• 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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