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People In Sweden Held A “Ugliest Lawn” Contest To Help Conserve Water
People have to avoid watering their lawns for an entire season and compete for the brownest, driest lawn.
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A Typhoon Named “Puppy” In Japanese Hit Taiwan And People Turned It Into A Huge Meme
Inspired by the name “Koinu”, which means “puppy” in Japanese, people in Taiwan started putting their Photoshop skills to good use.
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Vietnam Has Jailed This Top Climate Activist For Three Years For “Tax Evasion”
50-year-old Hoang Thi Minh Hong is one of Vietnam’s most prominent climate activists.
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Someone Has Chopped Down The Famous “Robin Hood” Tree In The UK And People Are Furious
The sycamore tree near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England, was one of the most photographed trees in the country.
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Brazil’s Top Court Has Ruled To Protect This Indigenous Group’s Right To Their Ancestral Land
The state government had argued that Indigenous people could only claim their land if they proved that they were occupying the land when Brazil passed its constitution in 1988.
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4 Good News Stories From Around The World
Take a break with some of the good news stories from around the world.
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16 Places Around The World That Flooded In August 2023
Here are some of the places around the world that have flooded this month.
Activism
In A Historic Referendum, People In Ecuador Have Voted To Protect The Amazon By Stopping Oil Drilling
In a single hectare of land in the Yasuní national park, there are more insect species than in all of North America and more species of trees and plants than in any other hectare on Earth.
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Over 5,000 People Have Been Killed And Entire Neighborhoods Swept To Sea In Libya’s Most Disastrous Flood
The staggering death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Ate Fish From Fukushima Where It’s Releasing Nuclear Waste Water To Prove It’s Safe
Japan has faced backlash from nearby countries and environmental organizations for its decision to release treated waste water into the ocean.
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Wildfires In Greece Are So Extreme That They Have Burned An Area Larger Than New York City
The wildfires have already burned an area larger than New York City.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Slammed Meta For Blocking News On Canada’s Worst Wildfires
“It is so inconceivable that a company like Facebook is choosing to put corporate profits ahead of ensuring that local news organizations can get up-to-date information to Canadians.”