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Child labor in Brazil falls 9.2% from 2024 to 2025

More than 50 volunteers spent a week repairing homes across Georgetown County, South Carolina, fixing roofs, adding accessibility ramps and helping turn a former domestic abuse shelter into a second transitional home for homeless veterans, as part of 12 community projects.

At an Ontario grocery checkout, a mom staying in a shelter with her toddler discovered her gift cards for another store wouldn’t work. Cashier Ada Everingham paid their $150 bill, and they’ve since secured a transitional townhouse where the little girl has her own bed.

Paid parental leave is now required for eligible workers in Allegheny County, the first US county to mandate 12 weeks after a campaign led by nurses.

Looking for a delightful way to keep your mind sharp? Birdwatching offers a beautiful brain boost, actively rewiring neural pathways and helping to slow cognitive decline. 🐦🧠✨ #Birdwatching #BrainHealth #NatureBenefits

In Homa Bay, Kenya, a women led factory is making sanitary pads up to 60% cheaper, with packs from 50 shillings. It can produce 200 pads a minute, will donate pads to schools to help girls stay in class and aims to reach 430,000 women while growing from 17 workers to more than 200.

Baby who had 50 seizures a day now seizure-free after surgery at Children's Minnesota

Morocco is pioneering sustainable solutions in its arid south, using a new 60 MW wind farm to power a desalination plant that will deliver 100 million litres of fresh water daily for drinking and to transform 5,000 hectares of farmland! 🌊☀️ #Morocco #RenewableEnergy #WaterInnovation

A regular customer at a Georgia gas station befriended its pregnant cashier and offered to adopt her baby after learning she couldn’t raise him. Now Nolan’s birth mother remains part of his life, and the two women have grown so close they’re like sisters.

We found a Mindo Harlequin Toad (declared extinct in 1989)

A liquid dentists paint onto cavities in seconds stopped decay in more than half of affected baby teeth in a trial of 830 children under six. Reapplied every six months, it could spare many children drilling, injections and anesthesia.

When a camera vendor didn't reply to a city's cancellation notice, one police chief decided on a refreshingly direct approach: he unplugged the cameras himself! 💡 Problem officially resolved. #LocalGovernment #CommunitySolutions

UK: Every rough sleepers to be given route off the streets by Christmas, Prime Minister Burnham vows

GrabFood delivery rider "very touched" after customer's son gives him N95 mask to wear "because it's so hazy" | The rider said that delivering food and groceries in the current haze climate has been "brutal", with many food delivery riders in Singapore experiencing sore throats and stinging eyes.

Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro

Serbia's strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift

Lula defeats Trump ally Bolsonaro, keeping Brazil left as Latin America shifts right

Lula Wins a Record Fourth Term in Brazil in a Surprise Comeback

A stranger’s wrong turn led him to the burning home of a Georgia couple who have fostered more than 500 children. He woke the father and helped get their 12 children out. All 14 family members survived, and their community has rallied to help them rebuild.

California is testing an innovative 131-foot foldable solar canopy over an irrigation canal. This smart design generates clean power, reduces water evaporation, and folds back on rails for easy channel maintenance! #SolarTech #WaterSaving #Innovation 💧

Vets crafted a custom orthodontic appliance for a three-month-old giant panda with a jaw injury that prevented it from eating. After six months of dedicated care, the panda's mandible was corrected, and this little cub can now happily munch bamboo! 🐼✨ #PandaCare #AnimalHeroes #HappyEnding

Massive news out of Serbia! The student-led movement has achieved a landmark victory, as Vucic concedes defeat after weeks of protests. 🥳 #Serbia #StudentPower #YouthActivism #Victory

For 17 years, 68 year old Xuan Fengying cared for her daughter in law after a truck left her in a vegetative state. Now Xu can speak and walk again, telling the woman who never gave up on her, “Mum, good.”

