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2023 C.E. July 11
Japanese Supreme Court rules in favor of trans employee in landmark bathroom case
The unanimous ruling came after a 50-something trans woman – who chose to remain anonymous – sued the Economy and Trade Ministry for relegating her to the men’s restroom or a women’s bathroom two floors away.
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2023 C.E. July 10
Medical abortion pill to become easier to access across Australia as restrictions scrapped
The MS-2 Step mifepristone medication was previously only allowed to be prescribed by a doctor with specialist certification and then provided by a pharmacist registered to dispense the product.
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2023 C.E. July 6
Arizona governor greenlights over-the-counter birth control
Arizonans 18 and older will soon be able to go to their local pharmacy and purchase oral contraceptives without a doctor’s prescription.
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2023 C.E. June 15
U.K. to pardon women convicted of homosexuality
The British Home Office is expanding a program that pardons people convicted of any offense related to homosexuality. Previously, the program was only available to men, but it is now open to women.
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2023 C.E. July 7
Kenya’s KCB Group to provide 100% financing for riders to acquire 100,000 electric motorcycles
In a major boost to Kenya’s nascent electric motorcycle and tuk-tuk sector, Kenya's largest bank has partnered with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research to roll out a program that is expected to create over 150,000 new green jobs over six years.
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2023 C.E. July 6
41 countries implement mental health and resiliency training for healthcare workers
Project HOPE has created and implemented a training program on mental health and resiliency that has reached over 100,000 healthcare workers since the start of the pandemic.
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2023 C.E. July 7
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops 34% under Lula
From January to June the rainforest had alerts for possible deforestation covering 2,650 square kilometres, down from 4,000 sq km during the same period last year under former leader Jair Bolsonaro.
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2023 C.E. July 5
Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine
The first doses are expected to arrive during the last quarter of the year, with rollout set to start in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone and Uganda by early 2024.
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2023 C.E. July 3
Kenya is launching Africa’s biggest school meals program
Under the new scheme, 250,000 children living in the country's capital Nairobi will receive a hot meal every day.
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2023 C.E. July 2
Scientists create novel edible, biodegradable food packaging to replace plastic
The developers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong believe the new bacterial-cellulose-based material can offer a sustainable, easily available and non-toxic solution to plastics in food packaging.
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2023 C.E. July 11
Japanese Supreme Court rules in favor of trans employee in landmark bathroom case
The unanimous ruling came after a 50-something trans woman – who chose to remain anonymous – sued the Economy and Trade Ministry for relegating her to the men’s restroom or a women’s bathroom two floors away.
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2023 C.E. July 10
Medical abortion pill to become easier to access across Australia as restrictions scrapped
The MS-2 Step mifepristone medication was previously only allowed to be prescribed by a doctor with specialist certification and then provided by a pharmacist registered to dispense the product.
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2023 C.E. July 6
Arizona governor greenlights over-the-counter birth control
Arizonans 18 and older will soon be able to go to their local pharmacy and purchase oral contraceptives without a doctor’s prescription.
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2023 C.E. June 15
U.K. to pardon women convicted of homosexuality
The British Home Office is expanding a program that pardons people convicted of any offense related to homosexuality. Previously, the program was only available to men, but it is now open to women.
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2023 C.E. July 7
Kenya’s KCB Group to provide 100% financing for riders to acquire 100,000 electric motorcycles
In a major boost to Kenya’s nascent electric motorcycle and tuk-tuk sector, Kenya's largest bank has partnered with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research to roll out a program that is expected to create over 150,000 new green jobs over six years.
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2023 C.E. July 6
41 countries implement mental health and resiliency training for healthcare workers
Project HOPE has created and implemented a training program on mental health and resiliency that has reached over 100,000 healthcare workers since the start of the pandemic.
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2023 C.E. July 7
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops 34% under Lula
From January to June the rainforest had alerts for possible deforestation covering 2,650 square kilometres, down from 4,000 sq km during the same period last year under former leader Jair Bolsonaro.
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2023 C.E. July 5
Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine
The first doses are expected to arrive during the last quarter of the year, with rollout set to start in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone and Uganda by early 2024.
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2023 C.E. July 3
Kenya is launching Africa’s biggest school meals program
Under the new scheme, 250,000 children living in the country's capital Nairobi will receive a hot meal every day.
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2023 C.E. July 2
Scientists create novel edible, biodegradable food packaging to replace plastic
The developers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong believe the new bacterial-cellulose-based material can offer a sustainable, easily available and non-toxic solution to plastics in food packaging.