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World’s first malaria vaccine to be tested

Cheaper hepatitis medicine: New medicine against hepatitis is effective but expensive. International cooperation has brought the price down. In Egypt, the price dropped from $900 to $200.

California bans plastic bags: California has decided to stop using plastic bags that cannot be recycled. Especially people along the coast voted for banning the bags.

Far fewer babies with HIV: After Thailand started to provide free medicine for pregnant women with HIV, the number of children born with the virus has dropped by 90 percent.

Protecting a penguin paradise: A huge and nearly pristine sea near Antarctica will now be a protected area. This is good news for the many animals who live above and below the ice.

World unites to save the seas

Sea turtles make comeback after years on the brink

More vaccine against the ’toilet death’

Ban Ki-moon visits school in Nigeria. Photo: UN

Youth is key to ending poverty

WWF vilde dyr amur leopard David Lawson WWF UK

Good news for rare animals

The world could be free of malaria in 25 years

Monday Myths

We live longer and better in the world

We can solve big environmental problems

Countries are getting rid of cluster bombs

Pocket size health inventions for the developing world

Making clean water from air

Renewable energy in second place globally

Making emergency aid work for the long term

Much fewer land mine victims

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Smart syringes ensure safety