 45% decrease in methane output by 2030 by focusing on fossil fuel use, landfills and wastewater, and animal livestock raising to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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2021-06-07   4566 Views
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New report reveals animal raising industry causes 87% of global greenhouse gas emissions

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New report reveals animal raising industry causes 87% of global greenhouse gas emissions

Animal industry responsible for huge majority of greenhouse gases. A new paper by Dr. Sailesh Ra, shows that killing animals for food and other uses generates at least 87% of the annual global greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Rao is a Shining World Award for Earth Protection laureate and founder of the United States-based nonprofit Climate Healers.Released in the
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2021-05-31   2752 Views
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United States scientists discover a black hole that is the closest ever to our planet

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United States scientists discover a black hole that is the closest ever to our planet

Astronomy PhD student Tharindu Jayasinghe and team at Ohio State University have located a black hole 1,500 light years away from our planet within the Milky Way Galaxy. While it is small for such an astronomical object, its mass is approximately three times that of our Sun.The black hole was identified as the researchers observed that its red giant companion star shifted
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2021-05-24   2698 Views
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Doctors urge a United States governor to convert slaughterhouses to vegan protein production

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Doctors urge a United States governor to convert slaughterhouses to vegan protein production

The US-headquartered non-profit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which has a membership of 12,000 doctors, has urged the Arkansas state governor, the Honorable Asa Hutchinson, to “repurpose” slaughterhouses and to promote vegan proteins.Two billboards recently on display near the governor’s residence read, “Governor Hutchinson: Can Arkansas Switch to
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2021-05-22   2416 Views
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Countries urged to stop sale of live animals

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Countries urged to stop sale of live animals

To address serious public health risks, an interim guidance to global governments requests an immediate cease of the trade and slaughter of live mammals, especially wild ones, in food markets. The critical warning was issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).Alarmingly, animals are r
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2021-05-20   2388 Views
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Research shows every vegan saves over 100 animals annually

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Research shows every vegan saves over 100 animals annually

A study by United States-based nonprofit Animal Charity Evaluators assessed that on average, a person adopting a vegan diet saves the lives of nearly 105 animals each year. Of the lives spared, approximately 92.5 are wild and farmed fish, 11.6 are farmed birds including chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, and 0.6 are farmed mammals such as pigs, rabbits, sheep, goats and cows.
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2021-05-02   5773 Views
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Mindfulness meditation improves the quality of life of heart patients

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Mindfulness meditation improves the quality of life of heart patients

A study by the Hacettepe University in Turkey found that an eight-week mindfulness meditation program reduced the patients’ fear of physical movement, a phobia that limits their daily activities due to concerns of prompting another heart attack. Patients were given instructions to spend 15 minutes daily focusing on their breathing and awareness of the present moment in a comfortable chair wit
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2021-05-01   2398 Views
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Demand for vegan food products is rising in China

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Demand for vegan food products is rising in China

Due to increased concern over the carbon footprint of animal products and pandemic-induced food crises, consumer interest in meatless alternatives is accelerating in China. In response, international chains operating in the country, including Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King, Taco Bell, and Starbucks, have all added plant-based options to their menus.Similarly, local vegan
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2021-04-25   2325 Views
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Professional football club Real Madrid promotes plant-based eating

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Professional football club Real Madrid promotes plant-based eating

Famed Spanish professional football club Real Madrid has teamed up with Meatless Farm, one of the United Kingdom’s fastest growing 100% vegan companies, to raise awareness about the impact of food on the environment. The club’s nutritionists will collaborate with Meatless Farm to reveal how plant-based alternatives can play a part in the high-performance demands of elite athletes. Real Madrid rece
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2021-04-23   2397 Views
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Lebanese hospital goes vegan

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Lebanese hospital goes vegan

A family-owned private hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, called the Hayek Hospital, has converted their entire menu to be vegan to help protect the health of their patients.On an Instagram post celebrating the news, they stated, “Our patients will no longer wake up from surgery to be greeted with ham, cheese, milk, and eggs… the very foods that may have Contributed to their health
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2021-04-22   2584 Views
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Virginia, United States abolishes death penalty

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Virginia, United States abolishes death penalty

In March 2021, Virginia’s governor, the Honorable Ralph Northam, signed into law a bill ceasing the practice of capital punishment. Virginia is the first southern state in the US to do so.Governor Northam said: “It is the moral thing to do to end the death penalty.” Virginia joins 22 other US states and 170 United Nations member countries that have done away with executions.&n
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2021-04-21   1960 Views
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Netflix airs new eye-opening documentary about the seafood industry

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Netflix airs new eye-opening documentary about the seafood industry

Powerful film about the seafood industry airs on Netflix. From the creators of Cowspiracy and What the Health comes Seaspiracy – a new documentary exposing the truth behind the seafood and fishing industry. In the same investigative journalistic style as the previous two films produced by Shining World Compassion Award recipients Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn, Seaspiracy gives
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2021-04-18   2685 Views
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Top vegan-friendly cities ranked for 2020

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Top vegan-friendly cities ranked for 2020

Ranking of most vegan-friendly cities worldwide published. A list of the top 15 most popular cities for vegans in 2020 was compiled by the international food magazine Chef’s Pencil based in New York City, United States. The food magazine used Google Trends and Google Adwords to compile data of vegan-related searches made in cities globally. Based on this method, it
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2021-04-17   2409 Views
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Green Taipei, Taiwan (Formosa) skyscraper nearing completion

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Green Taipei, Taiwan (Formosa) skyscraper nearing completion

The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan is an award-winning vertical forest building designed to be an “anti-global warming and carbon-absorbing ecosystem.” Created by France-headquartered Vincent Callebaut Architectures, the residential tower will feature approximately 23,000 trees, plants and shrubs spread across its 21 floors.The edifice is uniquely modeled after a double helix DNA strand. Featuring a
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2021-04-14   2386 Views
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Poland seeks to establish pensions for service animals

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Poland seeks to establish pensions for service animals

The Polish Interior Ministry has proposed legislation to provide dogs and horses that have served the police, fire department and border guard with government-paid, lifetime living costs, including food and veterinary care, upon their retirement.Interior Minister, the Honorable Mariusz Kaminski, stated, “They are extraordinary animals. Thanks to them, many human lives have been saved and
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2021-04-12   2358 Views
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Our Heartfelt Condolences over the Passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh

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Our Heartfelt Condolences over the Passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh

Our heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the English royal family, Great Britain and the Commonwealth over the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, from Supreme Master Ching Hai and all our Association members. May his soul rest in God’s eternal embrace.
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2021-04-10   2401 Views
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Mexico’s new cable car system helps disadvantaged community

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Mexico’s new cable car system helps disadvantaged community

The country’s capital city has introduced a cable car line to facilitate lower income individuals to reach the closest bus and subway stations. Known as the “Cablebus,” the line starts from Cuautepec, an area situated in the northern part of Mexico City, and will stretch nearly 9.2 kilometers. Providing an alternative to using much slower-moving vans, the new electric-powered public transport syst
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2021-04-08   2305 Views
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