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A motor race winner celebrates her victory, and offices may be replaced by homes.
The victory of a female race driver means more than just a trophy, and the city of New York plans to turn more office buildings into homes.
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Warming temperatures are causing dengue fever to spread to new parts of the world.
Dengue fever, a viral disease, is spreading globally to previously unendangered places as a result of climate change.
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The Loire River is low, and new inclusive textbooks are published in Bangladesh.
The waters of France’s longest river are very low after an extremely dry winter, and Bangladesh has published new inclusive school textbooks featuring transgender people.
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An Austrian ski resort uses last year’s snow, and Nepali TikTok ban sparks protest.
A ski resort in Tyrol is using snow stored over the summer to adapt to the effects of climate change, while the Nepalese government faces criticism for its decision to ban the social media app TikTok.
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Germany shuts down its nuclear power plants as it moves to other sources of energy.
Germany promised to end its nuclear energy program after the Fukushima disaster in 2011, and that promise is now a reality.
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