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Switzerland’s alpine solar dam, fighting bulls get a sanctuary in Colombia, biodegradable plastic made from CO2
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Colombia elects first left-wing President, World Trade organization strikes landmark global deals
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Wearables can predict depression, Catalonia formally pardons women executed for witchcraft
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Metal-eating bacteria could help clean up mining waste, Lego goes gender-neutral, cancer-killing Himalayan fungus
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Asthma drug can reduce Covid-19 hospitalizations by 90%, Kenya records zero rhino death from poaching in 2020
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Putting Nature First Could Create 400 Million New Jobs, US Startup Is Using Yeast to Clean up Wastewater
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Bogota to Ban Violent Bullfighting, Startup Gives Renters a Financial Stake in Their Apartments
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Spain’s Green Revolution, Pandora to Use Only Recycled Silver and Gold, Beating Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia
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World’s Largest Tropical Forest National Park, Hiring Refugees, ‘Quieter Hour’ for Autistic Shoppers
Colombia’s tropical forest national park Serranía de Chiribiquete is the size of Denmark and has one of the highest biodiversity rates in the northern Amazon; Australian company CERES Fair Food actively hires asylum seekers; and nearly 500 UK supermarkets introduce a ‘quieter hour’ in order to provide a calmer shopping experience for autistic customers.
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More Rights for India’s Women, Urban Humanitarian Space in Colombia, Making Paint Recycling Accessible
India’ Supreme Court ended a centuries-old law that had forbidden women of menstruating age from entering a prominent Hindu temple; despite violence and continued threats from gangs, communities in Buenaventura, Colombia declared an urban humanitarian space denouncing armed violence; and Community RePaint is helping communities and low-income households reuse leftover paint, reducing hazardous waste.