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Scientists grow wood-like plant tissue, GM to go all-electric by 2035, Bernie meme raises $1.8m for charity
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Human rights and gender equity – This year’s top 6 positive stories
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Mexico State Bans Sale of Junk Food to Children, Pope Appoints Six Women to Top Roles on Vatican Council
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Peru to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags, Niger Law Protects Refugees, Victoria’s Equal Gender Cabinet
Peru will end the production, distribution, and consumption of single-use plastic bags; a new law in Niger protects people fleeing violence, natural disasters, and famine; and Victoria’s new cabinet is made up of 11 men and 11 women.
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World’s Largest E-Bike Fleet, Afghan Woman Scales Mt. Noshaq, Scotland Teaches LGBTI Rights
Paris’s regional transport agency will offer rentals of 10,000 e-bikes in September 2019, with plans to expand the program to 20,000; braving frostbite and the Taliban, Hanifa Yousoufi scaled Afghanistan’s highest peak, Mount Noshaq, striking a blow for gender equality; and state schools in Scotland will be required to include LGBTI inclusive education in the curriculum.
