Good News Friday

  • Malaria deaths in Kenya drop by 93 per cent over eight years. The Eastleigh Voice.
  • Iraq’s poverty rate dropped from 21.5% in 2022 to 17.6% in 2024. Shafaq.
  • In these nine Asian countries, child mortality has more than halved since the year 2000. Our World in Data.
  • Cold-related deaths have fallen 65% since the 1990s. Think Global Health.
  • Tanzania reduced maternal mortality by 80% over seven years. Africa CDC.
  • China has created or restored more than 10,000 square km of wetland since 2012. Xinhua.
  • Artificial intelligence is now used to locate abandoned fishing nets in the ocean. Oceanographic.
  • Global sales of combustion engine cars have peaked. Our World in Data.

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