With the thawing of relations between the USA and Cuba over the past months, it’s fair to say that, Cuba has been turning up in R2BC a lot. Today, while the announcement of embassies marks another milestone the really positive news is the WHO announcement that Cuba has managed to eliminate Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV and Syphilis.

While we’re talking about healing miracles, scientists have created a self healing metal coating. We live in an amazing future and things can get even better. Listening to the news it can be easy to lose hope but if we see how far somewhere like Bangladesh has come on development goals, we know some things are worth striving for.

• US & Cuba announce Embassies
• Bangladesh makes big gains on Millennium Development Goals
• Cuba Eliminates Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV & Syphilis
• UK Economic Growth Revised Up
• ‘Self Healing’ Metal Coating Created
• Calls on 0800 numbers now Free on Mobiles & Landlines
• Copeland 1st Black Dancer to lead US Ballet Group
• British TV Legend John Noakes found Safe and Well
• Lupita Nyong’o’s Conservation Mission
• Narnia Sculptures erected in Belfast
• New Lagan Footbridge opens in Belfast