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UN rolls out global early warning system, high-schoolers develop low-cost lead filter, soundwaves break kidney stones
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France covers all costs related to birth control for young women, using wastewater to produce ammonia
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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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Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration, Argentina Creates Two Large Marine Reserves, Global Vaccination Milestone
Tony Rinaudo’s farmer-managed natural regeneration technique has helped restore 240 million trees over the last 30 years; Argentina will create two large marine parks; and the vaccine alliance Gavi has vaccinated over 700 million children and saved over 10 million lives in its 18 years of existence.