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Celebrating the start of the weekend with a global collection of positive news stories.

Swiss Cheese Cellar

A silhouetted Alpine cheesemaker holds a large cheese wheel surrounded by maturing deep yellow Etivaz AOP cheeses in a rustic ripening cellar, Switzerland. Etivaz was officially the first cheese to receive the Swiss AOP (Registered designation of origin) label and can take between 135 days and 24 months to mature. This image is just one of those shortlisted in the World Food Photography Awards 2025 - a unique photography competition celebrating the very best in food photography from around the world.

Carpathian Lynx

A nine-month-old Carpathian lynx born at Newquay Zoo is starting her journey to be resettled into the wild, keepers say. The female cub, the first UK-bred lynx to join the initiative, was due to enter a week-long quarantine next week before her transfer to Germany at the end of the month, staff said. Following quarantine, the lynx will move to Zoo Karlsruhe in Germany, where she will undergo specialised training in hunting and survival skills within a semi-wild environment under the auspices of Europe's Linking Lynx programme. Her release into the wild was anticipated for autumn, contingent on her progress, the zoo said.

Regenerative Medicine

Japan, a hub for regenerative medicine, could as soon as this year become the first country to approve a treatment that uses iPS cells, cells that can be “reprogrammed” to do anything from cure blindness to treat Parkinson’s disease. Unlike embryonic stem cells, iPS cells don’t require the destruction of human embryos, and because they are taken from the patient requiring treatment, a transplant can be done with them without the need for drugs that prevent the immune system from rejecting the tissue, reports Nature.

Record Attempt

Nike announced that it’s partnering with world-record Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon on an ambitious attempt to help her become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. By helping Kipyegon beat the running record, Nike aims to show that it still has the best performance - and performance products - in the game. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon already holds the women’s mile record (4:07.64 in 2023), and her next record-breaking attempt - which Bloomberg says will utilise Nike's “apparel, footwear, aerodynamics, physiology and mind science” - is at the Stade Charléty in Paris on 26 June. The first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes was Roger Bannister in 1954.

One of Brazil’s rarest parrots - the red-tailed amazon perched on a branch — Red-tailed amazon | Luiz Moschini | CC BY-NC

Parrot Revival

One of Brazil’s rarest parrots - the red-tailed amazon (Amazona brasiliensis) - has recovered enough for the species to be moved from “endangered” to “near threatened” status, the only case of its kind in Brazil. The key was the installation of artificial nests on an island where the parrots live.

Fuel Warning Labels

Colorado may become first in the nation to require retailers to warn consumers that burning fossil fuels “releases air pollutants and greenhouse gases, known by the state of Colorado to be linked to significant health impacts and global heating.” The warning is the linchpin of a bill that narrowly passed the state House and is scheduled to be heard next week in the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee. The groundbreaking measure would require retailers to place warning labels on fuel pumps and “in a conspicuous location” near displays offering petroleum-based products for sale, reports The Colorado Sun. Proponents compare the stickers to warnings labels on cigarettes that scientific evidence found motivated consumers to reconsider the health impacts of smoking.

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