Good News Friday

  • Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to end almost 40 years of conflict. Reuters.
  • In the US, Medicaid expansion saved 27,400 lives by 2022. The Economist.
  • Global average yields of cereal crops have tripled over the past 60 years. This has been crucial to feeding a growing population while sparing natural habitat from expanding agricultural land. Our World in Data.
  • How China re-greened the most eroded place on earth. The Guardian.
  • Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one week. Canary Media.
  • Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020. The Guardian.
  • Tech millionaire builds village of 99 tiny houses for homeless neighbors in Canada. Good Good Good.
  • Mediterranean monk seals make remarkable return from brink of extinction. ABC.
  • In the past 25 years, 68 million child marriages have been averted. UNICEF.

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