Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. “World first”: South Australia achieves 100pct solar, and lowest prices in Australia. – Source
2. The UK will no longer use bee-harming pesticides. – Source
3. Vaccine shows signs of protection against dozen-plus flu strains. – Source
4. Nigeria: 300+ kidnapped schoolgirls have been released and are safe. – Source
5. Temecula Marine veteran who lost a leg in Afghanistan gets mortgage-free home from Gary Sinise Foundation. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Reef revival: Fiji’s corals bouncing back after the ruinous cyclone. – Source
7. “Now they must respect us”: A beacon of hope for Africa as Angola bans gay discrimination. – Source
8. L.A. start-up is building tiny injectable robots to attack tumors. – Source
9. Largest dog meat auction house in South Korea closes following Lady Freethinker’s investigation. – Source
10. A small bowl bought for just $35 (£25) at a market sale in the US state of Connecticut has turned out to be a rare 15th-Century Chinese artifact. The bowl is thought to be worth between $300,000 and $500,000, and to be one of only seven such bowls in existence. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. The era of greyhound racing in the US is coming to an end. – Source
12. Disturbed by reports of rising domestic violence under coronavirus lockdown, a Polish high school student decided to launch a fake online shop to offer a lifeline to victims trapped in their homes. the victim can hide requests for help from their abuser at home by appearing to be shopping online. – Source
13. Biden: the U.S. will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May. – Source
14. The United States installed more wind turbine capacity in 2020 than in any other year. – Source
15. Africans are being empowered to write and edit Wikipedia articles about their own countries and culture. – Source
