- Seven years ago, only 19% of India’s 1.3 billion people had access to the internet. That figure now stands at nearly 60%. BBC.
- Number of uninsured Americans drops to record low. ABC News.
- Three reasons why a radically better future is more likely than we think. The Progress Network.
- Cuba boasts 144 new protected areas in its geography. ACN.
- First 100,000 kg removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ocean Cleaup.
- New AR glasses allow deaf people to ‘see’ conversations by turning audio into subtitles. Euronews.
- Genetic heart conditions could be cured for first time in ‘defining moment’. The Guardian.
- Climate change bill would cut U.S. air pollution deaths by up to 3,900 per year, study finds. Yahoo!
- Fourth patient seemingly cured of HIV. BBC.
- Algorithm that detects sepsis cut deaths by nearly 20 percent. Scientific American.
- Majority of U.S. workers changing jobs are seeing real wage gains. Pew Research Center.
- The poverty rate in Cambodia fell to 17.8% in 2020 from nearly 40% in 2009. Vietnam Plus.
For more good news, check out The Progress Network, and Future Crunch.