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2023 C.E. June 16
Germany hands back centuries-old masks to Colombia
The wooden objects are highly revered by the country's Indigenous Kogi mountain people, and their return is the latest in a string of cultural restitutions by Germany and other European nations.
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2023 C.E. June 14
Rooftop solar capacity grew nearly 50% worldwide in 2022
Installed rooftop solar grew from 79 gigawatts to 118 gigawatts worldwide last year and is projected to reach 159 gigawatts by the end of this year.
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2023 C.E. June 14
Israeli researchers reach ‘breakthrough’ in fight against skin cancer
The researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer believe that their discovery could contribute to the development of a vaccine against melanoma.
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2023 C.E. June 13
Indigenous communities take ownership of what is now Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area
Indigenous communities in the Lower Omo River Valley of southwestern Ethiopia have taken ownership and management responsibilities of the Tama Wildlife Reserve area following legislation passed earlier in 2023.
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2023 C.E. June 13
Combo therapy trial achieves 94% remission rate for Hodgkin’s lymphoma
The trial was so successful the U.S.'s National Cancer Institute (NCI) ordered it be halted early so that the FDA could expedite approval of the therapy to treat stage 3 and 4 Hodgkin Lymphoma.
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2023 C.E. June 12
Minnesota becomes 23rd U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana
Under the measure, people with marijuana convictions will have a chance to clear their records by automatically expunging low-level convictions and establishing a review board to determine eligibility for higher-level offenses.
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2023 C.E. June 13
Fossil fuels now account for less than half of China’s power capacity
In 2021, China set a goal for renewable capacity — including wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear power — to exceed fossil fuel capacity by 2025, a target that it has hit two years ahead of schedule.
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2023 C.E. June 13
New program to restore 120 miles of coral reefs off Big Island of Hawai’i
Arizona State University (ASU) will lead the Ākoʻakoʻa initiative, drawing on a funding pool of $25 million to research, conserve and restore degraded corals.
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2023 C.E. June 12
Iceland outlaws conversion therapy in unanimous vote
The Icelandic parliament has unanimously passed a comprehensive conversion therapy ban, prohibiting the practice on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
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2023 C.E. June 12
Wind and solar generate more power than coal in the U.S. over five months for the first time ever
“From a coal perspective, it has been a disaster,” said Andy Blumenfeld, an analyst who tracks the industry at McCloskey by OPIS. “The decline is happening faster than anyone anticipated.”
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2023 C.E. June 16
Germany hands back centuries-old masks to Colombia
The wooden objects are highly revered by the country's Indigenous Kogi mountain people, and their return is the latest in a string of cultural restitutions by Germany and other European nations.
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2023 C.E. June 14
Rooftop solar capacity grew nearly 50% worldwide in 2022
Installed rooftop solar grew from 79 gigawatts to 118 gigawatts worldwide last year and is projected to reach 159 gigawatts by the end of this year.
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2023 C.E. June 14
Israeli researchers reach ‘breakthrough’ in fight against skin cancer
The researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer believe that their discovery could contribute to the development of a vaccine against melanoma.
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2023 C.E. June 13
Indigenous communities take ownership of what is now Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area
Indigenous communities in the Lower Omo River Valley of southwestern Ethiopia have taken ownership and management responsibilities of the Tama Wildlife Reserve area following legislation passed earlier in 2023.
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2023 C.E. June 13
Combo therapy trial achieves 94% remission rate for Hodgkin’s lymphoma
The trial was so successful the U.S.'s National Cancer Institute (NCI) ordered it be halted early so that the FDA could expedite approval of the therapy to treat stage 3 and 4 Hodgkin Lymphoma.
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2023 C.E. June 12
Minnesota becomes 23rd U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana
Under the measure, people with marijuana convictions will have a chance to clear their records by automatically expunging low-level convictions and establishing a review board to determine eligibility for higher-level offenses.
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2023 C.E. June 13
Fossil fuels now account for less than half of China’s power capacity
In 2021, China set a goal for renewable capacity — including wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear power — to exceed fossil fuel capacity by 2025, a target that it has hit two years ahead of schedule.
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2023 C.E. June 13
New program to restore 120 miles of coral reefs off Big Island of Hawai’i
Arizona State University (ASU) will lead the Ākoʻakoʻa initiative, drawing on a funding pool of $25 million to research, conserve and restore degraded corals.
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2023 C.E. June 12
Iceland outlaws conversion therapy in unanimous vote
The Icelandic parliament has unanimously passed a comprehensive conversion therapy ban, prohibiting the practice on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
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2023 C.E. June 12
Wind and solar generate more power than coal in the U.S. over five months for the first time ever
“From a coal perspective, it has been a disaster,” said Andy Blumenfeld, an analyst who tracks the industry at McCloskey by OPIS. “The decline is happening faster than anyone anticipated.”