In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we cover the historic move by Minneapolis city council to replace the police with a different model, Berlin’s move to pass an anti-discrimination law to address Germany’s systematic racism, and how farmers in West Ireland are working to encourage butterflies and bees to flourish on their land.
Statue of slave trader pulled down in Bristol in Black Lives Matter protest
The statue of Edward Colston, that was pulled down and thrown into the port, has created a dialogue that makes people think about the history of their city.
Crops sprayed with ‘barcode spores’ to help track food poisoning
The WHO estimated 1 in 10 people get food poisoning and 400,000 die from it each year, and this move would trace the cause of it a lot faster, saving lives.
Ireland’s landscape has been threatened by carbon emissions and water pollution, which farmers are seeing to counteract by encouraging butterflies and bees.
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The Guardian
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New York sees lowest murder rate in recorded history, Europe’s first elephant sanctuary, hedgehog backpacks
Jamaica’s murder rate falls by 40%, Australia creates Great Koala National Park, Lagos explores cleaner transport
France offers €1 student meals, FIFA recognises Afghan women’s team, the bright idea deterring predators
