- Only 8.6% of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty. This is the lowest percentage in human history. World Bank.
- 100 million doses of a cheap, reliable malaria vaccine are in the process of being manufactured. BBC.
- Egypt has gone from having one of the world’s highest rates of hepatitis C to being on the path to elimination in less than ten years. WHO.
- Millions more students to receive free school meals under expanded U.S. program. PBS.
- UK minimum wage set to rise in 2024. Euronews.
- The monarch butterfly is no longer endangered. Science.
- World’s electricity supply close to ‘peak emissions’ due to growth of wind and solar. CarbonBrief.
- Wind generation exceeds demand for electricity for the first time ever in Ireland. Euronews.
- AI predicts 70% of earthquakes a week before they occur. Interesting Engineering.
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