• The global homicide rate has fallen by around a quarter in this century. WDI.
• Thirty-five years ago, polio paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push, that number is now less than 50. UN News.
• Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. WHO.
• How Brazil reversed its teenage pregnancy epidemic. The Telegraph.
• Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities shows one of the greatest drops in gun violence ever. The Trace.
• The rate of peanut allergies in children ages 0 to 3 in the US fell by more than 40% after 2017 due to new recommendations. AP.
• Renewables overtake coal for first time on monthly basis in Australia’s main grid. Renew Economy.

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