• Cervical cancer vaccines save over 1 million lives in lower-income countries. Gavi.
• Analysis of 150 U.S. cities shows one of the greatest drops in gun violence ever. The Trace.
• Egypt eliminates trachoma as a public health problem. WHO.
• India’s violent crime fell 29% over the past decade, riots fell by 40%, murders by 18%, and rape by nearly 20%. NDTV.
• The number of murders in London in the first nine months (1st January to 30th September) of 2025 is the lowest since monthly records began and represents a fall of almost 60 per cent compared to 2003. London.gov.uk.
• Over two decades ago, a small group of women with advanced breast cancer participated in a trial where they received a vaccine, and all are alive today. ABC11.
• No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025. Ember.
• A bipartisan coalition of 25 states, representing over half of America’s population and 60% of its economy, has cut greenhouse gas emissions 24% below 2005 levels while growing GDP by 34%. US Climate Alliance.
• Global fossil use in industry peaked in 2014. Sales of petrol and diesel cars peaked in 2017. Fossil use in buildings peaked in 2018. The Telegraph.
• Data shows endangered Palau ground doves swiftly recovering after conservation effort. Island Conservation.
• Thanks to bipartisan effort and partnership between commercial fishermen and environmentalists, more than 50 U.S. fish stocks have bounced back from disaster. USA Today.

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• In 1970, a category 3 cyclone killed 300,000 people in Bangladesh. Due to forecasting, early warning systems, and cyclone shelters, no year since 2007 has exceeded 200 deaths despite multiple category 4 and 5 cyclones. Our World in Data.
• How Lithuania more than halved its suicide rate. Reasons to be Cheerful.
• Czech Republic becomes 69th country to prohibit violence and abuse against children. End Corporal Punishment.
• From 2016 to 2022, poverty in Mexico declined from 43.2% to 36.3%. The Borgen Project.
• In Uganda, AIDS-related deaths drop 64 per cent from 2010 to 2024. Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.
• China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months. CarbonBrief.
• Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years, notably thanks to fight against deforestation. Le Monde.
• AI finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane plastic into reusable chemicals. Ars Technica.
• Man invents solar-powered backpack that turns into a bed and a generator for homeless people. Good Good Good.

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• Global maternity mortality declined by 41% between 2000 and 2023. WHO.
• In 1900, only 31% of boys and 23% of girls were enrolled in school worldwide. Today, it’s 91% of boys and 89% of girls. Our World in Data.
• 95% of kids with “bubble boy” disease cured by one-time gene therapy. New Atlas.
• Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may also curb drug and alcohol addiction. Science Daily.
• So far this year, at least 31 US states have enacted laws designed to lower drug costs. Stateline.
• Powerful new antibiotic that can kill superbugs discovered in soil bacteria. Nature.

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• 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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• Europe and Central Asia saw an almost 50 per cent decline in the child poverty rate between 2014-2024. unicef.
• Fiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. WHO.
• The US is on track for the fewest shooting deaths of any year since 2015. The Trace.
• North Carolina wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people. AP.
• Incarcerated firefighters in California, previously paid only 5 to 10 dollars a day, will now get minimum wage. KTLA5.
• More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in renewables. CarbonBrief.
• Green turtle bounces back from brink of extinction. BBC.

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• The 21 Pacific island countries and areas have collectively been verified as having eliminated measles and rubella. WHO.
• Three years ago, 33 million Brazilians went to bed hungry. Today, Brazil is off the United Nations Hunger Map. iPES.
• A decade after the Paris Agreement, global greenhouse gas emissions are barely rising, up just 0.3% a year since 2015, compared with 1.7% the decade before. ECIU.
• India added 20.1 GW of renewable energy capacity between April–August 2025, more than double the same period last year. PV Magazine.
• New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule. Canary Media.
• Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinction. Phys.org.
• Scientists in China have developed a tough new bamboo-based plastic that biodegrades in 50 days. New Scientist.

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