{"id":1958,"date":"2016-11-09T18:34:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T18:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2016-11-21T02:18:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T02:18:31","slug":"happy-world-news-needed-after-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/happy-world-news-needed-after-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Happy News Stories That Proves 2016 Isn&#8217;t All Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If, like us, you\u2019re still reeling from the outcome of the US Election, here\u2019s some happy bits and bobs to put a smile back on your dial. These uplifting news items from around the world prove it&#8217;s not all doom and gloom, and there\u2019s still plenty to be thankful for! Enjoy travellers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1. The world\u2019s largest protected marine zone has been created in Antarctica<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"marine-life-protected-antarctica\" width=\"1048\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In what has been dubbed a landmark deal, more than 24 governments and the European Union came together at the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccamlr.org\/en\/news\/2016\/ccamlr-create-worlds-largest-marine-protected-area\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources<\/strong><\/a> this month to create the world\u2019s largest Marine Protected Area ever. An area larger than both France and Spain combined, more than 1.5 million square kilometres of Antarctica\u2019s Ross Sea will be protected for the next 35 years under this new agreement.<\/p>\n<p>A win for Antarctica\u2019s natural ecosystems and marine wildlife, the Ross Sea\u2019s animal inhabitants including the Ross Sea orca, Adelie penguins and Emporer penguins are now thankfully safeguarded against harmful industrial fishing practices.<\/p>\n<p>On the landmark verdict, UN environment chief Erik Solheim commented, <strong>\u201cWe are thrilled that this very special part of our planet\u2019s oceans has been safeguarded for future generations.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. Emma Watson hid books all over London\u2019s underground to encourage young fans to read more<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Emma-Watson-Books-London-Underground\" width=\"1000\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2-1-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2-1-768x382.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emmawatson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Watson<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Emma Watson loves reading. She loves it so much, in fact, that she started her very own book club, inspiring her millions of fans to get off their smartphones and start reading books again. Watson\u2019s book club, \u201cOur Shared Shelf\u201d features inspiring stories of women overcoming great odds and achieving extraordinary things. The club\u2019s latest book is \u201cMom &amp; Me &amp; Mom\u201d by Maya Angelou.<\/p>\n<p>As part of her plans for world book domination, Emma took to London\u2019s subway system, secretly hiding Angelou\u2019s books throughout. 100 books \u2013 each personally inscribed with handwritten notes from Watson herself \u2013 were hidden throughout London\u2019s subway system last week. Could you find one?<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1958-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1374191745882327545_1418652011.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1374191745882327545_1418652011.mp4\">https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1374191745882327545_1418652011.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emmawatson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Watson<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>With recent UK statistics revealing the poor state of the country\u2019s literacy and the detrimental effects that a lack of reading has on individual\u2019s mental health and wellbeing, Watson\u2019s little activity couldn\u2019t have come at a better time. Well played, Hermione!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. A heartwarming crowdfunding campaign has raised more than a quarter of a million US dollars for an elderly man who couldn\u2019t retire<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14387857_1473459014.142-1.jpg\" alt=\"elderly-man-helped-to-retire\" width=\"952\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14387857_1473459014.142-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14387857_1473459014.142-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/2am4q7kk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GoFundMe<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>The release of this heartbreaking photo of 89-year-old Chicago man, Fedencio Sanchez, struggling to push an ice cream cart through the city streets, has prompted a huge crowdfunding campaign. Started by fellow Chicago local, Joel Cervantes Macias, to help Sanchez retire, funds on the <strong>Go FundMe page<\/strong> have reached more than a quarter of a million US dollars so far.<\/p>\n<p>Cervantes first spotted Sanchez last month and, having spoken and discovered more about Sanchez&#8217;s predicament, Cervantes\u00a0posted the image on social media and started a crowdfunding campaign in his name. At $384, 270 US dollars so far and rising, the campaign has far exceeded all expectations, and will give Sanchez his hard-earned retirement and ensure his family can live more comfortably in the future.<\/p>\n<p>You can donate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/2am4q7kk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GoFundMe page here<\/strong><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>3. So, it&#8217;s not <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">technically<\/span> 2016, but we couldn&#8217;t resist including this throwback to the time when a school put on the most amazing flash mob for their retiring teacher<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/J-2utYVSNAM<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J-2utYVSNAM\"><strong>Youtube<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>5. The Indian Government has ceased the use of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes in a step to root out &#8220;black money&#8221; corruption<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Aravind-Kumar-Unsplash-1.jpg\" alt=\"india-happy-news\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Aravind-Kumar-Unsplash-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Aravind-Kumar-Unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Aravind-Kumar-Unsplash-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Aravind-Kumar-Unsplash-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aravind Kumar, <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@aravind91\">Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced the surprising \u2013 but welcome \u2013 decision that current Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000\u2019s notes will <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-37906742\" target=\"_blank\">no longer be legal tender<\/a><\/strong>. Recognising the use of the current notes in corruption and cross-border terrorism, the Indian Government will introduce new chip-based notes for Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 starting from November 10<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>And, if all else fails, the Instagram account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mommasgonecity\/\" target=\"_blank\">@mommasgonecity<\/a> documenting the life of a rescue pup and his new family (and their many naps and seriously cute cuddles!) never fails to make us smile. #theoandbeauforever<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4.jpg\" alt=\"puppy-happy-smile\" width=\"1031\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4.jpg 976w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-768x377.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1355245991078505766_1309170.jpg\" alt=\"smiling-puppy-happiness\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1355245991078505766_1309170.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1355245991078505766_1309170-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1355245991078505766_1309170-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mommasgonecity\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Mommas Gone City<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you that have lost a little faith. 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