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🌍 We have passed "peak pollution". 👩⚕️ We are close to eradicating polio. 🔭 The Webb Telescope has discovered the earliest known black hole merger. 🧠 Frozen brain tissue can now be revived without damage - enables research.
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⚰️ Murders continue to decrease in the US. 🧏 She was deaf at birth, 18-month-old Opal Sandy had her hearing restored after a world-unique gene therapy. 🧠 Neuralink's first patient can control a computer with his mind
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🚗 Waymo's robotaxi has now reached 50,000 paid trips per week. 🅾️ Blood types can become mutually compatible. 💉 Three West African countries begin vaccinating against malaria.
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🛰️ Hello again! Voyager 1 begins transmitting to Earth after five months of silence. 🗳️ Global support for democracy is at a record high – 85%. 🧒🏿 40% of the reduction in child mortality is thanks to vaccines.
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📉 Lowest UK emissions since 1879. 📱 Simplified view of dopamine and social media. 👴🏿 Life expectancy is increasing globally, but most notably in Eastern Africa. 📉 Decrease in youth suicide in Europe.
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🌎 Global Overshoot Day occurs later this year. 🤑 Gen Z is richer than previous generations at the same age. 🚅 Europe's longest test track for Hyperloop opens in the Netherlands.
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🦾 Chatbot convinced conspiracy theorists to reconsider their beliefs. 🚀 SpaceX plans even bigger Starships. 🔋 New fast-charging electric vehicle battery with a lifetime of 400,000 miles.
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❌ Slovakia closes its last coal-fired power plant – six years ahead of schedule. 🏢 Thousands of deaths avoided in Taiwan earthquake. 🛫 Successful demo flight with the first private supersonic aircraft since the Concorde.
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☣️ Toxic chemicals have decreased by 21% over ten years. 🌬️ Significantly improved air quality in Europe. 👩⚕️ Sharp decline in tuberculosis in Cambodia. 🌎 The vast majority believe in climate change.