Chinese Man Takes Paralyzed Wife On Epic Road Trip: ‘Die On The Road, Not In Hospital’
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
Like any pair of baby boomers in America, Liu Peijin and his wife dreamed as newly-weds of a grand tour around their native China. But as retirement age beckoned and the chance for their dream road trip seemed to materialize, complications with diabetes left Liu’s wife partially paralyzed, and the prospects of a road trip around one of the world’s largest countries in tatters. Or so it seemed. After agreeing they “would rather die on the road than in a hospital bed,” the couple set out in their car across coastal Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in 2014.
1.3m Plastic Bottles Collected In A Day In Global Volunteer Ocean Cleanup
by Matthew Pearce, The Guardian
More than 1.3m plastic bottles were collected from beaches, rivers and waterways last year during the world’s largest single-day volunteer ocean cleanup. About 630,000 people took part in the International Coastal Cleanup in 2025, removing almost 13.9m pieces of rubbish from more than 15,000 miles of coastline and waterways. Plastic bottles were the most commonly recorded item, while more than 1.2m cigarette butts were litter-picked. Volunteers picked up 885,000 plastic bottle caps, 581,000 plastic shopping bags and more than 1m other plastic bags and food containers.
Lebanon Parliament Votes To Abolish Death Penalty
by Samantha Granville, BBC
Lebanon’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, a move that would make it the first country in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment. A majority of MPs in the 128-seat parliament backed the measure on Tuesday, while Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc voted against it. The legislation will now go to the cabinet before being passed to President Joseph Aoun for signing. The government has already expressed its support for the measure. Lebanon has not carried out an execution since January 2004, although courts have continued to hand down death sentences.
Ulez Led To Better Lung Size And Function Among London Children, Study Finds
by Damien Gayle, The Guardian
Children’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution. The researchers said the findings were a vindication of the low-emission zone policy, which had been criticised as a burden on motorists. “Traffic pollution in cities damages children’s health and development,” said Chris Griffiths.
Moms Love This Initiation Ritual Freshmen Must Go Through At This Oklahoma High School
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
School initiation rituals can be embarrassing, crude, and even disturbing, but for a 14-year-old, nothing could be worse than what is demanded of them, day 1, at Bishop Kelly High School in Tulsa. If initiation is about fitting in, what could be worse than being caught giving one’s mom, dad, or grandparent a goodbye kiss before the opening bell? And yet that’s exactly what the seniors demand of the arriving freshmen. “That’s why it’s perfect,” one senior told CBS News’ Steve Hartman, when asked what else could be more embarrassing.
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