• Malaria prevalence in Zanzibar has declined from about 40 per cent to 0.04 per cent over the past 25 years, bringing the islands close to elimination. Daily News.
• In Laos, the national poverty rate fell from 24.6% in 2012 to 15% in 2024. About 500,000 fewer people live in poverty than a decade ago, despite population growth. World Bank Group.
• England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C. BBC.
• 2025 had biggest violent-crime drop in 90 years in the United States. Axios.
• Electric car sales are now expected to reach 29% of total car sales worldwide in 2026. IEA.
• Solar just eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in Utah. Good Good Good.
• Nigerian conservationist Rachel Ikemeh almost single-handedly saved a species of primate, doubling its population since 2013. CNN.

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• Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the month of May 2026 totaled 5.0 billion tons CO₂e. This represents a decrease of 0.1% vs. May 2025. Climate Trace.
• 67,000 people are lifted out of extreme poverty in India every day. The Progress Network.
• FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, which causes 27% fewer flu cases. AP.
• Since 2010, new HIV infections have fallen by 42% and AIDS-related deaths by 57%. WHO.
• First same-sex civil marriage in Bolivia. DW.
• New Mexico flipped the state’s electricity supply from majority fossil fuels to majority renewables in just five years. And electricity prices remained cheaper than average. Yale Climate Connections.
• Americans use less energy than fifty years ago. Visual Capitalist.
• Tigers in India have more than doubled since 1972. Mongabay.

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