Eleven actual GOOD things that happened in 2016
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The Rio Olympics were a major success
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Britain outdid itself to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday
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Tim Peake completed his space mission
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- 4/11
Solar Impulse II circumnavigated the globe
- 5/11
Tiger populations rose by 22%
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India planted 50 million trees in a single day
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- 7/11
Scientists made a major breakthrough in the treatment of ALS
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France introduced a law preventing supermarkets from wasting food
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Pokemon Go got everyone off the sofa
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- 10/11
The Ozone Layer began to heal
- 11/11
New rapid access to cancer tests is set to save tens of thousands of lives
Matilda Long
·Data and Politics News Editor, Yahoo News UK
2016 has been a difficult year in a number of ways: we’ve seen shocking terrorist attacks, the death of a number of beloved stars, and a divisive political landscape that’s creating rifts throughout Britain and the rest of the world.
But there’s no need to write it off as a year of total doom and gloom. The year has seen some truly incredible moments mixed in with the bad. Here are some of the highlights.