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Browse published positive news by country. Find sourced stories from Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, the UK and other places. Country names refer to where the story happened.
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United Kingdom
33 stories- England expands free school meals as the autumn term beginscommunity
- UK-led MOONS instrument makes its first observations in Chilescience
- Belfast pilot trials nanopore DNA sequencing to speed up brain tumour diagnosisscience
- Sunderland opens new £50 million NHS eye hospital as emergency care moves in firsthealth
New Zealand
15 stories- New Zealand’s kākāpō population reaches 325 after record seasonenvironment
- Auckland neighbor check-in programme reached 9,500 isolated seniors weeklykindness
- New Zealand opens 35 Māori language immersion hubs for adult learnerseducation
- Record 25,000 New Zealanders donated plasma in the past year, blood service reportskindness
Australia
14 stories- Tasmania trials rehabilitation of fire-damaged Sphagnum peatlands in wilderness areaenvironment
- Australia telemedicine programme connects 420 remote clinics to specialist doctorshealth
- Melbourne bike libraries lend 2,800 refurbished cycles to commuters and studentscommunity
- Symbolic adoption appeal invites Australians to fund rescue pets they cannot bring homekindness
United States
14 stories- Zion Jerge saves father and son from drowning in Foster Citykindness
- FDA clears Wandercraft Eve, a self-balancing walking exoskeletonscience
- Subway conversation leads to friendship and funded Puerto Rico tripkindness
- Verified international animal rescue appeals invite one-time and monthly giftscommunity
Canada
13 stories- Toronto community fridges provide 180,000 free meals through neighbourhood stewardskindness
- Canada refugee education hubs enrolled 8,400 students in language and skills classeseducation
- Manitoba invests $21.6 million in first solar microgrid for remote First Nationscience
- Toronto offers free trees to low-canopy neighbourhoods under new LEAF programmeenvironment
Indonesia
11 stories- WARN opens Kalimantan wildlife fire appealenvironment
- Indonesian students earn 12 Earth Science Olympiad medalseducation
- Indonesia orders 8 ministries to protect Sumatran and Bornean elephant habitatenvironment
- Indonesia scales back but presses ahead with 40,000-strong village cooperative networkcommunity
Malaysia
5 stories- Malaysia releases 400 young river terrapins in Terengganuenvironment
- Malaysia launches MediAsas basic health takaful pilot with six insurerscommunity
- Sarawak hosts Rainforest Youth Summit and world music festival to put young climate leaders centre stageenvironment
- Universiti Malaya volunteers bring dengue prevention and health screening to Ampangkindness
Pakistan
4 stories- Pakistani students win gold and silver at science olympiadeducation
- Pakistan extends Benazir Nashonuma nutrition programme to reach 8 million mothers and childrenhealth
- Karachi street dogs need donors: appeal raises funds for neutering and vaccineshealth
- Islamabad High Court bans mass killing of street dogs, orders humane CNVRkindness
Vietnam
4 stories- Hanoi bans petrol motorbikes on 11 Old Quarter streets in low-emission pilotenvironment
- Hanoi launches 'RE:EARTH' drive with 250 delegates to protect West Lakeenvironment
- Vietnamese police rescue more than 400 cats from illegal meat trade ringkindness
- Hanoi housing cooperatives open 520 affordable units with tenant governance boardscommunity