Bogota restricts bullfighting, a sculpture saving corals, wastewater as a resource

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Today in Squirrel News, the Colombian capital is banning the harming and killing of animals in bullfighting, an underwater sculpture helps to save 5,000 corals, and a new EU project is about to use wastewater as an innovative resource.

Bogota protects bulls in bullfighting

Aiming to decrease demand for the ancient tradition of bullfighting, the city council of Bogota banned the harming and killing of animals in bullfighting.

Source: The Beet

Artifical coral is helping restore endangered ocean creatures in Thailand

Named after the sea goddess Mazu, an underwater sculpture now holds 5,000 coral plants in its structures.

Source: The Planetary Press

Project financed by the European Commission optimises the usability of waste water

Commencing in June 2020, the ULTIMATE project is purposed to make use of waste water beyond just storage.

Source: Phys.org

‘Decolonise and rename’ streets of Uganda and Sudan, activists urge

Campaigners target statues of slave owners and roads named after imperial armies as protests spread to Africa.

Source: The Guardian

Germany will be prohibitung single-use plastic products starting July 2021

Joining France, Canada and China, Germany has opted to cut down sale of single-use plastic products from 2021 onwards.

Source: The Planetary Press

A Chinese city grants residents the right to perform background checks based on past offences on potential spouses

As an initiative to reduce domestic violence, the city of Yiwu has confirmed that residents can access their partner’s abuse record before getting married.

Source: BBC

A Kenyan made video conferencing app promises to connect the African continent

Gumzo is the first video conferencing platform with servers in Kenya, seeking to improve poor network issues across Africa.

Source: CNN

From dusted-off bikes to electric dreams: UK green economy booms on back of Covid-19

Pandemic accelerates developments in sustainability from businesses and consumers.

Source: The Guardian

Sam Mendes launches fund for theatre workers hit by Covid-19 crisis

The Theatre Artists Fund is designed to help workers ‘at breaking point’ who do not benefit from government aid.

Source: The Guardian

An ancient Aboriginal site, preserved on the seabed

For a long time in the past, sea levels around Australia were much lower than they are today. Now researchers have uncovered an ancient archaeological site on the seabed, where Aborigines seem to once have lived.

Source: The Conversation

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