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Here are the Best ‘Good News’ Stories of 2020

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Here are the Best ‘Good News’ Stories of 2020

Here are the Best ‘Good News’ Stories of 2020

Here are the Best, ‘Good News’, Stories of 2020.

2020 has been a year of fear, grief and stress as the COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented difficulties across the globe.

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However, we can’t forget that 2020 has had its fair share of beautiful moments too.

Here are seven of the best “good news” stories of 2020.

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There were frequent sightings of humpback whales in the New York Harbor.

Experts say a cleaner Hudson River has revived the harbor’s plankton that the whales eat.

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Sweden closed its last coal plant in April, becoming one of three European countries to go completely coal-free.

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3.

14-year-old Anika Chebrolu discovered a molecule that binds to the spikes of SARS-CoV-2.

Her discovery brought the world one step closer to a cure for COVID.

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4.

The Barcelona Opera House performed a virtual concert while occupied by 2,292 potted plants.

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The performance was meant to encourage viewers to reconsider their relationship with Nature.

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5.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef showed visible recovery in 2020, thanks to the planting of thousands of new coral pieces.

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6.

Victor J.

Glover became the first Black astronaut to embark on a long-term stay aboard the ISS.

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He arrived via the historic Crew-1 SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” mission and will remain there for six months.

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7.

Dolly Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's COVID-19 research and ended up helping fund the creation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.


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