Pause for positivity
Here's our latest round up of inspiring stuff from around the world.
Pause for a few minutes and take time to see what’s going well in the world.
Solar power was the largest source of electricity in the EU for the first time last month, and there were record levels of wind power produced too.
The world’s biggest body imaging study has scanned its 100,000th body. The project helps produce images for scientific and medical research.
Believed to be the first law of its kind in Europe, Denmark is planning to change copyright laws to give people the right to their own body, facial features and voice in a bid to clamp down on the creation of AI-generated deepfakes. The Danish government is to clamp down on the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes.
Two New Zealand Olympians are tackling a challenge to ride a bike over 4000km of African roads. As well as training for the 2028 Olympics, the pair are also raising money for World Bike Relief, a charity that provides bicycles to rural communities around the globe, giving people transport to help them access education, markets, health facilities, vital services and more.
Scientists at the University of Newcastle in the UK have seen successful results from their pioneering work to reduce the risk of children being born with mitochondrial DNA disease.
A New Zealand supermarket is trialling the use of reusable containers for its deli products. Customers will pay a temporary hold fee for the container, which will be repaid when they return the container to the store.