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Early screening and advances in treatment have brought #UK #cancer deaths to an all-time low 🩺
Statistics measuring #sustainability in #EU #forests show most countries in the bloc have more growth than harvesting 🌳
A Washington state cafe has a way to make new #friends the way some find new dates 👭
and much more in our new issue 👇
A study shows working from home has led to more couples deciding to have children 👩💻
Scientists in Spain are making artificial corneas from fish scales 🐟
21 new nurses are the first graduates from a secret school for medical training in Myanmar 👩⚕️
and much more in our new issue 👇
How cheaper #waste management systems might be the answer to plastic #pollution ♻️
#Wales becomes the first UK nation to require #solar #panels on new buildings 🔋
El Salvador's world-first #surf #insurance policy 🏄♀️
and much more in our new issue 👇
In today's edition: how cheaper waste management systems might be the answer to plastic pollution, Wales becomes the first UK nation to require solar panels on new buildings, and El Salvador's world-first surf insurance policy.
Adult #smoking rate in the United States reaches a historic low 🚭
#Britain's #Parliament moves to abolish hereditary nobles 🇬🇧
New #robots are being deployed to help #clean pollution from the world's #oceans 🌊
and much more in our new issue 👇
In today's edition: the adult smoking rate in the United States reaches a historic low, Britain's Parliament moves to abolish hereditary nobles, and new robots are being deployed to help clean pollution from the world's oceans.
A growing number of major cities are seeing drops in #air #pollution across the globe 🏙️
#Oman halves its maternal mortality rate 👩🍼
Child marriages plummet in both #India and #Nigeria 👧
and much more in our new issue 👇
In today's edition: a growing number of major cities are seeing drops in air pollution across the globe, Oman halves its maternal mortality rate, and child marriages plummet in both India and Nigeria.
An unusual #experiment sees residents of a west African island become stewards of its #ecosystem 🌴
#Indigenous campaigners put a stop to the privatisation of #Amazonian #waterways 💧
#Microschools emerge as a blueprint for accessible education in the US 🏫
and much more in our new issue 👇
In today's edition: an unusual experiment sees residents of a west African island become stewards of its ecosystem, Indigenous campaigners put a stop to the privatisation of Amazonian waterways, and microschools emerge as a blueprint for accessible education in the US.
A huge #dome in the UK grows produce using a landfill's #methane gases 🫑
In #Germany, a #tax on #single-use containers is proving a successful model for reducing city waste 🫙
A #right-to-review rule in England is changing the culture of the #NHS and saving lives ⚕️
and much more in our new issue 👇
https://squirrel-news.net/news/uk-landfill-grows-vegetables-tax-on-single-use-packaging-reduces-waste-marthas-rule-may-have-saved-400-lives/
In today's Squirrel News, a huge dome in the UK grows produce using a landfill's methane gases; in Germany, a tax on single-use containers is proving a successful model for reducing city waste; and a right-to-review rule in England is changing the culture of the NHS and saving lives.
#Chile becomes the first country in the Americas and only the second in the world to officially #eliminate #leprosy 🇨🇱
#Sweden sees its number of #shooting #incidents more than halve 🇸🇪
Landowners in #Costa #Rica are creating the country's first-ever voluntary #biological #corridor 🇨🇷
and much more in our new issue 👇
In today's edition: Chile becomes the first country in the Americas and only the second in the world to officially eliminate leprosy, Sweden sees its number of shooting incidents more than halve, and landowners in Costa Rica are creating the country's first-ever voluntary biological corridor.
#Croatia is free of landmines after 31 years of #demining efforts 🇭🇷
#Denmark becomes the first EU country to end mother-to-child #HIV transmission 🩺
A former inmate purchases an old jail with the intention of redeveloping it into #housing and a job training centre for fellow #ex-prisoners 🏠
and much more in our new issue 👇
In today's edition: Croatia is free of landmines after 31 years of demining efforts, Denmark becomes the first EU country to end mother-to-child HIV transmission, and a former inmate purchases an old jail with the intention of redeveloping it into housing and a job training centre for fellow ex-prisoners.
Tree-planting projects are turning parts of the Taklamakan #Desert into thriving #carbon-absorbing landscapes 🏜️
#Kenya is offering eligible patients a #free #HIV #prevention injection 🇰🇪
#Hungary is pairing #high #school volunteers with #senior citizens to help them navigate the online world 🇭🇺
and much more - in our new issue 👇
In today's edition: mammoth tree-planting projects are turning parts of the Taklamakan Desert into thriving carbon-absorbing landscapes, Kenya is offering eligible patients a free six-month HIV prevention injection, and Hungary is pairing high school volunteers with senior citizens to help them stay connected and navigate the online world.
