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2019 C.E. June 3
Democratic Republic of Congo completes its first peaceful transfer of power
Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn in as the president of the DRC, in the vast central African country's first transfer of power through an election in 59 years of independence.
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2019 C.E. June 1
Illinois to legalize marijuana sales, expunge criminal records for pot crimes
State lawmakers gave final approval to the bill Friday and Gov. JB Pritzker said he will sign the measure, which make Illinois the first state to legalize marijuana sales via its legislature.
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2019 C.E. May 31
U.K. creates “Blue Belt” marine protected area twice the size of England
An area nearly twice the size of England will become a "blue belt" of protected waters after the government created 41 new marine conservation zones.
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2019 C.E. May 31
‘Humanity’ added as a religion option on Kolkata college admissions forms
Bethune College, has decided to do away with the heterogeneous clubbing of different religions together under 'other' and introduced another 'Humanity' for all people who feel restricted by the limited options.
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2019 C.E. May 30
New Zealand ‘wellbeing’ budget focuses resources on vulnerable populations
New Zealand's Labour coalition government has unveiled its "world-first" well-being budget which offers billions for mental health services, child poverty, and family violence.
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2019 C.E. May 30
E.U. and Bill Gates launch €100m clean energy innovation fund
The European Commission, European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Ventures have launched 'Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe': a €100m fund to support investments in clean energy.
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2019 C.E. May 29
Philippines passes law requiring students to plant 10 trees to graduate
The law formalises a tradition of planting trees upon graduation, which is also hoped to simultaneously combat global climate change.
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2019 C.E. May 29
Colorado governor signs bill defelonizing single-use drug possession
Under the newly passed law, those caught with small amounts of drugs would face a misdemeanor instead of a felony charge.
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2019 C.E. May 28
Brazil’s top court votes to make homophobia and transphobia crimes
Six out of 11 judges voted to consider discrimination against gays and transgender people equivalent to racism.
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2019 C.E. May 28
34 black women graduate from West Point, in the most diverse class ever
The 2019 class of graduates included a record number of Black and Hispanic women.
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2019 C.E. July 17
Oglala Sioux Tribe legalizes same-sex marriage
The tribal council last week approved a same-gender marriage ordinance in a 12-3 vote with one abstention.
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2019 C.E. July 16
Australia to build world’s largest solar farm
The project, known as Sun Cable, will introduce a 10 GW array of solar panels across 37,000 acres and send much of its output to Singapore.
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2019 C.E. July 16
University of Texas promises full scholarships to low-income students
The UT Board of Regents voted to establish a $160 million endowment to offer full scholarships to in-state students with family incomes under $65K by 2020.
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2019 C.E. July 15
California becomes first state in the U.S. to ban racial discrimination against natural hair
The CROWN Act updates the state's anti-discrimination law so that "race" includes "traits historically associated with race," such as afros and braids.
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2019 C.E. July 15
Ethiopia begins planting 4 billion trees to fight deforestation
Hundreds of thousands of volunteers are needed for the planting and bedding in of the four billion saplings.
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2019 C.E. July 15
Rare sea turtles smash nesting records in Georgia, Carolinas
Researchers and volunteers have cataloged more than 12,200 nests left by loggerheads, a threatened species protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
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2019 C.E. July 15
Turkey will declare a holiday dedicated to planting trees
A tweet from a citizen attracted the attention of a member of the Turkish government, who vowed to establish his 'National Tree Planting Day.'
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2019 C.E. July 11
E.ON transitions all of its 3.3 million U.K. customers to 100% renewable electricity
German electric utility E.ON has transitioned all of its 3.3 million residential customers in Britain to 100% renewable electricity at no extra cost.
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2019 C.E. July 11
Endangered rhino numbers ‘soar by 1,000%’ in Tanzania after crackdown on poaching gangs
The number of endangered rhinos in Tanzania has risen from just 15 to over 150 after a government crackdown on industrial-scale poaching, officials claim.
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2019 C.E. July 10
France to implement new ‘ecotax’ on plane tickets from 2020
France will introduce a new charge on plane tickets from next year, with revenue used to fund environment-friendly alternatives.