Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Some restaurants are abandoning tipping in favor of paying their staff higher wages. – Source
2. A cancer trial’s unexpected result: remission in every patient. – Source
3. Japanese man, 83, becomes the oldest person to sail solo non-stop across the Pacific. – Source
4. Kerala lesbian couple, separated by parents, reunited by the high court. – Source
5. Women finds $36K in couch acquired in Craigslist, returns money to the owner. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Wind power meets and beats Denmark’s total electricity demand – two days in a row | RenewEconomy. – Source
7. After 3 months and 150 miles lost in the Alaskan winter sled dog Leon was found safe in McGrath—Now reunited with their pack. – Source
8. Transformative year: Black coaches now lead 50 percent of NBA teams. – Source
9. Tokyo Metro announces the first fare increase in 28 years, with proceeds specifically allotted to improving accessibility. – Source
10. ‘Operation Lost Souls’ saves 70 missing children, many of them victims of sex trafficking, abuse. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Bangladeshi coastal communities plant mangroves as a shield against cyclones. – Source
12. Water treatment plants would be ready for the removal of nanoplastics. Both in laboratory tests and in a larger test facility, the biologically active slow sand filter was the most effective at retaining nanoparticles – achieving an efficacy level in the region of 99.9%. – Source
13. Spain proposes a law to ban automated customer service and limit waiting times to 3 minutes max. – Source
14. Microsoft says it will support employees who want to unionize. – Source
15. Solar and wind keep getting cheaper as the field becomes smarter. – Source
