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Society FijiWaste Pickers Are Officially Champions of the Environment
Fiji is the first Pacific nation to officially recognize waste pickers as the "Collection Pillars of Recycling", marking them environmental champions whose work has had a positive impact on the country's fight against climate change and pollution.
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Society Mediterranean SeaAll Aboard to Explore (and Protect!) This Historic Underwater Site
A group of archaeologists from eight countries embarks on a mission to explore the Skerki Banks, a shallow region of the central Mediterranean Sea located between Sicily and Tunisia, to have a better understanding of the historic underwater site and thus better protect it.
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Society USATruckloads of Free Fresh Food Are Going to Poor Communities (Instead of Landfills!)
For the last ten years, a nonprofit based in California, the United States, has managed to prevent millions of kilos of fresh produce from ending up in landfills, instead distributing them to food insecure communities across its home state and beyond its frontiers.
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Society IndiaGender Selection Becomes Less Popular Here (Because Baby Girls Are Just As Precious!)
Newly released data show that the sex ratio in India is narrowing as citizens are less likely to abort a baby girl in an effort to have a baby boy, proof that the measures taken by the authorities are paying off.
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Society BrazilNew Law Against Drunk Driving Paves the Way for Safer Roads
Following a decade of debates and hurdles, Brazil can finally enforce a zero-tolerance policy regarding driving under the influence, thus granting police forces the authority to impose breathalyzer tests on drivers suspected of drunk driving.
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