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Antarctic whales make a comeback, France funds reusable period products, violence prevention with music - Squirrel News In today's edition, researchers have spotted 'breathtaking' scenes of huge whale gatherings in Antarctica, France plans to reimburse young and low-income women for reusable menstrual products, and vio...

The number of #whales in Antarctica has reached a record high πŸ‹
France plans to reimburse young and low-income women for #reusable menstrual products πŸ‡«πŸ‡·
violence prevention groups in #Philadelphia support teens to express themselves through music and dance 🎢

and much more – in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Rewilding scheme releases 15m oysters into North Sea, Stockholm's bar therapy, golden eagles to return to England - Squirrel News In today's edition: more than 15 million juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea in one of the biggest rewilding projects in UK waters, a Stockholm bar makes therapy more accessible, an...

#Rewilding scheme releases 15m oysters into North Sea 🐚
Stockholm's bar #therapy 🍻
golden #eagles to return to England πŸ¦…

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡οΈ

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Free internet access in South Korea, France drops reliance on US tech, reforestation corridors - Squirrel News In today's edition, seven million South Koreans are set to get free unlimited data even after exhausting their monthly limits, France moves away from US tech-centricity, and conservationists are recon...

Seoul strengthens #communication rights πŸ“‘
France drops reliance on US #tech πŸ‘©β€πŸ’»
#reforestation corridors 🌳

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡οΈ

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Mexico introduces universal healthcare, Thailand creates protections against harassment, modular playgrounds - Squirrel News In today's edition: Mexico begins the gradual introduction of universal healthcare, Thailand announces a new law criminalising sexual harassment, and a nonprofit organisation creates modular playgrounds for children in war zones.

Mexico introduces universal #healthcare 🩺
Thailand creates protections against #harassment βš–οΈ
modular #playgrounds πŸ›

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡οΈ
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Africa's roads become safer, Ecuador's solar boats, Brazilian inmates reduce sentences through reading - Squirrel News In today's edition: the first-ever legally binding road safety charter in Africa aims to halve the number of deaths on roads across the continent, the solar-powered boats in Ecuador making rivers quie...

Africa's roads become safer πŸ”’
Ecuador's solar boats β›΅
Brazilian inmates reduce sentences through reading πŸ“•

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡οΈ

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Philippines cuts child labour by 40%, Isle of Man rainforest expands, the green spaces reducing crime - Squirrel News In today's edition: the Philippines reports a nearly 40% drop in child labour over two years, an Isle of Man rainforest project sees 30,000 trees planted, and how Philadelphia's approach to re-greenin...

Philippines cuts #childlabour by 40% 🫢
Isle of Man #rainforest expands 🌳
The green spaces reducing #crime βš–οΈ

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡οΈ

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UN expands species conservation treaty, more women in African parliaments, how art makes us healthier - Squirrel News In today's edition: the United Nations adds 40 migratory species to a list ensuring greater protections, a growing number of women are holding political office across Africa, and new data suggests tha...

#UnitedNations adds 40 migratory species to list ensuring protectionsπŸ†
Growing number of #women holding political office across Africa πŸ“
Data suggests #artistic expression might have physical as well as psychological benefits πŸ’ͺ

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡
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California returns 7.5 million acres to Indigenous tribes, Indian app identifies TB, phone-free childhood - Squirrel News In this edition, California makes strides towards fulfilling the broken promises made to tribes 150 years ago; rural medics fight a TB epidemic in India with help from an app that identifies dangerous...

#California makes strides towards fulfilling the broken promises made to tribes 150 years ago 🀝
#Rural #medics fight a TB epidemic in #India with help from an app 🩺
Women #farmers in #Madagascar help the country #recover from famine 🌱

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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UK cancer mortality hits record low, European forests are growing, speed-friending against loneliness - Squirrel News Photo: Kateryna Hliznitsova / Unsplash+

Early screening and advances in treatment have brought #UK #cancer deaths to an all-time low 🩺
Statistics measuring #sustainability in #EU #forests show most countries in the bloc have more growth than harvesting 🌳
A Washington state cafe has a way to make new #friends the way some find new dates πŸ‘­

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Working from home boosts birth rates, corneas from fish scales, first graduates from secret jungle school - Squirrel News In this edition of Squirrel News, a study shows working from home has led to more couples deciding to have children, scientists in Spain are making artificial

A study shows working from home has led to more couples deciding to have children πŸ‘©β€πŸ’»
Scientists in Spain are making artificial corneas from fish scales 🐟
21 new nurses are the first graduates from a secret school for medical training in Myanmar πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Solution to global plastic pollution, Wales mandates solar panels on new buildings, world's first surf insurance - Squirrel News In today's edition: how cheaper waste management systems might be the answer to plastic pollution, Wales becomes the first UK nation to require solar panels on new buildings, and El Salvador's world-f...

How cheaper #waste management systems might be the answer to plastic #pollution ♻️
#Wales becomes the first UK nation to require #solar #panels on new buildings πŸ”‹
El Salvador's world-first #surf #insurance policy πŸ„β€β™€οΈ

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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US adult smoking rate hits record low, British Parliament ends hereditary peerage, robots take on ocean pollution - Squirrel News In today's edition: the adult smoking rate in the United States reaches a historic low, Britain's Parliament moves to abolish hereditary nobles, and new robots are being deployed to help clean polluti...

