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2018 C.E. April 25
Google, Apple, Twitter, Samsung, and WhatsApp replace the gun emoji with a water pistol
Google is updating its gun emoji to replace the image of a handgun with that of an orange and yellow water pistol in the hopes of de-emphasizing violence in our communications.
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2018 C.E. April 24
E.U. Parliament approves new measures to create a circular economy
"By 2025, at least 55% of municipal waste (from households and businesses) should be recycled. The target will rise to 60% by 2030 and 65% by 2035."
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2018 C.E. April 24
Baltimore mayor signs bill banning foam containers
The bill signed Thursday gives businesses 18 months to stop using containers made from this material, commonly called Styrofoam.
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2018 C.E. April 23
Wells Fargo commits $200bn towards low carbon projects by 2030
The US banking giant said more than $100bn of its commitment was earmarked for clean technology, renewable energy, green bonds, low emission transportation and other projects that "directly support the transition to a low carbon economy".
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2018 C.E. April 23
The South African Federation of Trade Unions presses ahead with nationwide protest over ‘poverty-level’ minimum wage
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) will go ahead with its planned nationwide mass mobilisation of workers to protest against the proposed "poverty-level" national minimum wage of R20 an hour and amendments to labour laws
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2018 C.E. April 20
The U.K. goes 55 hours without using coal for the first time in history
No coal was used for power generation by stations in the U.K. between 10:25 p.m. in London on Monday until 5:10 a.m. on Thursday.
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2018 C.E. April 20
HSBC to stop financing most new coal plants, oil sands, arctic drilling
Europe's largest bank HSBC said on Friday it would mostly stop funding new coal power plants, oil sands and arctic drilling, becoming the latest in a long line of investors to shun the fossil fuels.
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2018 C.E. April 19
U.S. wind energy sector now employs 105,000 people
The fast-growing clean sector now employs 105,500 men and women across all 50 states after a bumper year of 9 percent growth, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
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2018 C.E. April 19
Google’s new Africa app aims to beat slow internet speeds, high data costs
Google is releasing an app in Africa that will help internet users overcome obstacles such as the lack of high-speed connectivity and the cost of data on the continent.
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2018 C.E. April 19
England plans to ban on plastic straws and cotton buds
The U.K. Government is planning to ban plastic straws, stirrers and plastic-tipped cotton buds in a further acceleration of its war on the waste material.
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2018 C.E. June 7
Vodafone & Iron Mountain commit to 100% renewable energy, join RE100
Vodafone and Iron Mountain have announced 100% renewable energy targets and committed to joining RE100, an initiative spurring corporate renewable energy targets around the world.
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2018 C.E. June 6
Philippine city of Mandaluyong passes law against LGBT discrimination
The Philippine city of Mandaluyong has approved an ordinance to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from discrimination, the latest in a slew of local laws passed across the country.
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2018 C.E. June 6
U.A.E. makes major strides in education, gender equality, health, and social progress
The total female workforce in the UAE in 2015 was 882,000 compared to just 10,000 in 1975.
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2018 C.E. June 5
Australian state of Queensland approves $1bn wind farm
The Queensland government has approved the country's largest windfarm, a $1bn project to build almost 200 turbines in the shadow of the Bowen basin's coalmines.
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2018 C.E. June 5
Saudi Arabia issues driving licences to women for first time in decades
Saudi Arabia has issued driving licences to women for the first time in decades just weeks before a ban on female drivers is lifted.
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2018 C.E. June 4
California approves $738 million transportation electrification initiative
"What we're seeing is one of the largest and most well-thought-out approaches to advancing electrification of vehicles," says Adrian Martinez, an attorney for Earthjustice.
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2018 C.E. June 4
Disney embraces $15 minimum wage in negotiations with workers
Disney says that marks the largest increase to starting wages it's ever offered.
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2018 C.E. June 1
Myanmar and U.N. announce deal for safe return of Rohingya
United Nations says staff will visit Rakhine state in first step towards repatriation of 700,000 refugees camped in Bangladesh
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2018 C.E. June 1
Rhode Island becomes latest state to pass new gun laws after Parkland
The governor has signed a bill to ban bump stocks and another to implement a "red flag" law.
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2018 C.E. June 1
Stockton, CA becomes first U.S. city to test universal basic income
Stockton, Calif., hopes to become an exhibition ground for fighting poverty with a simple yet unorthodox experiment: giving $500 a month in donated cash to perhaps 100 local families, no strings attached.