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NewsFix
by Fix The News
NewsFix is your weekly antidote to doomscrolling - a short, sharp roundup of the most important stories of progress from around the world. Each episode delivers the latest breakthroughs in global health, climate solutions, conservation, technology, human rights and economic development - the stories that show where the world is getting better, but rarely make the headlines.From medical innovations and renewable energy breakthroughs to wildlife recoveries and poverty reduction, NewsFix cuts through the noise with clear, evidence-based reporting on what’s working. This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News, the world’s most comprehensive newsletter on progress, read by people who are looking for a clearer, more balanced understanding of our changing world. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News and hosted by Anthony Badolato. If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Malaria Vaccines 👍 Solar Railways. Amazon Debt Swap.
This week's headlines include – a major breakthrough in malaria vaccines; a landmark pay equity ruling for midwives in New Zealand; steady global gains in women’s political representation; large-scale landmine clearance helping communities rebuild in Yemen; 57 countries accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels; innovative solar railway tracks in Switzerland; San Diego turning drought into water surplus; a billion-dollar debt-for-nature deal protecting the Amazon in Peru; and an Australian native plant transforming the future of vaccines. You can check out the full newsletter edition here. This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Clean Energy Hits Turning Point. 19.5 Million Lives Saved. Seagrass Comeback.
This week's headlines include – a historic shift in the global energy transition; Africa’s measles vaccination drive saving 19.5 million lives; a breakthrough gene therapy restoring hearing; major global progress on poverty reduction and mental health; expanded access to education in Chicago; and two different comeback stories for seagrass ecosystems in France and Australia. You can check out the full newsletter edition here. Don't miss our interview with the BBC’s Myra Anubi from People Fixing The World on our Fix The News podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Ocean Protection Hits 10%. Renewables Surge. A Machine Called Mother.
This week's headlines include – a global milestone in ocean protection; Brazil’s new deforestation crackdown using satellite monitoring; major gains in women’s rights and maternal health; record renewable energy growth in the US and Europe; and a groundbreaking IVF breakthrough that could change fertility treatment. You can check out the full newsletter edition here. And check out our interview with the Australian farmers shipping wheat to Sudan on our Fix The News podcast This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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TB Breakthroughs. Toponium. Whale Comeback.
This week's headlines include – Yes, we can end TB; the biggest expansion of education in human history; LGBTQ rights gaining ground; whales staging a dramatic comeback in Antarctic waters; a global energy shift; and the particle discovery that was not thought possible. You can check out the full newsletter edition here. This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Stardust. Child Mortality. Mexico.
This week's headlines include – DNA building blocks discovered on asteroids; global child mortality down 60%; China consolidates environmental laws; monarch butterflies rebound in Mexico; women in politics rise across Africa; and AI supporting dementia care. You can check out the full edition of the newsletter here. If you’re enjoying NewsFix, you’ll love Hope Is A Verb — our interview podcast exploring the ideas, people and stories behind real-world progress. This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Education Boom. Land Back. Cleaner Air.
This week's headlines include – Nigeria’s record investment in basic education; Indigenous-led land restoration across the United States; cities cutting air pollution by up to 45%; rhinos returning to the DRC; and a breakthrough stem cell treatment offering new hope for Parkinson’s.You can check out the full newsletter edition here. This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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HPV Vaccines. School Meals. Solar Power.
This week’s headlines include: India launches the world’s largest HPV vaccination campaign; school meal programmes across Europe reach 25 million children; solar becomes the fastest-growing energy source in history; EV giant BYD unveils a nine-minute charging system; river otters make a comeback in the Great Lakes and southern Africa launches its first cross-border birding route.NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Croatia's Landmines. Aral Sea. Spider Silk Superpower.
This week’s headlines include: Chile eliminates leprosy; the malaria vaccine is working in Nigeria fall after a vaccine rollout; Croatia clears its last landmines; renewable energy surges; recovery in Kazakhstan’s Aral region; wildlife comebacks from the Galápagos to Central Asia; and a breakthrough that could finally bring spider silk into mass production.NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Sea of Possibility. Aid Entering Gaza. Beavers.
This week's roundup of good news includes – Gaza aid; Amazon deforestation; Ukraine energy; new blood test for cancer; world's largest marine reserve in Canada; Bonobo imagination study. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! To get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Bike Angels. Solar Farms. Legal Rights for Whales.
