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. .
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.
1. 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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2. 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.