• Since 1990, global under-five deaths have fallen from 13 million to 4.9 million a year thanks to vaccines, oral rehydration, bed nets and safer births. Unicef.
• The youth literacy rate in South Asia has risen from 53% in 1985 to 93% in 2023. Our World in Data.
• Child labor drops 38.5 percent in the Philippines over last two years. Philstar.
• Virginia has passed 25 gun reform laws, including a ban on assault weapons. The Trace.
• After 1,400 years, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is enthroned. The New York Times.
• Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64% year-over-year. The Guardian.
• Waymo self-driving cars were involved in 92% fewer crashes that cause serious or fatal injuries than human drivers, meaning they’re 13 times safer. Waypoint.
• Battery costs have declined by 99% in the last three decades, making electrified transport a reality. Our World in Data.
• China approves brain chip to treat paralysis — a world first. Nature.

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