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Recent mobile phone initiatives in Bangladesh are allowing patients to reach a health worker for advice at no cost 24 hours a day. They can receive prenatal care reminders and even send complaints about patient care.
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The world's largest humanitarian network, the Red Cross, welcomed hundreds of thousands of new volunteers this year during the pandemic.
Globally deaths from terrorism fell for the 5th consecutive year in 2019-a 15 percent annual decrease and 59% decline since 2014.
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A UNESCO report shows the proportion of girls being educated globally has risen to 89% in 25 years-180 million more girls in school.
The Ancient Earth interactive map allows you to see where your hometown has moved through the process of Plate Tectonics spanning 750M years.
These Canadian students wished their country a happy birthday with a breathtaking sixty seconds of diversity and beauty.
Across the Philippines, crime has plummeted 60 percent during the COVID-19 quarantine, though no one is sure why.
Animal activist Jane Goodall collaborated with Disney on the new movie Chimpanzee. The film tells the story of an adorable chimp named Oscar who is left orphaned after his mother is killed. Filmed in the wild over a four-year period, documentary cameras were poised waiting for something to happen among a large family of chimps. Something amazing did happen.
Animal activist Jane Goodall collaborated with Disney on the new movie Chimpanzee. The film tells the story of an adorable chimp named Oscar who is left orphaned after his mother is killed. Filmed in the wild over a four-year period, documentary cameras were poised waiting for something to happen among a large family of chimps. Something amazing did happen.
Since the Aichi Targets set in 2010, over 8.1mil sq-miles have been added to world's conservation areas, greater than the size of Russia.
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