25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 162

Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.

1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

1. Bushfires Australia: Pop star Pink pledges incredible $500,000 donation for fire services. – Source

2. China bans fishing in depleted Yangtze River for 10 years to protect aquatic life. – Source

3. Millennial dads are spending 3 times as many times with their kids than their fathers spent with them. Back in 1982, 43% of fathers admitted they’d never changed a diaper. Today, that number is down to about 3%. – Source

4. Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictions. – Source

5. An Uber driver got a college degree after one of her passengers wiped out her debt. – Source

6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

6. GM golden rice gets landmark safety approval in the Philippines, the first country with a serious vitamin A deficiency problem to approve golden rice: “This is a victory for science, agriculture, and all Filipinos.” – Source

7. A Japanese man liked basketball and wanted to learn more about it…so he decided to travel to Michigan in the dead of winter and stand outside Michigan State’s arena to learn from MSU Coach Tom Izzo. And Izzo actually lets him in and teaches him. – Source

8. Fans create a makeshift star in honor of Carrie Fisher on Hollywood Walk of Fame. – Source

9. Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need. – Source

10. Jimmy Carter, 95, back in church for the first time since brain surgery. – Source

11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

11. Sikh volunteers are giving free food to the bushfire-affected in Australia. – Source

12. 14-year-old boy dives into overpass to save cat hanging over the bridge – kitty clings to him for life. – Source

13. Pizza shop gives its employees all of the profits from Christmas Day. – Source

14. Teen finds her long-lost childhood cat whilst volunteering at an animal shelter. – Source

15. Dog finds forever home after 6 years in Indiana shelter. – Source