Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. No more active bushfires in New South Wales, after more than 240 days. – Source
2. Microsoft will pay hourly workers regular wages even if their hours are reduced because of COVID-19 concerns. – Source
3. Gates Foundation-backed program will soon be issuing home testing kits for COVID-19 in Seattle. – Source
4. A turtle swims from Africa to Australia on release from 20 years in captivity. – Source
5. Madagascar launches massive planting drive, eyes 60 million trees: ‘The government has the challenge of making Madagascar a green island again.’ said President Rajoelina. ‘It saw participation from NGOs, schools, government ministries, and the army.’ – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Ohio High Schools are offering yoga and mindfulness classes as an alternative to after-school detention. – Source
7. Missing cat reunited with owner after 11 years on the street. – Source
8. Alex Trebek shares emotional, inspiring cancer diagnosis update: In it, Trebek started by noting he’d beaten the one-year survival rate for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer patients, which is 18 percent. – Source
9. Aldi tells suppliers product packaging must be 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. – Source
10. FDA bans the shock device used on mentally disabled patients. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Nova Scotia will officially be home to North America’s first whale sanctuary. – Source
12. Researchers successfully dry vaccines into a film that is shelf-stable (needs no refrigeration), dissolves in the mouth, delivers the dose as effectively as a shot, and remained effective after 3 years. – Source
13. Andrew Yang launches nonprofit, called Humanity Forward, aimed at promoting Universal Basic Income. – Source
14. A tornado devastated Tennessee, resulting in 25 confirmed deaths, Taylor Swift decided to help out by donating $1M to assist. – Source
15. Single dad adopts an abandoned 13-year-old foster child: ‘I had to take him’. – Source
