• Since its inception in 2002, health programs supported by the Global Fund partnership have saved 70 million lives. The Global Fund.
• Since 2016, Uzbekistan’s consistent reforms have lifted 7.5 million people out of poverty. Islamic Development Bank.
• Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time. BBC.
• How America cut deadly city fires in half. Vox.
• Immigration detention ends in provincial jails across Canada. Amnesty.
• Bolivia bans child marriage following campaign by children and civil society organizations. Save the Children.
• The number of child marriages in the US has decreased every year between 2001 and 2020, although it rose slightly in 2021. Unchained at Last.
• Charitable giving in 2024 was up, according to new Giving USA report. AP.
• Uruguay decarbonized its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources. The Washington Post.
• Per capita energy-related CO2 emissions decreased in every US state between 2005 & 2023. Clean Technica.
• Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe’s cheapest electricity markets. The Progress Playbook.
• Critically endangered shark, called the ‘labrador of the sea,’ rebounds in Australia. Good Good Good.
• Scientists create clear coating to invisibly turn windows into solar panels. Science Alert.
• AI brain scans can triple stroke recovery rates, NHS analysis finds. BMJ.
• Commercial-scale carbon-capture systems for cement plants are now being deployed, raising hopes that one of the trickiest industrial sectors to decarbonise could finally be on the path towards net-zero emissions. New Scientist.

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