News that isn't awful – week of 14/9/26

News that isn’t awful from around the world for the week of 14 September 2026…

Trans rights, turning away from coal, controlling your feed, First Nations to the rescue, and preventing Alzheimer’s


🏳️⚧️ In Bulgaria, the Supreme Court ruled that transgender people have the legal right to change their names and gender markers. 
Source: lgbtqnation.com

🏭 While green energy production has been growing for years in China, so too has coal power. A new report shows that coal production has stalled.
Source: ember-energy.org

📱 Users in Australia may soon be able to switch off social media algorithms and see only posts from accounts they follow.
Source: proton.me

🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 In Canada, Saddle Lake Cree Nation is invoking its Treaty rights to provide a safe haven for gender-affirming care in Alberta.
Source: albertanativenews.com

💊 A new drug to delay or prevent the onset of Alzheimer's has entered global testing.
Source: BBC News


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