Category: VOICES
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The Cambodian women rising up to protect their communal land
Photographer Sophal Neak captured Koh Kong villager Chan Kimcheng swimming with a grace shaped by…
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UN decries ‘truly horrific’ massacres in DR Congo
The UN described it as one of the most appalling attacks in a new wave…
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Podcast Transcript November 21, 2025— From bike buses to art therapy: The uplifting solutions changing everyday life
Episode Description: In this week’s episode of The Optimist Daily’s Weekly Roundup, Arielle and Karissa…
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
World ‘closer to a future free of cervical cancer’ More than 86 million girls in…
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World News in Brief: Violence against Haitian women, WHO alert over support for survivors worldwide, Youth Activist Summit marks hope over hate
“Sexual violence made up just over half of the cases, (about 3,700) and with nearly…
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COP30 Should Accelerate Anti-Deforestation Efforts
This year’s United Nations climate summit (COP30) is taking place in Belém, gateway to Brazil’s…
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Why your cat is obsessed with boxes (and what evolution has to do with it)
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every cat parent knows this familiar scene: you splurge…
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England to ban plastic wet wipes in a bid to clean up rivers and seas
The ban aims to protect waterways, curb microplastic pollution and end the scourge of ‘fatbergs’.…
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Top Syria Envoy: Humanitarian situation is ‘extremely serious’
Humanitarian conditions are “extremely serious,” UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi told the…
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Ways to make your Thanksgiving celebration more eco-friendly this year
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Thanksgiving, a time of thanks and feasting, often comes…