• Despite achieving rapid economic growth, China has reduced air pollution by 41% since 2013. The Progress Playbook.
• Gun violence in Brooklyn this summer dropped to the lowest levels ever recorded. Gothamist.
• The number of shootings in Portland has declined nearly 35% since Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a gun violence emergency in July 2022. OPB.
• The number of Brazilians living in extreme poverty dropped by 40 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year. The Brazilian Report.
• In the UK, the infant mortality rate fell from 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1993 to 3.9 in 2013. Nuffield Trust.
• The typical U.S. worker out-earned inflation by $1,400 a year. NBC News.
• Ozempic could delay ageing, researchers suggest. BBC.

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