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PetroChina Pledges Near-Zero Emissions, Equal Pay for Brazilian Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams
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First U.S. State to Ban Styrofoam, Powered by Chocolate, Eggshell Battery
A new law in Maine prohibits restaurants and grocery stores from using the to-go styrofoam containers; a Ghanaian project plans to use cocoa pod husks as feedstock in bio-fuel energy installations; German researchers have managed to transform eggshell powder into a powerful battery.
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Affordable Medicine for Africa, Philippines Poverty Rate Down 24%, AI Improves Disaster Relief
A Ghanaian start-up is making medicine in Africa more affordable; due to economic growth, the poverty rate in the Phillipines has decreased substantially since 2015; and advances in AI enable a variety of disaster relief measures – from rebuilding affected areas to tracking migration trends.