A Pennsylvania teen made homecoming shine, giving her crown to a classmate with Down syndrome. 💖 #GoodNews #Kindness #Inclusion

How one man became the unsung hero of the internet during a cyber-security scramble

A kangaroo was found 3km out to sea off South Australia. Port Lincoln fishermen brought the exhausted animal aboard, cradled it on the trip back, and watched it rest on the beach before hopping away.

After a fall left him paralysed from the waist down at 19, Xie Junwu spent eight years confined at home. Now 55, he holds the Guinness world record for a 25.8km wheelchair wheelie, has summited Mount Huangshan four times and shares his skateboarding skills to inspire others with spinal injuries.

The Global South has spent $235 billion on Chinese clean energy technology since 2024, accounting for over half of global spending on solar panels, grid equipment and cooling; spending on Chinese EVs jumped from $6 billion in 2023 to $73.2 billion in the first eight months of 2026.

Breakthrough PTSD treatment achieves 68% remission rate in clinical trial

Sodium-ion batteries are rapidly closing the cost gap with Lithium, with projections showing system costs could plummet by 2050. This makes them a key enabler for building a cost-optimized, flexible, and fully renewable global energy system! 🔋💲☀️ #EnergyTransition #SodiumIon #RenewableEnergy

When the driver of a Saint Paul school bus carrying 19 students suffered a medical emergency, Ebro Ahmed, who had never driven a bus, jumped aboard and stopped it. He credits Grey’s Anatomy with helping him stay calm. No students were hurt.

Terry Fox Foundation receives record-breaking $25M donation from Tanenbaum family

Inspired by Neil Armstrong's moon landing, a generous donor just gave $400,000 to help a historical society buy the astronaut's childhood home! What a stellar tribute, preserving a piece of space history for future generations. ✨🚀 #NeilArmstrong #SpaceHistory #UpliftingNews

Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study

A 15-year-old bought CPR dummies to teach others. Just two weeks later, he was fighting to save the life of a stranger collapsed in the street.

A visa medical check uncovered thyroid cancer in Nepali student Samira Basnet, with the disease already in nearby lymph nodes. Ineligible for public healthcare, she faced $26,000 surgery costs. Her surgeon offered his services for free, and Kiwis raised over $40,000 to help fund her treatment.

Teen’s Love of Reading Inspired Her to Launch Nonprofit That’s Donated Over 7,000 Books in 4 Years (Exclusive)

India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’ | Global development

Disqualified Giant Pumpkin Wins Over Polar Bear

Bald hedgehog who lost his prickles gains millions of fans as rescuers nurse him back to health

Mom of 6-Year-Old Girl Thanks Stranger Who Found Daughter Wandering Alone After Bus Dropped Her Off Early

For more than 30 years, Newcastle surgeon Asif Hasan performed more than 4,000 open heart operations on children, taking on cases other hospitals considered too risky. At the Pride of Britain Awards, 19 former patients whose lives he helped save joined him on stage to thank him.

Etsy is championing genuine creativity! 🎉 They're restricting AI-generated content to ensure shoppers find truly authentic, handmade treasures and support incredible artisans. #Etsy #Handmade #Authentic

Local opposition helped stop Amazon’s plans for four data centers in Northern Virginia. Most of the 122 acre site would instead be rezoned for homes and mixed use, with 25 acres donated for a community arts and recreation center and $5 million for the county housing fund.

Final Fantasy 14 players are watering locked-out strangers’ crops so they don’t die during outage

Innovation is cleaning up our world! 🌎 Drones have successfully cleared an impressive 4.4 tonnes of litter from South Korean islands, demonstrating how technology can create a brighter, cleaner future. #DroneCleanup #TechForGood #SouthKorea #EcoSolutions

Solar farms can help stop the spread of dust storms, new study finds

The 'manosphere' influencers' popularity fall with Gen Z men (Joe Rogan 42%, Andrew Tate -30, Elon Musk 37% favorable among young men)

A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning

Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42%