Adult #smoking rate in the United States reaches a historic low 🚭
#Britain's #Parliament moves to abolish hereditary nobles πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§
New #robots are being deployed to help #clean pollution from the world's #oceans 🌊

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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19 cities cut air pollution, Oman halves maternal mortality rate, Indian state sees 84% drop in child marriages - Squirrel News In today's edition: a growing number of major cities are seeing drops in air pollution across the globe, Oman halves its maternal mortality rate, and child marriages plummet in both India and Nigeria.

A growing number of major cities are seeing drops in #air #pollution across the globe πŸ™οΈ
#Oman halves its maternal mortality rate πŸ‘©β€πŸΌ
Child marriages plummet in both #India and #Nigeria πŸ‘§

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Paying villagers to protect the wild, Indigenous activists win fight against capitalism, Indiana's microschools - Squirrel News In today's edition: an unusual experiment sees residents of a west African island become stewards of its ecosystem, Indigenous campaigners put a stop to the privatisation of Amazonian waterways, and m...

An unusual #experiment sees residents of a west African island become stewards of its #ecosystem 🌍
#Indigenous campaigners put a stop to the privatisation of #Amazonian #waterways πŸ’§
#Microschools emerge as a blueprint for accessible education in the US 🏫

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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UK landfill grows vegetables, tax on single-use packaging reduces waste, Martha’s rule may have saved 400 lives - Squirrel News In today's Squirrel News, a huge dome in the UK grows produce using a landfill's methane gases; in Germany, a tax on single-use containers is proving a successful model for reducing city waste; and a ...

A huge #dome in the UK grows produce using a landfill's #methane gases πŸ«‘
In #Germany, a #tax on #single-use containers is proving a successful model for reducing city waste πŸ«™
A #right-to-review rule in England is changing the culture of the #NHS and saving lives βš•οΈ

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Chile is the second country globally to end leprosy, shootings in Sweden drop by 63%, voluntary wildlife corridors - Squirrel News In today's edition: Chile becomes the first country in the Americas and only the second in the world to officially eliminate leprosy, Sweden sees its number of shooting incidents more than halve, and ...

#Chile becomes the first country in the Americas and only the second in the world to officially #eliminate #leprosy πŸ‡¨πŸ‡±
#Sweden sees its number of #shooting #incidents more than halve πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ
Landowners in #Costa #Rica are creating the country's first-ever voluntary #biological #corridor πŸ‡¨πŸ‡·

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Croatia declared free of landmines, Denmark eliminates mother-to-child HIV transmission, former inmate buys prison - Squirrel News In today's edition: Croatia is free of landmines after 31 years of demining efforts, Denmark becomes the first EU country to end mother-to-child HIV transmission, and a former inmate purchases an old ...

#Croatia is free of landmines after 31 years of #demining efforts πŸ‡­πŸ‡·
#Denmark becomes the first EU country to end mother-to-child #HIV transmission 🩺
A former inmate purchases an old jail with the intention of redeveloping it into #housing and a job training centre for fellow #ex-prisoners 🏠

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Best of February: Homicides in England at record low, trade of plastic waste in steep decline, singing contest in prison - Squirrel News From Ireland's basic income for artists to environmental progress in China and the women protecting snow leopards in India: here's our recap of the most important constructive news and stories from th...

From #Ireland's basic income for artists to environmental progress in #China and the women protecting snow leopards in #India:
here's our #recap of the most important constructive news and stories from the past month πŸ‘‡

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Wales’ biggest rewilding project, Indonesia bans elephant rides in zoos, first Inuit-led university - Squirrel News In today's Squirrel News, a charity in Wales obtains 480 hectares of land for the country's biggest rewilding initiative to date, a ban on elephant rides in

A charity in #Wales obtains 480 hectares of land for the country's biggest #rewilding initiative to date 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
A #ban on #elephant #rides in Indonesian zoos is groundbreaking protection 🐘
Funding is secured for the first #Inuit-led #university in Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

and much more in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Beijing cuts air pollution by 69%, theft in England and Wales drops by 80%, the secret Afghan women's book club - Squirrel News We're closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about how Beijing dramatically lowered air pollution, how England and Wales cut theft rates by over 80% since 1995, and the clandestine book club in...

How Beijing dramatically lowered air pollution πŸ’¨
How England and Wales cut theft rates by over 80% since 1995 πŸš”
The clandestine book club in Afghanistan is giving women access to revolutionary texts πŸ“š

and much more - in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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EU launches plan against cyberbullying, Sierra Leone's first-ever NICU, Norway to phase out "Frankenchickens" - Squirrel News In today's edition of Squirrel News: the European Commission kicks off the bloc's Action Plan Against Cyberbullying, Sierra Leone opens the doors of its first-ever maternal health hospital for at-risk...

