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Seven upbeat stories of improving lives in 2018

LONDON, - From an auto-repair shop in Uganda jumpstarting child soldiers into new lives to the boxing Barbie doll championing women’s rights, the past year saw its fair share of upbeat stories about efforts to improve people’s lives.

While headlines in 2018 were dominated by sombre stories about war, disaster, the impact of climate change and violence, there were also some positive and brighter headlines. Here are seven of them:

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