This week's headlines include – Solar power could supercharge farming; universal healthcarein Armenia; more good news for the Amazon; poorer economies are closing the gap; poverty reduction in Jamaica and personhood for Whales in the Pacific. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix TheNews. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! Get in touch with the team: [email protected]
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Middle Class Mexico. California Clean-Streak. Puppy Love.
This week's headlines include – How Mexico is changing its narrative on poverty; good newsfor the High Seas and the Amazon; a glimmer in Gaza; electrified Porsches claim a victory; Poland’s step in the right direction for same sex-couples and is it really puppies-v-babies? NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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'Remarkable' Iraq. Cancer ⬇️. Matchmaking for Lizards.
Welcome back to NewsFix and our first edition for 2026. This week's headlines include – a counterpoint to the Middle East, astonishing progress on cancer, a golden age of vaccines, murder and homicide rates decline in the world’s leading cities, coal bites the dust (again) and Love Island for lizards? NewsFix is brought to you by Fix TheNews. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! Ifyou want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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2025 Roundup
Welcome to our final NewsFix for 2025 - we're sneaking it in just before the finish line! In this edition we roundup the stories that changed the world this year. From the historic change in global health to an international maritime treaty, great news for green sea turtles and the climate story of the year - this is the hidden progress that unfolded behind the headlines. You can read the full download in our newsletter here.NewsFix is brought to you by Fix TheNews. Hosted by AnthonyBadolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Empty Spain. Alphafold. Measles ⬇️
This week's headlines include – a medical breakthrough in Gaza; death rates plummet for one of our most contagious viruses; ‘Empty Spain’; Australia’s environmental reform;more bad news for fossil fuels and AI for good. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix TheNews. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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The Kiss. Child Poverty ⬇️. Rewilding Keeps Winning.
This week's headlines include - major victory against extreme child poverty; rewilding efforts paying off in Scotland, Vietnam, Bulgaria and Ukraine; more good news on the malaria vaccine; what went right at COP30 and science reveals some very flirty primates. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix TheNews. Hosted by AnthonyBadolato, Hear That! Ifyou want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Aha! Mongolia. Crime Decline.
Hold onto your hats - it's a big week of news including: the science behind Aha moments; top marks for global primary school education; cancer breakthroughs; more good news for the Amazon; Mongolia's ambitious conservation plan; crime declines in London and new hope for Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Check out our full coverage in this week's newsletter here. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix TheNews. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Global Health Wins. Overfishing. Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs.
This week's headlines include: big news for HIV, tuberculosis and Leishmaniasis; China continues emissions decline; surprising drop in youth crime; long-awaited victory for Indigenous communities in Bolivia; more fish in the US and a stair-climbing wheelchair. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Amazon Deforestation. Czechia Bans Smacking. Less Grumpy.
This week's headlines include: deforestation in the Amazon takes another plunge; Mexico reduces poverty; Nigeria boosts child health; no more corporal punishment in Czechia and the world is surprisingly becoming less grumpy. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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Literacy Soars. Sixth Sense. Air Pollution.
Welcome to our first edition of NewsFix - your weekly dose of good news! On today's episode: global air-pollutiondeaths fall as the 'clean-air' era begins, hidden progress on youth literacy, why we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, a new atlas to map the human body, how AI is helping farmers in India, species extinction is losing speed and some big news for the humble zipper. NewsFix is brought to you by the team at Fix The News and hosted by Anthony Badolato from Hear That. If you want to find out more about what's gone right in the world this week, subscribe to our newsletter.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
NewsFix is your weekly antidote to doomscrolling - a short, sharp roundup of the most important stories of progress from around the world. Each episode delivers the latest breakthroughs in global health, climate solutions, conservation, technology, human rights and economic development - the stories that show where the world is getting better, but rarely make the headlines.From medical innovations and renewable energy breakthroughs to wildlife recoveries and poverty reduction, NewsFix cuts through the noise with clear, evidence-based reporting on what’s working. This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News, the world’s most comprehensive newsletter on progress, read by people who are looking for a clearer, more balanced understanding of our changing world. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News and hosted by Anthony Badolato. If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]
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