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13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy

By:: Andrea Meno

January 06, 2022

13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy

If you need a break from the endless deluge of despair that is the 24/7 news cycle, we've got you covered:

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India has met its non-fossil-based electricity goal 9 years ahead of schedule. The government committed to getting 40% of its electricity from non-fossil-based energy sources by 2030, but they accomplished that in November 2021. CRACKED.COM — Source

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One of Tennesee's Wildlife Management Areas expanded by over 1,000 acres. That's the area that was added to Tennessee's Bear Hollow Mountain Wildlife Management Area, and that also connected two previously separate parts of the Area - and it also has habitats for eight bat species that need protection.com — Source

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LGBT+ conversion therapy is now going to be banned outright in France. The French parliament recently voted for that, putting France on a small list of countries that has voted for this ban (other countries on the list include Germany, Brazil, Ecuador, and Malta). CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Cardamom Hills in Cambodia now have wild elephants and otters again. This is a forest conservation site, and the event is pretty significant since elephants left it five years ago and have only now returned. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In a first, a Maori broadcaster anchored the news with a chin tattoo. The tattoo, called a moko kauae, is deeply significant in Maori culture - and, as she noted, I'm very much aware that I'm the first to anchor a six o'clock primetime news bulletin. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Scientists are trying to restore the American chestnut to forests. Billions of chestnut trees died about a hundred years ago because of an invasive fungus, but scientists are working on undoing that, and expect to see the fruits of their work in 150 years at the earliest. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bishop Desmond Tutu's last acts were noble and thoughtful. Instead of an extravagant service, he asked for a simple ceremony with a pine coffin, and also asked for his remains to be aquamated (which is similar to cremation, but is more environmentally friendly). CRACKED.COM — Source

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We've just had the ninth endangered right whale calf born this season. That's big news considering that there are only 336 whales left in the entire species. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The James Webb Space Telescope can keep going longer than we thought. Apparently, the telescope can keep running for more than 10 years - thanks to the fact that less propellant will be needed to correct its trajectory than was first assumed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Paraguay is now a producer of 100% renewable energy. And it's the first country in its region to produce 100% renewable energy - This is an unprecedented historic event, said president Mario Abdo Benítez at a ceremony marking the electrification of the city of Bahia Negra.OM — Source

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Underserved countries are getting a new COVID vaccine. 2 3 Y 5ml It was developed at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, and it was approved for use in India, and other underserved countries are expected to follow soon. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mink farms will soon be a thing of the past in the nation of Italy. Not only that, but fur farming is about to get banned outright - both of those things have been made possible thanks to an amendment recently voted on by the Italian Senate. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In France, birth control is now freely available to all women under 25. That could help three million women, and it covers methods like steroid hormones, IUDs, and contraceptive patches. CRACKED.COM — Source

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