Category: VOICES
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
The murder rate plummeted in England and Wales While some politicians peddle a “Britain is…
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Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
Briefing journalists in Geneva on Friday, Eva Hinds, the UN child agency’s Chief of Communications,…
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What is black ice? How to spot and stay safe from this invisible winter danger
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When snowflakes start falling or the rain turns to…
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Revolutionary therapy treats ‘untreatable’ blood cancer
A world-first gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has…
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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount
The UN Security Council is holding a high-level open debate on the Middle East which…
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Sexual Violence Survivors in Haiti Left Without Care
Sexual violence by criminal groups is not new in Haiti: Human Rights Watch has documented how criminal…
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From past-due to forgiven: inside North Carolina’s massive medical debt reset
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When Dawn Daly-Mack checked her mailbox one ordinary day,…
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Behind the scenes of the first Positive News video podcast
What it took to turn an idea into a podcast, and the conversations that emerged…
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UN says Gaza crisis remains dire, children hardest hit
Briefing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described the situation as still “dire”…
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When to stop drinking coffee if you want better sleep, according to experts
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM That mid-afternoon latte might feel like the boost you…