Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. A woman gives birth while in a coma from COVID-19, names her ICU nurse baby’s godmother. – Source
2. Steph and Ayesha Curry have quietly served up 15 million meals during the pandemic. – Source
3. Kenyan woman finds a way to recycle plastic waste into bricks that are stronger than concrete. – Source
4. Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison. – Source
5. Europe is guaranteeing citizens the “Right to Repair” – Across Europe, legislation is pushing back against a waste-based economy and restoring for citizens something companies have gradually taken away: the right to repair what they’ve bought. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. The Empire State Building and its related buildings are now powered by wind – the skyscraper and 13 other office buildings owned by the same company were powered solely by wind. – Source
7. At just 21, Dr. Thakgalo Thibela from a rural village becomes one of South Africa s youngest doctors. – Source
8. San Diego man reunited with wallet lost in Antarctica 53 years ago. – Source
9. After winning a car, a Chick-fil-A employee gifts it to co-workers in an act of kindness. – Source
10. Nurse who works in the COVID-19 unit wins $1 million in the North Carolina lottery. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. United States commits to protect 30% of its land and ocean areas by 2030. – Source
12. In the first six months of health care professionals replacing police officers, no one they encountered was arrested. DPD Chief Pazen, who is fond of the STAR program, says it frees up officers to do their jobs: fight crime. – Source
13. ‘Hero’ wombats are saving other animals from drought by digging craters. – Source
14. Pfizer expects to cut COVID-19 vaccine production time by close to 50% as production ramps up, efficiencies increase. – Source
15. Victorian bill banning gay conversion therapy passes Upper House as amendments fail. – Source
