Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Spain officially recognizes animal sentience within the civil code, clarifying animals are not “things”. – Source
2. Yale researchers develop an mRNA-based Lyme disease vaccine. – Source
3. McDonald’s serves hot meals to Mayfield tornado victims — The meals are prepared and distributed from the McDonald’s McRig, a full-sized tractor-trailer with a nearly complete McDonald’s kitchen. – Source
4. Claudette Colvin’s juvenile record has been expunged, 66 years after she was arrested for refusing to give her bus seat to a White person. – Source
5. Quebec entrepreneur, 93, donates cherished island after protecting it from city sprawl. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. US military has vaccinated more than 97% of service members. – Source
7. ‘Gentle giants’: rangers prepare for the return of wild bison to the UK. The animals will arrive in Kent in spring 2022 and will create forest clearings – described as ‘jet fuel for biodiversity’. – Source
8. According to studies, prostate immune cells can be stimulated to kill cancer cells. – Source
9. Scotland’s last remaining coal-fired power plant has been blown up, a visual reminder of the country’s transition away from fossil fuels to embrace net-zero emissions. – Source
10. The lawyer who helped indigenous peoples in Ecuador win their battle against Chevron has been freed. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination. – Source
12. One farmer’s seaweed discovery could help slow methane emissions — and change the world! – Source
13. ‘Divine Cause’: UP doctor performed over 37,000 free cleft palate surgeries. – Source
14. ‘It Saved My Life’: Depression treatment is turning lives around in five days. – Source
15. US, China, North Korea agree ‘in principle’ to officially end Korean War. – Source
