• Argentina’s poverty rate dropped to just 28% at the end of 2025, down from 53% in early 2024. Semafor.
• Pedestrian deaths in the United States fell 10.9% in the first half of 2025, the biggest recorded drop since national tracking began 15 years ago. GHSA.
• Uruguay built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Forbes.
• Battery costs have declined by 99% in the last three decades, making electrified transport a reality. Our World in Data.
• The ampurta, a blond or brown guinea pig-sized marsupial, once endangered, has made a big comeback. Mongabay.

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