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Society Bangladesh5. January 2020Teenager Inspires Bangladeshi Girls, Wins First Female Bodybuilding Competition
19-year-old Awhona Rahman, winner of Bangladesh's first female bodybuilding competition, is inspiring the nation’s girls to follow in her footsteps. In a drive to promote fitness, Rahman says conservative social norms should not hold anyone back.
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Society Luxembourg4. January 2020Use Public Transport, Luxembourg Tells the People: It’s for Free!
Luxembourg has a special strategy to reduce its congestion issues: as of March 1st, the country will make all its local public transportation entirely free of charge for both residents and non-residents.
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Environment Spain31. December 2019Big Coalition in Central America Announces Action Plan Against Deforestation
A coalition of governments, indigenous people, green groups and others across Central America has announced a regional climate action plan to conserve 10 million hectares of forests by the year 2030.
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Society India31. December 2019These Ladies in South India Plan a Big Party for New Years – the Very First in Their Lives!
A small town in southern India will be holding week-long New Year events exclusively for women, urging them for the very first time to break social norms and go out to celebrate – in a move to promote women’s empowerment.
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Society United Kingdom30. December 2019Hire Refugees to Grow Your Business, Says Social Entrepreneur
A handful of social enterprises in England are on a mission to not only find work for refugees, but to specifically get them into the careers they were training for back home – and it happens to benefit the country too.
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Society Chad30. December 2019Chad’s Young Entrepreneurs on the Go to Fix Their Country’s Biggest Problems
Young locals in Chad grew up witnessing problems with electricity, waste and unemployment go unsolved. Now, they’ve decided to take the matters in their own hands, setting up startups that are both profitable and helpful to the community.
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