In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at the biggest pro-democracy protests in Russia for decades, Indigenous leaders filing a claim in the International Criminal Court accusing the Brazilian president of crimes against humanity, and Germany’s new bill to prohibit the mass slaughter of male chicks from 2022.
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Jaguars return to Argentina, anti-malaria medical breakthrough, fighting child marriage with Taekwondo
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at the reintroduction of jaguars into Argentina’s wetlands, a medical breakthrough courtesy of South African scientists, and a 17-year-old girl fighting child marriage in Zimbabwe through martial arts.
Brooklyn’s progressive policing model, student-run refugee law clinics, the solutions whisperer
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a progressive policing model in Brooklyn, the introduction of over 30 drop-in law clinics for refugees in Germany, and solutions-oriented workshops creating tangible fixes to real-world problems.
Sumatran rhino conservation, rewilding Britain with reptiles, New York’s plastic pollution superheroes
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at the success of a Sumatran rhino conservation programme which has boosted the local creative economy, two teenage boys on a mission to reintroduce Britain’s lost toads, frogs, and lizards, and a self-styled plastic waste superhero in Brooklyn.
Four-day working week boom, successful police de-escalation training, electric car sales record in Norway
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about an increasing number of UK firms adopting a four-day working week in light of the pandemic, a New Jersey police force combating police brutality with a de-escalation programme, and a boom in electric car sales in Norway resulting in the green vehicles taking a record 54% market share.
Fighting FGM in Sierra Leone, Australia changes its national anthem, train carriage for Moscow’s stray pets
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about how a woman in Sierra Leona is tackling female genital mutilation by education elderly women, Australia’s decision to recognise 60,000 years of Indigenous history in its national anthem, and a train carriage in Moscow’s metro system offering a lifeline to the city’s stray animals.
