• Detroit is close to recording its fewest homicides in nearly 60 years. Detroit Free Press.
• Egypt wiped out hepatitis C. Now it is trying to help the rest of Africa. New York Times.
• Murders due to gender violence in Spain have decreased by 29% in the last 20 years. Ministerio Del Interior.
• Since 2016, 25 million people in eastern and southern Africa have gained access to electricity. World Bank.
• Child and teen cancer deaths fell 24% in the last 2 decades in the US. NBC.
• Deforestation across the Amazon rainforest so far this year has slowed dramatically, down 55.8% from the same period a year ago. Reuters.
• The world’s solar capacity has doubled in the last 18 months. PV Magazine.
• Detroit’s newest road can charge electric cars as they travel on it. Axios.

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