- The Mosquirix vaccine for malaria has cut deaths among young children by 13% and reduced severe cases by 22% during its four-year pilot rollout to two million kids in three countries. Science.
- Access to electricity in Tanzania has increased from 7% in 2011 to 37.7% in 2020, one of the fastest access expansion rates in sub-Saharan Africa. World Bank.
- In Europe and North America, dementia has fallen by 13% per decade over the past 25 years. Financial Times.
- From 2000 to 2021, the imprisonment rate in the US fell by 70% for Black women and by 48% for Black men. The 19th.
- Number of sea turtle nests on Florida coasts exploding, even tripling in some regions. ABC News.
- Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment. MIT Technology Review.
- The typical American family got about 37% richer between 2019 and 2022. Noahpinion.
- 40% more snow leopards in Bhutan. Warp News.
- 98% of Uruguay’s grid is powered by green energy. NPR.
- This Japanese city is piloting EV wireless charging at traffic lights. electrek.
- The world has made substantial progress in increasing basic levels of education. Our World in Data.
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