Four-day working week boom, successful police de-escalation training, electric car sales record in Norway

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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.
“We see huge benefits”: firms adopt four-day week in pandemic crisis
Source: The Guardian
No officer fired a single shot in Newark in 2020 due to successful de-escalation training
Source: Good News Network
Electric cars rise to record 54% market share in Norway
Source: The Guardian
Iran passes a bill to protect women against gender-based violence
Source: Global Citizen
Rev. Raphael Warnock makes history as Georgia’s first Black senator
Source: CNN
China’s ban on plastic straws and single-use bags comes into effect
Source: Good News Network
A new UK hiring platform is helping disabled freelancers find work opportunities
Source: Goodnet
Solar-powered low-cost mud house in Bengaluru can harvest 10,000 litres of rain
Source: The Better India
The Haavu Mattu Naavu initiative is educating Indian communities on snakebites
Source: Global Citizen
A Denver-based scheme is helping Black women discover the outdoors
Source: KHN