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2023 C.E. June 22
E.U. requires smartphones to have user-replaceable batteries by 2027
For "portable batteries" used in devices such as smartphones, tablets, and cameras, consumers must be able to "easily remove and replace them," reducing costs for consumers and reducing e-waste.
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2023 C.E. June 21
Belize certified malaria-free by WHO
Over the last 3 decades, Belize has achieved a dramatic reduction in its malaria burden – from a peak of about 10 000 cases in 1994 to zero indigenous cases in 2019.
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2023 C.E. June 21
Blue whales return to California at levels not seen since before the whaling industry
The current estimates suggest that as many as 2,000 blue whales travel up from Mexico to Southern California waters every year, a large chunk of a global population that may be topping 25,000.
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2023 C.E. June 20
More than half the population of India supports same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage in India is not currently legal and queer couples in the country are only afforded certain rights if they live together as a cohabitating couple.
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2023 C.E. June 20
First-of-its-kind study reveals how psilocybin helps treat alcohol dependence
“Participants reported that the psilocybin treatment helped them process emotions related to painful past events and helped promote states of self-compassion, self-awareness, and feelings of interconnectedness,” the authors wrote.
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2023 C.E. June 20
Estonia’s parliament approves same-sex marriage
It’s the first central European country to do so. It is a rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has invoked the West’s “moral degeneracy” as one justification for his war against Ukraine.
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2023 C.E. June 19
Spain to get majority of electricity from renewable energy in 2023 for first time ever
Spain will become the first of Europe's five highest energy-consuming countries to pass this symbolic 50% marker.
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2023 C.E. June 16
Apple has contributed over $200M to Racial Equity and Justice Initiative since 2020
Apple has reported that REJI’s education grants have reached more than 160,000 learners, while committing over $50 million to HBCUs and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, since it launched in 2020.
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2023 C.E. June 17
Japan expands the definition of rape after years of protest
Japan's parliament passed legislation to redefine rape as nonconsensual sexual intercourse - removing the provisions regarding use of force - and raise the age of consent from 13 to 16.
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2023 C.E. June 16
Germany hands back centuries-old masks to Colombia
The wooden objects are highly revered by the country's Indigenous Kogi mountain people, and their return is the latest in a string of cultural restitutions by Germany and other European nations.
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2023 C.E. June 22
E.U. requires smartphones to have user-replaceable batteries by 2027
For "portable batteries" used in devices such as smartphones, tablets, and cameras, consumers must be able to "easily remove and replace them," reducing costs for consumers and reducing e-waste.
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2023 C.E. June 21
Belize certified malaria-free by WHO
Over the last 3 decades, Belize has achieved a dramatic reduction in its malaria burden – from a peak of about 10 000 cases in 1994 to zero indigenous cases in 2019.
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2023 C.E. June 21
Blue whales return to California at levels not seen since before the whaling industry
The current estimates suggest that as many as 2,000 blue whales travel up from Mexico to Southern California waters every year, a large chunk of a global population that may be topping 25,000.
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2023 C.E. June 20
More than half the population of India supports same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage in India is not currently legal and queer couples in the country are only afforded certain rights if they live together as a cohabitating couple.
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2023 C.E. June 20
First-of-its-kind study reveals how psilocybin helps treat alcohol dependence
“Participants reported that the psilocybin treatment helped them process emotions related to painful past events and helped promote states of self-compassion, self-awareness, and feelings of interconnectedness,” the authors wrote.
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2023 C.E. June 20
Estonia’s parliament approves same-sex marriage
It’s the first central European country to do so. It is a rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has invoked the West’s “moral degeneracy” as one justification for his war against Ukraine.
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2023 C.E. June 19
Spain to get majority of electricity from renewable energy in 2023 for first time ever
Spain will become the first of Europe's five highest energy-consuming countries to pass this symbolic 50% marker.
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2023 C.E. June 16
Apple has contributed over $200M to Racial Equity and Justice Initiative since 2020
Apple has reported that REJI’s education grants have reached more than 160,000 learners, while committing over $50 million to HBCUs and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, since it launched in 2020.
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2023 C.E. June 17
Japan expands the definition of rape after years of protest
Japan's parliament passed legislation to redefine rape as nonconsensual sexual intercourse - removing the provisions regarding use of force - and raise the age of consent from 13 to 16.
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2023 C.E. June 16
Germany hands back centuries-old masks to Colombia
The wooden objects are highly revered by the country's Indigenous Kogi mountain people, and their return is the latest in a string of cultural restitutions by Germany and other European nations.