Good News: From Baby Bears To Swedish Shares

By NCS 10/06/2020

Want some stories that’ll make you feel good? Look not further! Here’s our weekly roundup of all the great things happening in the world…

KOALA-TY TIME

This week, the Australian Reptile Park in Sydney said hello to its first koala joey to be born since the devastating bushfires. The baby, named Ash, was actually born in January, but as koalas can spend up to seven months in their mother’s pouches, it was only safe to check on her this week. Check out more about the little furball here.

THE QUEER 50

The Fast Company, in collaboration with Lesbian Who Tech & Allies, have published the first ever list of LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary innovators in business and tech. Ranging from tech to finance to media to entertainment, the list highlights the 50 trailblazers who are taking their industries by storm. Check out the full list here.

ONE ZOOM TO RULE THEM ALL

Once upon a time, Zoom was only used for boring business meetings. Now? It’s getting A-List stars together on a daily basis! This week, actor Josh Gad reunited the cast of Lord of The Rings on his Reunited Apart series, where they chatted about making the film, all the lols and a whole lot of memories. Read about it here.

THE BEST GOOD BOY

Finley Molloy, a golden retriever from New York has broken the world record for most tennis balls held in a mouth at one time. Finley can manage to hold a whopping six tennis balls at once, and has been recognised by the Guinness World Records. Now that’s a treat worthy success! See Finley’s success here.

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IKEA OPENS UP

Swedish giant Ikea may not be open, but one store in Germany have opened up their car park to the Muslim community. With social distancing rules restricting where people can gather, one community asked Ikea if they could use their space to celebrate the end of Ramadan while still respecting social distancing guidelines. Read the full story here.

STRIKE A POSE

It was announced this week that Vogue’s newest cover stars will be front-line workers in the UK. Narguis Horsford, a train driver, Rachel Millar, a midwife and Anisa Omar, a supermarket assistant will all grace the cover of Vogue and tell their stories about life and work during the coronavirus. Read the full story here.