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During New Year’s Eve, the number one wish that went around my friend group was, “Hope 2026 is better!” Well, we’re a couple of months in and without unnecessary dramatization, the best I can say is I don’t know about that yet.

However, the media likes to paint a worse picture than reality, so to balance out your feed, we put together a list of good news from all over the world, courtesy of the Instagram account ‘Winning Mindset.’ Whether it’s environmental initiatives fighting pollution or medical breakthroughs saving lives, these stories remind us that maybe we shouldn’t give up on humanity just yet.

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    #3

    Rabbit suffering from cosmetic testing in lab and vet treating a rabbit, highlighting good news on animal testing ban.

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    Jaya
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm shocked. Not at the fact that they banned it, but at the fact that the US and Canada have not banned it yet. Here in the Netherlands it got banned in 1997. That's over 18 years ago!

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    #6

    Passengers boarding an Air France plane and a city tram, highlighting good news on climate change and emission cuts.

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    35 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before you can do this you must have a decent rail network in place.

    #7

    Female Mexican parliament members celebrating historic milestone of 50% female representation, highlighting good news and positive progress.

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    cugel.
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australia is 46% Lower, 56% Senate, 49.6% overall.

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    #9

    Woman recycling food waste in South Korea, turning it into compost and energy, showcasing positive environmental news.

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    Francois
    Community Member
    12 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our local council does the same. Not sure how wide spread this is in the UK.

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    #10

    Before and after images showing the impact of global plastic bag bans reducing beach litter by 47 percent.

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    Spencer's slave no longer
    Community Member
    21 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100 countries have banned single use plastic bags, ~90 have banned, or heavily regulated, all single use plastic products.

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    #16

    Aerial view of the largest wildlife crossing in North America in Colorado with deer crossing a road below.

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    30 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the present political climate, good luck on this one!

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    #17

    Hands breaking free from handcuffs with empty prison hallway below, highlighting good news on falling crime rates.

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    Jaya
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Old news. We closed too many, and now we have a shortage again and people are getting out of prison early because of the shortage. Great long term thinking, politicians....

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    #18

    Yellow baby chicks in a poultry facility and one chick resting on a hand, symbolizing good news for animal welfare.

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    Babs Ishkabibble
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So they get made into chicken cutlets at three months old instead of being culled?

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    #22

    Protesters and supporters celebrating Argentina's law against femicide with good news for everyone tired of negative headlines.

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    Francois
    Community Member
    8 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huh? Is homocide not a crime in Argentina or are women not considered human.

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    #28

    Doctor discussing new Alzheimer’s treatments with senior patient, highlighting progress in vaccines and early-stage decline slowdown.

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    Tracy Nicole
    Community Member
    50 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wish my granny could've received this medicine😪

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    #41

    Diego the tortoise who fathered 800 descendants, a good news story saving species from extinction.

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    LALALand
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    10 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Diego was gettin’ busy!

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    #44

    Dirt sidewalks in South Korea enable children to connect with nature, offering good news for those tired of negative headlines.

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    random_frog_6846
    Community Member
    54 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now add some native seeds in those side areas and they’ll be in good shape

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    #46

    Two blue Macaws in the wild, symbolizing good news and hope after years of extinction in nature.

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    Babs Ishkabibble
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After 20 years of being extinct? Who writes this stuff?

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    #50

    Smiling woman holding forgiven hospital bills and happy family with doctor celebrating good news and financial relief.

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    Did I say that out loud?
    Community Member
    36 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not going to get into any discussions about medical debt, but, I find it disgusting that debt of any kind can be treated as a commodity to bought and sold for others to profit from. And, no, this is definitely not just a US problem.

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    #53

    Large solar power plant in China showcasing rapid solar energy growth and renewable energy progress worldwide.

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    Babs Ishkabibble
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We should be installing solar panels over parking lots to to provide shade. It's a win win. Get rid of all those wasted acres of hot blacktop.

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    #54

    Baby saved by gene editing therapy, highlighting good news in rare genetic disorder treatment and hope for the future.

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    BioMom
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His name is KJ Muldoon, and he is the first baby treated with a personalized, CRISPR gene-editing therapy for a rare metabolic disorder, and he is thriving!

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