Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Belgium approves four-day week and gives employees the right to ignore their bosses after work. – Source
2. Israel formally bans LGBTQ conversion therapy. – Source
3. Wales trials ‘basic income’ for foster care youths upon turning 18 years of age. They will be offered £1,600 a month for two years. – Source
4. Our immune systems are remembering COVID-19 and fighting against its variants, study finds. – Source
5. Fed approves rules banning its officials from trading stocks, bonds, and also cryptocurrencies. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. New Zealand passes a bill to ban gay conversion therapy 112 votes to 8. – Source
7. Laredo, TX animal control officer recognized for saving 45 cats from fire. When fire crews arrived, Aranda had helped all the cats get outside the building. Then, they began extinguishing the fire with no loss of life. – Source
8. ‘Dream come true’: Puerto Rican model is Victoria’s Secret first with Down syndrome. – Source
9. The program for the eradication of the Guinea worm worked. In the ’80s 3.5 million people would be infected yearly. Last year 14 people were infected. – Source
10. The Young Africans on a climate crusade to ‘Save the World’ one forest at a time. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. 1 year later, Ingenuity helicopter still going strong on Mars. – Source
12. Babies are protected from hospitalization for Covid if their moms get vaccinated, a study suggests. – Source
13. Meet Skippy the ‘oldest dog in Ireland’ who is 26-years-old. – Source
14. Valve is launching the Steam Deck with right-to-repair in mind – The gaming giant has partnered with iFixit to offer replacement parts for the Steam Deck. – Source
15. An Inuk woman is teaching her Indigenous language online to help others reconnect with Inuit culture. – Source