The #European Commission kicks off the bloc's Action Plan Against #Cyberbullying πŸ’»
Sierra Leone opens the doors of its first-ever #maternal #health hospital for at-risk mothers and babies 🀱
#Norway pledges to end the cultivation of fast-growing "Frankenchickens" by the end of 2027 πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄

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Yangtze River recovers, global plastic waste trade dramatically down, plastic alternatives from horse dung - Squirrel News In Squirrel News today, a fishing ban on the world's third-largest river pays off with rapid recovery in biodiversity and fish stocks, the transfer of plastic waste from rich countries to poor has see...

A fishing ban on the world's third-largest river pays off with rapid recovery in biodiversity and fish stocks 🎣
The transfer of plastic waste from rich countries to poor has seen a drop in recent years πŸ—‘οΈ
Cellulose fibres recovered from horse dung present an alternative for plastic packaging 🐴

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France's largest rewilding project, Zimbabwe's vaccine cyclists, Ecuador's guerrilla seed bank - Squirrel News In the last edition of the week: France kicks off its biggest-ever rewilding project, Zimbabwe's vaccine cyclists expand access to HPV vaccines to rural communities, and the seed bank preserving plant...

#France kicks off its biggest-ever #rewilding project 🦌
#Zimbabwe's vaccine cyclists expand access to #HPV #vaccines to rural communities πŸ’‰
The #seed #bank preserving plant species in an area scarred by 50 years of constant logging 🌱

and much more - in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Ireland secures basic income for artists, Belgium expands eating disorder care for youth, Chile's prison rugby team - Squirrel News Today in Squirrel News: Ireland is officially launching a basic income for artists, Belgium rolls out a major programme to support young people with eating disorders, and Chile's first officially reco...

#Ireland is officially launching a #basic #income for #artists 🎨
#Belgium rolls out a major programme to support young people with #eating #disorders 🍽️
#Chile's first officially recognised #prison #rugby team shows how sport can aid rehabilitation πŸ‰

and much more - in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Architects return to the earth, lead pollution has dropped 100-fold, kayaking the Klamath - Squirrel News In this edition of Squirrel News, rammed earth blocks are attracting interest as an eco-friendly building material, a study found the absorbed lead in hair samples dropped sharply after EPA lead restr...

#Rammed #earth blocks are attracting interest as an #eco-friendly building material πŸ”¨
A study found the absorbed #lead in #hair samples dropped sharply after EPA lead restrictions πŸ§ͺ
A #tribe displaced by Klamath River dams triumphantly #kayak the whole river in the wake of #dam #removal 🚣

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India expands rural tap water access, US life expectancy hits record high, pancreatic tumours regress in mice - Squirrel News In today's edition: over 81% of India's rural households now have a steady supply of tap water, US life expectancy reaches its highest level on record amid falling death rates, and new research shows ...

Over 81% of India's rural households now have a steady supply of tap water 🚰
US life expectancy reaches its highest level on record amid falling death rates πŸ‘΅
New research shows pancreatic tumours shrinking in mice with a breakthrough combination therapy πŸ”¬

and much more - in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Guinea worm to be second disease ever eradicated, Japan's stomach cancer rates fall by 70%, India's chess clubs - Squirrel News In today's edition, Guinea worm takes a step towards becoming only the second disease ever wiped out, Japan celebrates a 70% drop in stomach cancer, and India's chess clubs are turning the "game of ki...

Guinea worm takes a step towards becoming only the second disease ever wiped out πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ
Japan celebrates a 70% drop in stomach cancer πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅
India's chess clubs are turning the "game of kings" into a route out of poverty β™ŸοΈ

and much more - in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Homicides in England and Wales drop to lowest rate ever, new therapy treats "untreatable" cancer, ring a Republican - Squirrel News In today's edition: new data shows homicides in England and Wales have fallen to the lowest level since records began; a world-first gene therapy reverses previously untreatable blood cancers; and a s...

New data shows homicides in England and Wales have fallen to the lowest level since records began πŸ”ͺ
A world-first gene therapy reverses previously untreatable blood cancers 🧬
A social experiment bridges political divides in the US πŸ“ž

and much more - in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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Mexico's poverty milestone, BogotΓ‘ sees crime drop, North Carolina erases medical debt for 2.5 million people - Squirrel News In today's edition: Mexico's middle class now officially outnumbers those in poverty for the first time, BogotΓ‘ reports drops in major crimes including homicides and theft, and North Carolina cancels ...

Mexico’s middle class now officially outnumbers those in #poverty for the first time πŸ‡²πŸ‡½
BogotΓ‘ reports drops in major #crimes including homicides and theft πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄
North Carolina cancels medical #debt for 2.5 million people πŸ₯

and much more – in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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England's 10-minute emergency mental health clinics, lung cancer deaths among women stabilise, AI ultrasounds - Squirrel News In today's edition: England rolls out 10-minute emergency mental health clinics, lung cancer death rates among women in the EU level off after decades of

#England rolls out 10-minute #emergency #mental #health clinics β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή
#Lung #cancer death rates among #women in the EU level #off after decades of increase 🫁
How #artificial #intelligence might improve #ultrasound imaging 🩻

and much more - in our new issue πŸ‘‡

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