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2022 C.E. May 12
Greece bans LGBTQ conversion therapy
Psychologists or other health professionals now will need a person's explicit consent to perform such treatment and face fines and a prison term if they violate the law.
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2022 C.E. May 11
Germany makes renewable energy cheaper for households and businesses
The legislation effectively removes the renewable levy added to power bills and as a result, an average German family can look forward to saving approximately 300 euros per year.
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2022 C.E. May 10
New Northern Irish law will recognizes coercive control as a criminal offense
This crime is a huge problem in Northern Ireland, with statistics showing an instance of abuse occurs every 17 minutes in the country.
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2022 C.E. May 10
Austin becomes the first Texas city to experiment with ‘guaranteed income’
Under a yearlong, $1 million pilot program, the city will send monthly checks of $1,000 to 85 needy households at risk of losing their homes.
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2022 C.E. May 10
Japan to expand national parks for biodiversity conservation
The move is in line with an international goal of conserving at least 30% of a country’s land and oceans by 2030.
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2022 C.E. May 9
Levi Strauss & Co. to reimburse abortion travel for employees
The apparel company best known for its jeans is the latest U.S. company to offer the benefit as various states clamp down on access to abortions.
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2022 C.E. May 9
Landmark study finds first biomarker to detect babies at risk of SIDS
A team of researchers in Australia have now identified a blood biomarker linked to brain arousal that could potentially be used to identify infants most at risk of SIDS.
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2022 C.E. May 9
Portugal is opening Europe’s biggest floating solar park this year
Built on Western Europe's biggest artificial lake, the shiny floating island of 12,000 solar panels is part of Portugal's plan to cut reliance on imported fossil fuels.
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2022 C.E. May 6
Tasmania is now carbon negative
Researchers concluded the change in carbon footprint could be attributed to the reduction in native forest logging.
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2022 C.E. May 6
Canada removes ban on blood donations from gay men
Prospective donors will not be asked about their sexual orientation during the screening process but instead about whether they engage in any higher-risk sexual behavior.
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2022 C.E. June 2
Vietnam develops ‘world’s first’ African swine fever vaccine for commercial use
African swine fever, one of the most devastating livestock diseases, was first detected in Vietnam in February 2019 and forced the country to cull around 20% of its hog herd last year.
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2022 C.E. June 2
British Columbia becomes first Canadian province to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs
“By decriminalizing people who use drugs, we will break down the stigma that stops people from accessing life-saving support and services.”
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2022 C.E. June 1
Fastest carbon dioxide catcher heralds new age for direct air capture
The Tokyo Metropolitan University team’s new technology promises unprecedented performance and robustness in direct air capture systems.
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2022 C.E. June 1
Japan’s first carbon capture and storage facility to be live by 2030
According to Japan’s Industry Ministry, the country will store 120 to 240 million tons of CO2 in the year 2050.
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2022 C.E. June 1
First-of-a-kind blood test paves way for early Parkinson’s diagnosis
With no way of completely curing the condition, earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease can have profound impacts on treatment options and a patient's quality of life.
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2022 C.E. June 1
Activision Blizzard workers vote in video game industry’s first union
A group of quality-assurance testers in Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software division, which developed the popular Call of Duty Game, voted 19-3 in favor of unionizing.
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2022 C.E. May 31
Germany returns stolen colonial treasures to Namibia
The decision is part of reparations for a period of colonial rule during which Germany committed a genocide against the Namibian people.
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2022 C.E. May 31
Lincoln Crowley appointed Australia’s first Indigenous supreme court justice
Colleagues said Crowley, a well-regarded barrister and former crown prosecutor who was made Queen’s Counsel in 2018, had broken a significant barrier for First Nations people.
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2022 C.E. May 31
Same-sex partners in Croatia can now legally adopt children
Zagreb’s Administrative Court ruled on April 21 that same-sex couples should not face discrimination in state adoption, according to the Rainbow Families Association (RFA).
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2022 C.E. May 19
United Airlines pledges to have all flights out of Amsterdam use sustainable aviation fuel
United is also pushing towards working with other emerging green technologies such as hydrogen-electric fuel and carbon sequestration.