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Greek NGO leads ‘crazy’ bid to rid Mediterranean of plastic waste

A fifth-generation fisherman finds an innovative way to remove and recycle plastic waste from the Mediterranean Sea.

05/06/2023

France bans short-haul flights in effort to fight climate change

France has formally banned domestic flights on short routes that can be covered by train in less than two-and-a-half hours in a move aimed at reducing airline emissions.

24/05/2023

Chilean Congress approves bill reducing work week to 40 hours

Chilean legislators have overwhelmingly passed a bill reducing the country’s work week from 45 to 40 hours in a bid to improve the quality of life and rights of workers in the South American nation.

12/04/2023

A Bali island was full of rubbish. Residents made cleaning up pay

Community-run recycling centre is being credited with transforming Nusa Lembongan's once-polluted beaches and waterways.

01/03/2023

From displacement to homecoming: Dispatch from Nigeria

A community in northeast Nigeria, devastated by Boko Haram, is rebuilding a remarkable story of resilience and hope.

28/02/2023

Latin America can lead the way to a new public health model

The pandemic demonstrated that the current global public health system is failing the Global South. We need a new one.

01/02/2023

Back from extinction: Resurrecting the Tasmanian tiger

The last thylacine is thought to have died in the 1930s. Meet the scientists who want to bring it back.

29/01/2023

Lessons from Sierra Leone: How to get girls back to school

Millions of girls globally haven't returned to classrooms after COVID-19 lockdowns. One country has the solution.

15/12/2022

An HIV-free world is finally within reach

But to get there we need to give everyone, everywhere equal access to groundbreaking new drugs and treatments.

06/12/2022