NHS ranked Top Health System by Commonwealth Fund South Korea proposes Talks with North China’s Growth beats Expectations $30 000 Wedding Reception Donated to Homeless Kenyan Farmer working to Help Environment by cutting Cattle Flatulence Ancient Underwater Forest found in US Zooplankton found to have incredible Body Clock Science Reveals secrets of Nature’s fastest Sprinter […]
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My favourite piece of news today is the Danish MP with the courage to meet with the people who troll her online. Looking at many of the recent political debates I see increasingly bitter debates. So many insults and so much name calling with the only result is positions become entrenched and opponents dehumanised. What […]
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Hail & Welcome To 2017 Welcome to all, whether you’re a returning fan, or new to Reasons to be Cheerful. I hope everyone is fully recovered from the New Year celebrations. 2016 was packed full of Good News and Positive Stories and we are hoping that the trend continues in 2017. If you are new […]
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As a big Sci-Fi nut the sight of China’s new traffic straddling bus is genuinely breathtaking. Sometimes it’s great to know we’re living in the future. 🙂 World’s Thinnest tall building Opens in Brighton Futuristic Straddling Bus takes to the road in China Pope sets up Group to investigate Question of Women Deacons Proof that birds […]
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Usually Reasons to be Cheerful goes out around lunchtime, but today family commitments kept me away from the keyboard. Today, I’m happy it did as I got to hear hope being offered to thousands of child refugees. However, my favourite news is the release of a political prisoner. In terms of iconic images for freedom […]
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Historic times in Asia this week as the heads of China and Taiwan meet for the first time since 1949, and Aung San Suu Kyi, after years under house arrest, voted in democratic elections in Myanmar. A friend of mine thinks today is a slow news day. I beg to differ:- Sierra Leone declared Ebola […]
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Great news for one of the finest referees in the world. Congratulations Nigel Owens on being picked as Stonewall’s Sports Person of the Decade. In other good news for people being true to themselves and their feelings 2 Tokyo Districts have recognised Same-Sex Partnerships. Here’s hoping that the elections in Myanmar can be a step […]
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Quick one today, the Force is calling 😉 Taliban & Afghan Officials in Reconciliation Talks 3D Printed Windpipe saving lives Taiwan & China in High Level Talks US Aid Planes Arrive in Kathmandu 101-Year-Old Found Alive in rubble 7-Days after Nepal Quake Nearly 6000 Migrants rescued from Mediterranean New port to boost Seychelles Fishing Industry […]
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Today, everyone appears to be making a big fuss about the Eclipse. I’m finding plenty of interest in the skies today, but not with the sun. Whether it’s from Solar Powered Aeroplanes, to the possibility of a base on the Moon or the discovery of a new secret about Sir Isaac Newton. As Bill Shankly […]
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A Happy, Harmonious And Prosperous Lunar New Year to all #R2BC Fans 😀 New Ichthyosaur found at Doncaster Museum Ballymena Addiction Centre gets funding for 2 more Years Taliban signal Readiness for Peace Talks Formerly Paralysed Girl on Runway at New York Fashion Week New Stamps celebrating British Engineering Fishing Boat Towed to Safety Plan […]
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Travels of a Silicon Nomad 