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In this week's newsletter: How solar is being deployed around the world far quicker than anyone expected even a year ago. Plus, the dark proteome, Arcane, a killer tip for your information diet, and good news on TB in Africa, drug overdoses in America, the restoration of Lorde Howe and a coal phase-out in Indonesia. https://lnkd.in/gX9jXcsh

No, positive news is not about bake sales, puppies or winning the lottery; it is about stories of progress and innovation that change the world. At the Happiness Challenge, November was about the importance of positive news. Tune into: ?? #127 Hopeful Headlines: Finding Optimism in the News with Amy Rose from Fix The News ?? #128 Surprising Impact of News on Your Happiness: What You Need to Know + Your News Consumption Audit ?? #129 From Overwhelm to Balance: How to Consume News Mindfully Let's restore our faith in humanity with positive news! https://lnkd.in/eCR-u4cT #podcast #happiness #news #stayinginformed #positivenews

I have the outrageous priviledge to work in innovation & sustainable development and even I have a lift in my spirit when I read this newsletter each week. If you're going to subscribe to one thing, Fix The News has my vote. Cause there's enough negative being peddled out there already. https://fixthenews.com/

#GoodNews posts #optimism: (source: Fix The News): UNICEF records 72% drop in child mortality rate in #SouthAsia - https://lnkd.in/eWHZT9rJ It's one of the greatest-ever achievements in international development. A new report attributes the drop in deaths from 5 million a year in 1990 to 1.3 million a year in 2022 to investments in health workers, better newborn care, improved treatment of childhood illnesses, and increased vaccination uptake

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I ???????????? appreciate the Fix The News newsletter in my inbox, as well as their mission (formerly Future Crunch). I highly recommend you sign up for the free or paid version if you haven’t already...So happy to see this story today in it: ?? ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????? ?????????????????? ???????? '?????? ???????? ???????? ????????': “?????????????? ???????? ?? ?????????? ???????????????? ?????????? ???? ???????????? ??????????? ??????? ?? ??????????-???????????? ?????????????????? ???? ?? ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ???????????????????? ???????? ????? ??????????. ???????????? ????? ?????????????????? ???? ???????????? ?????????? ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ???? ??????-???????????? ?????????????????? ???? ???????? ???? ???? ???????????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????. '?? ?????? ???????? ?????????????. ?????????? ?????? ?????? ?????????? ???? ??????????????, ???????????????????????? ???????? ????????????????, ??????? ?????????? ???? ??????????????.'” ???? [New York Times] https://lnkd.in/gc7gDsCY

State-owned manufacturer Dongfang finished building this thing two weeks ago, at a coastal test base in Shantou, Guangdong, and it's ridiculous. The rotor diameter (the hub and blades) is 260 metres, which is around four-fifths as high as the Eiffel Tower, and it will generate enough power annually to power around 36,000 households.?

From July 1, all women and other people identifying as transgender or non-binary, aged 17-36, will be eligible for free contraception. Almost 2,400 GPs and 2,050 pharmacies are already providing services under the scheme, with more than 189,000 women accessing the service in 2023. "Gender should not be a barrier to healthcare, and I firmly believe that the Free Contraception Scheme is a landmark initiative that empowers women, enabling them to make choices about their reproductive health without any financial burden." ~ Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, Ireland

Construction has begun on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a $100 million structure that will give threatened mountain lions and other animals such as bobcats, coyotes, and mule deer a safe path over a 10-lane freeway. The bridge will span roughly the size of a football field, reconnecting the Santa Monica Mountains with the Simi Hills; it is expected to open in early 2026.? Top left, top right and bottom right show renders. The bottom right image shows construction now underway.

According to a new report from the FBI, murders, rapes, assaults, robberies, burglaries, and vehicle thefts all dropped by double-digit percentages during the first three months of 2024, compared to the same months in 2023.? https://lnkd.in/gfxV-ccE