Tag Archives: Cuba

#R2BC Tuesday’s #GoodNews

  New Transformative Laser Treatment for Prostate Cancer Laser Unlocking the Secrets of Antimatter North Carolina to Repeal Bill limiting LGBTQ Rights Protection China Returns Underwater Drone to US Cuba launches Home Internet Pilot Scheme Iron ‘Jet Stream’ detected in the Earth’s Core Smart Tech Transforming Working Life Amniotic Stem Cells may Reverse Bone Aging […]
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#R2BC Friday’s #GoodNews

PolarGAP Project completes Survey of Antarctica Gene Editing Human Trials to get Under Way UK Government backs Bill to Ratify International Convention on Violence Against Women Hockney to be Honoured with Gallery in his Home City Earth’s Driest Desert once had Lakes Lasers give Insight into Bird Flight Israeli Parliament relaxes Dress Code Crabs in […]
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#R2BC Tuesday’s #GoodNews

Thai King to Pardon 150 000 Inmates including Royal Insult Convicts Cherokee Nation Endorses Same-Sex Marriage First Exoplanet Weather Report Cuba signs deal with Google Drinking & Drug use Down among US Teens MLB Institutes Anti-Hazing & Bullying Policy Scots to send £250k to Yemen for Aid UK First as Bethesda Energy Club Shares Hydro […]
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#R2BC Wednesday’s #GoodNews

If you read the other parts of SiliconNomad, other than R2BC, you’ll likely be aware of my passion for Tough Mudderin’. With that in mind, the thought of someone crossing the Sahara Desert, on Crutches, is breathtaking. There are genuinely some super humans out there. Cuba Pardons 787 Inmates after Pope’s Call for Mercy BBC […]
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#R2BC Wedneday’s #GoodNews

Happy Hump Day folks!! US Pledges $360m in Additional Syrian Aid US Appoints 1st Cuban Ambassador since 1961 YouTube & Twitch Fight back Against Sexist Abuse Stranded Sea Cadets to return home as Ship Docks in Singapore Scottish Steelworks Formally Reopened Climber Rescued from Cliffface in Gale-Force Winds Maryland School’s Unmanned Boat Reaches the Welsh […]
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#R2BC Friday’s #GoodNews

To many graffiti can be a blight on the landscape, a sign of urban decay, vandalism and pure boredom. I have long been a fan of street art. Murals, and quality graffing are a joy when done properly. It is important to separate genuine graffiti art from badly scrawled tags you see done on random […]
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#R2BC Tuesday’s #GoodNews

With today seeing the inauguration of of the Stonewall Inn, as a US National Monument to LGBTQ Rights, the two stories that jump out for me are the US Supreme Court overturning draconian Anti-Abortion Law in Texas and the work of video games in allowing us to explore complex and often serious issues around human sexuality. […]
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#R2BC Wednesday’s #GoodNews

Cuba Legalises Small & Medium Private Businesses 40% of UK’s Young People involved in Volunteer Work Bhutan World’s 1st Carbon Negative Country UK’s 1st Dementia friendly Hospice opens in Belfast Care has improved in 12000 Care Homes in England 11-Year-Old Born Deaf to Compete in US National Spelling Bee US New Home Sales hit 8-Year […]
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#R2BC Monday’s #GoodNews

Now, to be fair I don’t usually do Reasons to be Cheerful on Bank Holidays but somehow today seemed right. Great news from Iran as the country continues it’s journey back into the international community, after the shocking scenes of 2009’s elections it’s great to see a record number of women being elected. A long […]
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#R2BC Monday’s #GoodNews

Can’t pick a favourite today, although England’s Grand Slam comes close. Obama in Historic visit to Cuba Chilean Lawmakers lift Abortion Ban Saudi Arabia ready for talks with Iran US Nominates 1st Female Combatant Chief Aid Arrives at remote Fijian Islands after Cyclone Australia drops Tasmanian Wilderness Logging Campaign Double win for Tesco as they […]
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