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Friendly Friday!

There are loads of positive news globally to celebrate, as we begin the world's most watched sporting event, the World Cup!

In Belgium, a 13 year old became the first person to fully beat terminal brain cancer: https://wicnews.com/world/belgium-13-year-old-lucas-jemeljanova-becomes-1st-in-world-cured-of-deadly-brain-cancer

In China, giant pandas are no longer considered endangered: https://www.greenmatters.com/nature/giant-panda-no-longer-endangered

In the UK, beavers came to the rescue of a London subway station prone to flooding: https://www.planetizen.com/news/2026/06/137733-beavers-save-london-tube-station-flooding

Enjoy the beautiful game for the next month!

Beavers save London Tube station from flooding A small group of beavers is increasing biodiversity and creating cost-free flood mitigation infrastructure.

Friendly Friday!

There is environmental good news all across the globe to share!

France has a new law requiring commercial parking structures to cover at least 50% of roofs with solar or plants. The EU has opened 20 electronic waste recycling plants to recover up to 90% of precious metals from smartphones. Wildlife reserves in South Africa celebrated a full year of zero rhino poaching incidents.

Keep this positive momentum, every little bit helps!

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