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In this episode of Good News for Lefties and the World, host Beowulf Rochlen shares stories of more affordable cancer treatment, LGBTQ-affirming tourism, clean energy progress, and environmental restoration around the globe.
India is cutting prices by up to 70% on 137 cancer drugs, including treatments used for more than 20 types of cancer. The expanded price controls build on earlier measures that reduced the cost of dozens of cancer medicines by as much as 90%.
In Edinburgh, tour company Street Historians is replacing its popular Harry Potter walking tours with LGBTQ history tours for Pride Month. Founder Fraser Horne says the change reflects a commitment to making the city more welcoming to transgender people and other marginalized communities.
Electric vehicle sales are gaining momentum worldwide. A new analysis finds that 49 of the 56 countries tracked recorded a record share of battery-electric vehicle sales in 2026. Growing EV fleets are also reducing oil demand and saving oil-importing countries billions of dollars amid disruption to fossil fuel supplies.
In Brazil, the Liberal Party has acknowledged the results of the presidential runoff, despite right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro previously vowing to challenge the outcome. The party’s recognition follows Lula’s victory by more than 4.4 million votes.
Beowulf also highlights Ethiopia’s massive tree-planting and restoration effort. Tens of millions of people have planted more than 47 billion seedlings in seven years, helping restore forests, protect farmland, and reduce the effects of erosion and climate change.
And in Morocco, Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has been named the country’s first female prime minister after her party won the most seats in parliament. A longtime public servant and former mayor of Marrakesh, she is only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
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