Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Solar panels are set to be mandatory on all new buildings under the EU plan New proposal aims to rapidly reduce dependence on Russian fossils and supercharge Europe’s transition to green energy. – Source
2. Amazon shareholders vote on a resolution to require the company to address its colossal plastic problem. – Source
3. New Virginia law bans police arrest and ticket quotas. – Source
4. A Pakistani man traveled all the way to Birmingham, Alabama to have a surgery unavailable in his home country. In gratitude for his experience there, he invited the entire city to his wedding. – Source
5. Canada to lift restrictions on gay men donating blood. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Dallas bans pet store sales of puppies and kittens law forbidding the sale of puppies and kittens takes effect in six months. – Source
7. The U.S. men’s and women’s soccer teams will be paid equally under a new deal. – Source
8. The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service and including multiple stipends for travel. – Source
9. Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show. – Source
10. Black shelter animals weren’t getting adopted. A photographer had an idea: glam shots. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Switzerland votes for default organ donations to save more lives in the country. – Source
12. Voting is surging in Georgia despite the controversial new election law. – Source
13. A dog broke into a Tennessee couple’s house and snuggled her way into their bed. – Source
14. Reversing Trump’s measures, the U.S. will expand flights to Cuba and resume family reunifications. – Source
15. Rejection of Arctic mine expansion bid offers hope for narwhal population. – Source