Good News Friday

  • Belize certified malaria-free. WHO.
  • How data helped Mexico City reduce high-impact crime by more than 50%. World Economic Forum.
  • Israel reduced the suicide rate in the military by about 30 percent. Think Global Health.
  • Indonesia and Malaysia have cut deforestation in half in last five years. Yale 360.
  • China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time. The Guardian.
  • A massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate has been discovered in Norway, enough to satisfy world demand for fertilizers, solar panels and EV batteries for 100 years. Euractiv.
  • Conservation efforts celebrated as 26 Australian species no longer need threatened listing. The Guardian.
  • A new TB vaccine could save 8.5m lives over the next quarter of a century. The Economist.
  • Day care for less than $10: how Canada is easing the burden for parents. The New York Times.

For more good news, check out The Progress Network, and Future Crunch.

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