Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Reduced shipping in Alaska has led to happier whales. – Source
2. Tennessee girl, 8, is rescued from an ISIS detention camp in Syria after her American mother ran away to join the terror group and was killed in an airstrike. – Source
3. Half of Americans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. – Source
4. Taylor Swift hails Simone Biles for her resilience amid Olympic games in Tokyo: ‘We all learned from you’. – Source
5. Major U.K. science funder to require grantees to make papers immediately free to all. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Canada to dedicate over C$25 million to conserve wetlands. – Source
7. Senators vote to expand medical marijuana access for military veterans in key committee. – Source
8. Infrastructure deal will spend billions addressing the climate crisis. – Source
9. The Kindness Collective wants to make New Zealand the kindest nation on the planet — here’s how they’ll do it. – Source
10. Poland grants humanitarian visa to Belarus Olympic sprinter after removal. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Young boy seeks to spread his love of literacy. Ten-year-old Orion Jean is on a mission to donate 500,000 books to children in hopes of inspiring others to spread kindness. – Source
12. The US to return 17,000 looted ancient artefacts to Iraq. – Source
13. Irish baron rewilds his 650-hectare (1,600-acre) estate. – Source
14. Maine bans toxic ‘forever chemicals’ under the groundbreaking new law. – Source
15. The US expands citizenship for children born abroad in a win for same-sex couples. – Source
