Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Tokyo passes a law to recognize same-sex partnerships. – Source
2. Extinct ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ found alive on the Galápagos Islands. – Source
3. Same-sex marriage support in the US inches up to a new high of 71%. – Source
4. The referendum in Kazakhstan ended with the approval (victory with 75%) of the reforms that remove all the privileges of the president, allow easier registration of new parties, allow free elections for mayors and eliminate the death penalty. – Source
5. Full marriage equality bill gets surprise nod by Thai Parliament. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Groundbreaking treatment for HIV/AIDS developed by a research team ‘with just a single vaccine dose’. – Source
7. Dolly Parton gives $1M to infectious disease research, again. – Source
8. NY State is giving out hundreds of robots as companions for the elderly. – Source
9. Human urine could be an effective and less polluting crop fertilizer. – Source
10. Korean scientists developed nanomachines that can penetrate and kill cancer cells. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Warren Buffett donates $4 billion to charity. – Source
12. Lego to invest over $1 billion in U.S. brick plant. – Source
13. U.S. House passes a major wildlife conservation spending bill. – Source
14. Older students sign 6th grader’s yearbook after classmates refuse to do so. – Source
15. Harvard scientists have developed a revolutionary new treatment for diabetes. – Source
