News that isn't awful – week of 28/9/26

News that isn’t awful from around the world for the week of 28 September 2026…

Landmines cleared, win for families, fighting cancer, eliminating fossil fuels, and trans win


🚫💣 27 Years after the end of the war in Kosovo, the country has been cleared of landmines.
Source: reliefweb.int

🌈 Hungary’s new Prime Minister promises to repeal the country’s same-sex adoption ban.
Source: lgbtqnation.com

🎗️ A simple, non-invasive test has been shown to accurately detect womb cancer.
Source: mcrc.manchester.ac.uk

🌍 Germany becomes the third European country (after France and the Netherlands) to commit to eliminating fossil fuels.
Source: euronews.com

🏳️⚧️ The Episcopal Church welcomes its first transgender dean of a cathedral.
Source: them.us

💉 Thailand eliminates rubella as a public health problem.
Source: who.int


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