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Ocean Protection Hits 10%. Renewables Surge. A Machine Called Mother.

Fix The News — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:18:28 +1000

This week's headlines include – a global milestone in ocean protection; Brazil’s new deforestation crackdown using satellite monitoring; major gains in women’s rights and maternal health; record renewable energy growth in the US and Europe; and a groundbreaking IVF breakthrough that could change fertility treatment.
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TB Breakthroughs. Toponium. Whale Comeback.

Fix The News — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:51:26 +1000

This week's headlines include – Yes, we can end TB; the biggest expansion of education in human history; LGBTQ rights gaining ground; whales staging a dramatic comeback in Antarctic waters; a global energy shift; and the particle discovery that was not thought possible.

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Stardust. Child Mortality. Mexico.

Fix The News — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:20:43 +1100

This week's headlines include – DNA building blocks discovered on asteroids; global child mortality down 60%; China consolidates environmental laws; monarch butterflies rebound in Mexico; women in politics rise across Africa; and AI supporting dementia care. You can check out the full edition of the newsletter here.

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Education Boom. Land Back. Cleaner Air.

Fix The News — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:14:18 +1100

This week's headlines include – Nigeria’s record investment in basic education; Indigenous-led land restoration across the United States; cities cutting air pollution by up to 45%; rhinos returning to the DRC; and a breakthrough stem cell treatment offering new hope for Parkinson’s.

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HPV Vaccines. School Meals. Solar Power.

Fix The News — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:56:12 +1100

This week’s headlines include: India launches the world’s largest HPV vaccination campaign; school meal programmes across Europe reach 25 million children; solar becomes the fastest-growing energy source in history; EV giant BYD unveils a nine-minute charging system; river otters make a comeback in the Great Lakes and southern Africa launches its first cross-border birding route.

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Croatia's Landmines. Aral Sea. Spider Silk Superpower.

Fix The News — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:18:54 +1100

This week’s headlines include: Chile eliminates leprosy; the malaria vaccine is working in Nigeria fall after a vaccine rollout; Croatia clears its last landmines; renewable energy surges; recovery in Kazakhstan’s Aral region; wildlife comebacks from the Galápagos to Central Asia; and a breakthrough that could finally bring spider silk into mass production.

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Sea of Possibility. Aid Entering Gaza. Beavers.

Fix The News — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:56:45 +1100

This week's roundup of good news includes – Gaza aid; Amazon deforestation; Ukraine energy; new blood test for cancer; world's largest marine reserve in Canada; Bonobo imagination study.

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Bike Angels. Solar Farms. Legal Rights for Whales.

Fix The News — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:25:44 +1100

This week's headlines include – Solar power could supercharge farming; universal healthcarein Armenia; more good news for the Amazon; poorer economies are closing the gap; poverty reduction in Jamaica and personhood for Whales in the Pacific.

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Middle Class Mexico. California Clean-Streak. Puppy Love.

Fix The News — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:09:27 +1100

This week's headlines include – How Mexico is changing its narrative on poverty; good newsfor the High Seas and the Amazon; a glimmer in Gaza; electrified Porsches claim a victory; Poland’s step in the right direction for same sex-couples and is it really puppies-v-babies?

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'Remarkable' Iraq. Cancer ⬇️. Matchmaking for Lizards.

Fix The News — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:07:49 +1100

Welcome back to NewsFix and our first edition for 2026. This week's headlines include – a counterpoint to the Middle East, astonishing progress on cancer, a golden age of vaccines, murder and homicide rates decline in the world’s leading cities, coal bites the dust (again) and Love Island for lizards?

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2025 Roundup

Fix The News — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:57:47 +1100

Welcome to our final NewsFix for 2025 - we're sneaking it in just before the finish line! In this edition we roundup the stories that changed the world this year. From the historic change in global health to an international maritime treaty, great news for green sea turtles and the climate story of the year - this is the hidden progress that unfolded behind the headlines. You can read the full download in our newsletter here.

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Empty Spain. Alphafold. Measles ⬇️

Fix The News — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:25:12 +1100

This week's headlines include – a medical breakthrough in Gaza; death rates plummet for one of our most contagious viruses; ‘Empty Spain’; Australia’s environmental reform;more bad news for fossil fuels and AI for good.

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The Kiss. Child Poverty ⬇️. Rewilding Keeps Winning.

Fix The News — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:27:51 +1100

This week's headlines include - major victory against extreme child poverty; rewilding efforts paying off in Scotland, Vietnam, Bulgaria and Ukraine; more good news on the malaria vaccine; what went right at COP30 and science reveals some very flirty primates.

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Aha! Mongolia. Crime Decline.

Fix The News — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:33:06 +1100

Hold onto your hats - it's a big week of news including: the science behind Aha moments; top marks for global primary school education; cancer breakthroughs; more good news for the Amazon; Mongolia's ambitious conservation plan; crime declines in London and new hope for Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Check out our full coverage in this week's newsletter here.

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Global Health Wins. Overfishing. Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs.

Fix The News — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:30:05 +1100

This week's headlines include: big news for HIV, tuberculosis and Leishmaniasis; China continues emissions decline; surprising drop in youth crime; long-awaited victory for Indigenous communities in Bolivia; more fish in the US and a stair-climbing wheelchair. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email amy@fixthenews.com

Amazon Deforestation. Czechia Bans Smacking. Less Grumpy.

Fix The News — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:19:36 +1100

This week's headlines include: deforestation in the Amazon takes another plunge; Mexico reduces poverty; Nigeria boosts child health; no more corporal punishment in Czechia and the world is surprisingly becoming less grumpy.

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Literacy Soars. Sixth Sense. Air Pollution.

Fix The News — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:21:32 +1100

Welcome to our first edition of NewsFix - your weekly dose of good news! On today's episode: global air-pollutiondeaths fall as the 'clean-air' era begins, hidden progress on youth literacy, why we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, a new atlas to map the human body, how AI is helping farmers in India, species extinction is losing speed and some big news for the humble zipper.

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