Society
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Animals South KoreaA Happier Future for Dogs: “Man’s Best Friend” Will No Longer Be on the Menu
South Korea is putting an end to a centuries-old custom by banning dog meat for human consumption by 2027 through a three-year plan to help people in the industry transition away from these cruel practices.
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Society USARecycling Wastewater into (Quality!) Drinking Water
Highly subjected to droughts, California, the United States, has greenlit the recycling of wastewater, thus turning it into drinking water for homes, schools, and businesses and securing reliable sources of potable water for more than 39 million citizens.
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Society USAMickey Mouse, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Peter Pan are now in the public domain!
Since January 1st, 2024, a number of copyrighted works from 1928 have entered the public domain in the United States, including the highly anticipated addition of Mickey Mouse, whose likeliness – and its protection – inspired a lengthy extension in copyright laws.
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Society England“The Orchestras of Auschwitz”: This Musical Quilt Honors Holocaust Prisoners
The remnants of more than 200 musical scores arranged and played by orchestras at Auschwitz concentration camp have been “recomposed” into a piece by a British conductor to honor the victims of the Holocaust and make sure that the horrors they experienced are never forgotten.
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