Survival
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Society
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Society
Society Niger100 Cops in Niger Rescue 232 Victims of Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has announced that 232 victims of sex trafficking and forced labor have been rescued in Niamey, Niger following a major operation involving 100 police officers.
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Society
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Heroes
Heroes USAHow Bill and Melinda Gates Spent Billions to Help Vaccinate Three-Quarters of a Billion Children
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent 20 years – and $53.8 billion – focusing on global health and U.S. education. Their biggest success: vaccinations that helped prevent 13 million deaths.
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Society
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Society
Society IndiaSex Crime Reporting Just Got Easier: New App Helps Victims Speak Out and Stay Anonymous
A new encrypted app is offering victims of sex crimes in India a safe space to report sexual abuse: survivors can now anonymously provide timestamped evidence of crimes, and even seek medical or legal help.
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Animals
Animals AustraliaAustralian Koala Hospital Raises Over 2 Million Dollars in a Bushfire Rescue Mission
An online fundraising campaign set up by a koala hospital in New South Wales, Australia, has raised more than $2.25 million to rescue and rehabilitate koalas dehydrated and burned by devastating recent bush fires.
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Animals
Animals USAIn the Cleaned-Up Potomac River, Dolphins Are Living, Mating – and Even Giving Birth
Five decades of pollution control and restoration efforts at the United States’ Potomac River is finally paying off: where dolphins had once long-disappeared, researchers are now cataloging well over a thousand of them in the lower reaches of the river.
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Health
Health United Kingdom95% of Late-Stage Skin Cancer Patients Used to Die – Now More Than Half Survive
A decade ago, only 5% of patients with late-stage melanoma - or skin cancer - would stay alive after five years of being diagnosed. Today, the survival rate has risen to 52% – a significant milestone achieved with the help of two life-saving drugs.
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Animals
Animals USAOnce Endangered Humpback Whales Enjoy Fast Rising Population Growth
The whaling industry led the population of South Atlantic humpback whales to drop to 450, facing near-extinction. But thanks to years of recovery efforts, a new study shows the whales have rebounded back to their pre-whaling population – of 25,000!