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2021 C.E. June 7
Cuba is the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission
The country’s efforts include prenatal care, HIV and syphilis testing for pregnant women and their partners, treatment for women who test positive and their babies, cesarean deliveries and breastfeeding substitution.
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2021 C.E. June 4
Biden administration makes $1 billion in grants available for broadband on tribal lands
The funds will be made to eligible Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian entities for broadband deployment, to support digital inclusion, workforce development, telehealth, and distance learning.
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2021 C.E. June 4
South Korea to plant 3 billion trees to help reach carbon neutrality by 2050
The South Korean Forest Service is planning to make a massive contribution to World Economic Forum's global initiative the Tree Trillion campaign that aims to plant one trillion trees by 2030.
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2021 C.E. June 3
More than 150 women doctors worldwide offer virtual care to Palestinians
The initiative is a joint collaboration between the Palestinian startup Young Explorer, an online platform that offers consultations and information to parents of children with difficulties, and the Pakistani-Saudi technology group Educast.
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2021 C.E. June 3
Drones deliver blood to prevent maternal death in Botswana
In 2019, the country recorded a maternal mortality rate of 166 deaths per 100,000 births, more than double the average for upper-middle-income countries.
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2021 C.E. June 3
West Papua revokes quarter of a million hectares of land from palm oil
The local government Indonesia’s West Papua province has revoked permits for 12 oil palm concessions that cover an area twice the size of Los Angeles.
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2021 C.E. June 2
Maldives is building a floating city to adapt to climate change
The floating city’s sustainable design goes beyond climate adaptation, with renewable energy powering the city through a smart grid.
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2021 C.E. June 2
Vietnam sees a 100-fold increase in solar capacity over the last two years
In 2020, the only countries that installed more solar than Vietnam were the U.S. and China.
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2021 C.E. June 2
Biden suspends oil leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The suspension includes 10-year leases that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued on Jan. 6, 2021, which span more than 430,000 acres of the refuge.
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2021 C.E. June 1
Nissan electrifies Philippine car market with the LEAF
Nissan introduced the LEAF to the Philippines on May 9, officially plugging the country into the electric vehicle era.
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2021 C.E. August 4
Maine bans toxic ‘forever chemicals’ under groundbreaking new law
Maine has enacted a groundbreaking law that will ban the use of toxic PFAS compounds in all products by 2030, except in instances deemed “currently unavoidable”.
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2021 C.E. August 4
Walmart to pay 100% of college tuition plus books for its workers
Walmart will be investing nearly $1 billion over the next five years to help roughly 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in the U.S. earn college degrees or learn trade skills.
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2021 C.E. August 3
U.S. FDA allows automatic ‘generic’ swap for brand-name insulin
The move will allow pharmacists to automatically substitute the cheaper version, just as they do with generic pills for other kinds of drugs. It could save diabetics and health plans millions of dollars annually.
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2021 C.E. August 3
Nepal nearly doubles its wild tiger population since 2010
In an amazing show of progress for wildlife, Nepal is on track to become the first of the world’s countries to double its wild tiger population since 2010.
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2021 C.E. August 3
Bayer to pull glyphosate products, including Roundup, from U.S. home and garden market
In 2015, the World Health Organization declared that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic to humans." Bayer now faces tens of thousands of legal claims from U.S. customers.
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2021 C.E. August 2
Psychedelics company approved for PTSD therapy study using MDMA in Canada
During the study, research, medical, and therapist staff at Numinus will collect data on the safety and effectiveness of MDMA-assisted therapy to inform Health Canada and support making MDMA-assisted therapy available to individuals living with PTSD in Canada.
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2021 C.E. August 2
Ethiopia to shift from beef to chicken production under updated climate plan
The government is promoting smaller livestock to limit the rise of methane emissions, in a plan that is 80% dependent on international finance.
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2021 C.E. August 2
Whatcom County in Washington State first in U.S. to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure
Whatcom County’s council unanimously passed a measure that bans the construction of new refineries, coal-fired power plants and other fossil fuel-related infrastructure.
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2021 C.E. July 12
Survival rates are improving every year for most of the common cancers in U.S.
The report, appearing in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, reflects good news for 11 of the 19 most common cancers among men, and for 14 of the 20 most common cancers among women.
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2021 C.E. July 12
World’s largest four-day workweek trial is an “overwhelming success”
More than one percent of Iceland’s working population participated in the pilot scheme, which cut the usual 40-hour working week to 35-36 hours with no reduction in overall pay, reports The Independent.