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New technology turns footsteps into electricity, first Black woman to lead a major US news channel
Scientists have found a new way of turning our footsteps into electrical energy; a new map shows every single coral reef in the Caribbean; and Rashida Jones is the first Black woman to lead a US cable news network. More good news:
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Deutsche Bank links executive pay to sustainability goals, diamond producer De Beers to clean up supply chains
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China’s Hainan province bans disposable plastics, new glue turns into gas when it dissolves, real-life Star Trek ‘tricorder’
China’s Hainan province has banned disposable plastics; a new adhesive turns into gas when it is no longer needed; and scientists have developed the world’s ‘first portable genetics lab’. More good news:
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Denmark sets deadline to end oil production, India trains introduce clay cups in bid to reduce waste
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14 countries pledge to protect 30% of the world’s oceans, deaths from terrorism decline for fifth year in a row
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AI solves 50-year-old biology challenge, Unilever to trial 4-day work week, Tasmania reaches 100% renewable energy goal
London-based AI lab DeepMind has solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem; Unilever New Zealand is testing the 4-day working week; Tasmania is now powered entirely by renewables electricity. More good news:
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UK’s free vitamin D scheme, Scottish homes to use green hydrogen, Afghanistan’s first female tattoo artist
More than 2.5 m people in the UK will be offered free vitamin D supplements; 300 homes in Scotland will become the first in the world to use green hydrogen instead of natural gas; and Shahidy Soraya is Afghanistan’s first female tattoo artist. More good news:
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Europe’s air is getting cleaner, Sudan promises to stamp out child marriage, space-based power stations
Hungary is banning mink and fox fur farming; US scientists have created an eco-friendly insulation foam; 23-year-old Judit Giró Benet has developed a home-testing kit for breast cancer. More good news:
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Hungary bans mink and fox fur farming, eco-friendly insulation foam, home-testing kit for breast cancer
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Microbial factories produce hydrogen, Scotland makes period products freely available, first women GM in MLB history
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Argentina broadens access to medical marijuana, Cambodia is winning the fight against malaria, bioprinted kidneys
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Germany agrees to quota for female executives, solvent-based plastic recycling method, plantable pencils
