Protection
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Technology
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Health
Health USAHow Poor Countries Could Save Billions by Preventing Unwanted Pregnancies
Research scientists say that ensuring contraception is available to all women in low-income and middle-income countries could help prevent unwanted pregnancies - and save sixteen billion dollars a year in maternal and newborn care.
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Animals
Animals USALives of Grizzly Bears Must Remain Protected by Law, Rules Court
A court in San Francisco, USA has ruled that grizzly bears around the Yellowstone National Park will remain protected by the Endangered Species Act and must therefore not be hunted, despite being delisted from the act in 2017.
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Society
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Heroes
Heroes IndiaWoman Rescues 72,000 Human Trafficking Victims – and Counting
Women and children have long been prey to human traffickers across India, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Nepal – and Hasina Kharbhih decided to do something about it: since coming up with an innovative plan of action, she’s rescued 72,000 trafficking victims!
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Society
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Heroes
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Environment
Environment NorwaySave the Seeds: 60,000 Emergency Crops Added to Arctic Vault
A “doomsday” vault in the Arctic preserving plants that could feed a growing population threatened by climate impacts has received 60,000 new seed samples from international donors – including Britain’s Prince Charles and a Native American group.
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Animals
Animals USAOwners Can Now Give Some of Their Land to Butterflies
A landmark agreement in the U.S. is giving monarch butterflies the “right-of-way”: 45 transportation and energy companies as well as private landowners will create and maintain protected roadside and utility corridors across the nation to ensure safer habitats for the insects.
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Environment
