News that isn’t awful from around the world for the week of 31 August 2026…
Banning the death penalty – not drag, wild horses, right to repair, gay rep in congress
🚫 Lebanon becomes the first Arab country to ban capital punishment.
Source: theowp.org/lebanese-parliament-bans-death-penalty-after-22-year-moratorium/
💄 A federal judge in Texas ruled that the state’s drag ban is an unconstitutional restriction of free speech.
Source: lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/federal-judge-shuts-down-texas-drag-ban-if-you-dont-like-drag-just-dont-go/
🐴 Kazakhstan celebrates its first wild-born Przewalski’s horse in 200 years.
Source: fauna-flora.org/news/celebrating-kazakhstans-first-wild-born-przewalskis-horse-in-200-years/
🛠️ The EU’s new 'right to repair' regulations come into force, introducing new rights and supports aimed at encouraging repair over disposal.
Source: rte.ie/news/business/2026/0824/1588931-repair-rules/
🌈 In the USA, Georgia citizens just elected the state’s first out gay man to congress as part of a special election.
Source: lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/everton-blair-becomes-georgias-first-out-gay-man-elected-to-congress/
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