r/UpliftingNews 5m ago

2026: Lelieveld - The World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World

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r/UpliftingNews 1h ago

Fertility program offers future choices for 12-year-old N.W.T. cancer patient | CBC News

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>a fertility program between The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Mount Sinai Fertility Clinic in Ontario is giving pediatric patients options for their reproductive future.

>Through ovarian tissue cryopreservation, doctors remove one ovary, which is then processed, frozen and stored. If the patient decides to become pregnant later in life, the tissue can be implanted again.

>As pediatric cancer survival rates continue to rise, doctors are focusing more on long-term post-cancer quality of life, she said.

>“We want to make sure that we're not just curing them and then saying, 'Go out in the world and fend for yourself,'” she said. “We want to really make sure that they're thriving and really living full lives.”


r/UpliftingNews 2h ago

New Mexico went from 83% fossil fuel power to more than half renewable electricity in just five years, while household electricity prices remain below the US average at 14 cents per kWh versus 18 cents nationally.

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r/UpliftingNews 3h ago

Meet the rescuers saving the stray cats of Brooklyn

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"I was at home more, and I saw this one cat who was emaciated. Helping that one cat was how I fell into cat rescue."


r/UpliftingNews 3h ago

Client Challenge

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Incident Cmdr. Dave Black said searchers used night vision and other equipment to find people who needed rescuing during the deluge. By sunset Saturday, 45 people were rescued, and 37 more were evacuated Sunday.


r/UpliftingNews 4h ago

A Nepal school principal had minutes to act when a glacier triggered a devastating flash flood. He sounded the alarm, evacuated 1,643 children and turned buses back, saving every child as the flood swept away their school.

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r/UpliftingNews 4h ago

UK to almost triple funding to tackle DR Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak

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r/UpliftingNews 6h ago

Bear family climbs to safety after water tank rescue in California

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Bear family rescued after becoming trapped in water tank in California

AI (Summary) Generated by USA TODAY

A mother bear and her two cubs were rescued from a water tank in Marshall Canyon Regional Park, La Verne, after being trapped for more than 12 hours.

Key points:

The bears became trapped inside a water tank on the morning of August 29, 2026.

Tyler Christensen was alerted by his mother and hiked two miles to locate the bears.

The bears had squeezed through a one‑foot‑wide opening in the concrete tank.

First responders launched a rescue called “Operation Care Bear.”

Rescue crews widened the opening and placed a ladder inside the tank to enable the bears to climb out.


r/UpliftingNews 6h ago

A Bronx pizzeria owner saw someone eating food from his trash and gave her a fresh pizza slice and water. He then put up a sign offering free food to anyone who is hungry, inspiring people across the US to call and pay for pizza slices for others.

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r/UpliftingNews 6h ago

£1m fund to launch mobile dental unit for rough sleepers and vulnerable people

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r/UpliftingNews 8h ago

Delhi govt to provide free 3KW rooftop solar panels to 2.3 lakh households: CM – ThePrint

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r/UpliftingNews 8h ago

At 98, he took on a summer reading challenge. He plans to do it again at 99

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2026/09/01/hes-98-still-an-avid-reader-this-summer-he-took-challenge/

“This certificate is presented to Abner Gaston Jr. in honor of completing the summer reading program of the San Diego Public Library-Skyline Hills Branch at 98 years young,” reads Gaston’s certificate, which hangs on the wall in his dining room.

Gaston said he’ll continue reading this fall. When asked whether he’ll take on the library’s reading challenge next summer, Gaston replied: “Probably.”


r/UpliftingNews 8h ago

Africa is on track to install a record 17 GW of solar power in 2026, up 45% year on year, with around 100,000 panels being installed every day. 36 of 54 countries are expected to set their own solar records as households and businesses drive a boom largely missing from official statistics.

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r/UpliftingNews 9h ago

‘Dream job: Retirement’: Canadian little leaguer goes viral after World Series

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r/UpliftingNews 10h ago

German Federal Network Agency does not have to order shutdown of coal fired power plants for the third time in a row, as coal plants are shutting down faster than legally required.

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The German Federal Network Agency regularly reviews if the country is on track to exit coal fired electricity production within the timeline set by law. In case there are more power plants active than required by the coal exit law, they can order them to be shut down within 30 months. Once again this has not been necessary, as coal plants are shutting down faster than legally required due to age and economic pressure, meaning the exit from coal is well ahead of schedule.


r/UpliftingNews 10h ago

Solar overtakes coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity

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r/UpliftingNews 10h ago

At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail

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r/UpliftingNews 10h ago

Dolly Parton’s Encouraging Final Letter to Imagination Library Graduates Revealed: ‘Every Book Is a Treasure’

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r/UpliftingNews 10h ago

This Quebecer earned his black belt at 91 and he’s not slowing down -- St-Armand resident Denis Messier took up karate at the age of 85. He shares how the sport keeps him going.

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r/UpliftingNews 11h ago

Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’

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r/UpliftingNews 11h ago

Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival ‘Dollyfest’ in London to celebrate her legacy

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r/UpliftingNews 12h ago

Philippines poverty hit lowest, single-digit level in 2025

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"Latest data from the PSA showed that the poverty incidence rate fell to 9.7 percent in 2025, equivalent to 11.08 million Filipinos living below the poverty threshold, down from 15.5 percent, or 17.5 million in 2023."


r/UpliftingNews 13h ago

Scientists use disease to restore iconic American elm trees

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r/UpliftingNews 16h ago

At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail

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497 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews 19h ago

Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot

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