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Gambia upholds a ban on female genital mutilation, London museum cuts ties with oil, key Amazon river in excellent shape
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First Asian American on US coin, a bladeless wind power generator, researchers suppress cancer growth
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Wearables can predict depression, Catalonia formally pardons women executed for witchcraft
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Thai national park sends rubbish back to tourists, Berlin launches second-hand shop, tool predicts risk of fractures
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Vietnam Bans Wildlife Trade, India’s Bicycle Boom, World’s Smallest Endoscope
Vietnam is banning wildlife imports and closing wildlife markets; Indians are rediscovering the ‘poor man’s mode of transport’; and researchers have 3D printed the world’s smallest endoscope.
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France Offers Bike Repair Subsidies to Boost Cycling, Costa Rica Suburb Gives Citizenship to Bees
The French Government will give people €50 to repair their old bike in an attempt to boost cycling and a suburb of the Costa Rican capital San José is showing how cities can be designed to benefit both humans and wildlife.
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250 Companies to Fight Plastic Waste, Bisons Return to the Wild, Bio-Bricks Made from Waste
250 organizations such as PepsiCo, Unilever, and H&M have made a pledge to fight plastic waste and work with governments in order to increase recycling; from just 23 left at the turn of the 20th century, bisons are ready to return to their home once agains; and students created bio-bricks out of sand, bacteria, and urine, disposing of waste while also drastically reducing the energy and pollution required for the production of regular bricks.
