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2020 C.E. June 18
Ugandan startup recycles plastic bottles into face shields for COVID-19 frontline workers
The new effort provides critical relief in a country where medical workers have discussed work boycotts to protest the lack of protective equipment, especially after several healthcare workers were confirmed infected with the virus.
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2020 C.E. June 18
Johns Hopkins is offering free online course in psychological first aid
Johns Hopkins University now features a free online college course for conducting “Psychological First Aid” on people with depression, anxiety, or emotional distress. More than 200,000 students are currently enrolled.
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2020 C.E. June 18
Researchers develop world’s first model to predict likelihood of and outcomes from COVID-19
Cleveland Clinic researchers have developed the world’s first risk prediction model for healthcare providers to forecast an individual patient’s likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19 as well as their outcomes from the disease.
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2020 C.E. June 17
Ethiopia will plant 5 billion trees this year to tackle climate change
Ethiopia is working on planting five billion trees this year, part of an ambitious plan to plant 20 billion seedlings by 2024 to help build a green climate resistant economy.
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2020 C.E. June 17
Colorado passes historic police reforms following protests
Colorado passed one of the most comprehensive police reform packages in the country, setting limits on police use of force and mandating data collection to make sure cops who are fired from one agency don’t get rehired by another.
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2020 C.E. June 17
Morocco sends 8 million masks to 15 African countries
The aid also includes 900,000 visors, 600,000 hygiene caps, 60,000 medical coats, 30,000 litres of hydroalcoholic gel, 15,000 packs of Azithromycin, and more.
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2020 C.E. June 16
No-knock warrants banned in Louisville in law named for Breonna Taylor
The Louisville Metro Council has voted unanimously to ban no-knock warrants. The legislation was titled Breonna's Law, in honor of Breonna Taylor whose death became one of the rallying points in protests against police violence.
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2020 C.E. June 16
Low-cost, widely available steroid is first known drug to improve COVID-19 survival
Researchers from Oxford University say said the drug Dexamethasone reduced deaths by 35 percent for patients on ventilators and by 20 percent in those only needing supplemental oxygen.
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2020 C.E. June 15
Intuit hits 100% renewable electricity goal 10 years early
The 419 MW Mesquite Star wind farm was just completed in Fisher County, Texas, and is now providing electricity for Ecolab, Lowe’s, Intuit, and Brown University. In the case of Intuit, the company has now reached its 100% renewable electricity goal.
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2020 C.E. June 15
Band-Aid will now make bandages for darker skin tones
Band-Aid's traditional soft-pink bandages have long been a point of contention among people of color who have questioned why white skin is the default shade for a range of flesh-toned products, including nude bras and other garments.
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2020 C.E. July 17
The Ecosia search engine team has just planted its 100-millionth tree
For eleven years, the search engine Ecosia has used most of the revenue from advertising on its website and app towards planting trees—and this month they planted their 100-millionth tree.
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2020 C.E. July 17
Early results suggest coronavirus vaccine is safe and induces immune response
Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, U.S. researchers reported.
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2020 C.E. July 17
The number of undernourished people in India has declined by 60 million in over a decade
This year's State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report asserts that the number of undernourished people in India declined from 249 million in 2004-06 to 189 million in 2017-19.
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2020 C.E. July 16
Greta Thunberg launches open letter demanding world leaders take immediate action on the climate crisis
Greta Thunberg has launched an open letter signed by thousands of activists and celebrities, and hundreds of scientists demanding global leaders take measurable, immediate action to genuinely tackle the climate crisis.
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2020 C.E. July 16
15 U.S. states follow California’s push to electrify all trucks and buses by 2045
Fifteen states and Washington, DC have announced that they will follow California’s lead in switching all heavy-duty trucks, vans, and buses over to running on electricity, in what could be one of the most significant efforts to reduce harmful diesel engine pollution in the United States.
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2020 C.E. July 16
Female US Army soldier makes history by becoming the first woman to become a Green Beret
In a major achievement for women in the armed forces, a soldier became the US Army's first female Green Beret Thursday, US Army Special Operations Command announced.
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2020 C.E. July 15
Portugal to close its last coal plant in 2021, two years ahead of schedule
Portuguese energy utility EDP has announced the closure of its Sines coal power plant, bringing forward the planned shutdown of coal-fired power plants in the country by two years, from 2023 to 2021.
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2020 C.E. July 15
New $190 million Australian recycling fund will prevent 10 million tons of waste
The new multi-million-dollar fund will assist companies which sort and convert tires, glass, plastic and paper waste into a range of beneficial products. The pledge follows a long list of recent government injections into improving domestic recycling capacities.
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2020 C.E. July 15
Johnnie Walker whiskey to come in plastic-free paper bottles starting 2021
The new bottle, developed in partnership with venture management company Pilot Lite, will be made from sustainably sourced pulp to meet food-safe standards and will be fully recyclable in standard waste streams.
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2020 C.E. July 14
Madeline Swegle makes history as US Navy’s 1st Black female fighter pilot
The U.S. Navy celebrated a historic moment this week as it announced Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle was set to become its first Black female tactical fighter pilot. Swegle has earned her wings as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and will receive her "Wings of Gold" in late July.