Pakistan’s first transgender madrasa, vaxi taxi, reducing cow emissions with seaweed

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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a groundbreaking religious school exclusively for Islamabad’s transgender youth, a UK initiative hoping to tackle vaccine scepticism amongst minority communities, and a landmark study reducing cow methane emissions by approximately 82%.

Pakistan opens first transgender-only Islamic school

With the transgender population facing high levels of discrimination in the conservative country, the opening of the first specialised madrasa is a landmark moment in LGBT+ acceptance.

Source: Thomson Reuters News Foundation

“Vaxi Taxi” targets minority communities experiencing vaccine anxiety

The initiative aims to tackle distrust of vaccines within minority communities, stemming from historic abuses of non-white individuals by medical practitioners.

Source: VOA News

Feeding cows seaweed could cut their methane emissions by 82%, scientists say

Researchers found cows belched out 82% less methane after putting small amount of seaweed in their feed for five months.

Source: The Guardian

Wales makes Black history lessons a compulsory part of the school curriculum

The education minister says that she hopes the move to include BAME history will help young people in Wales become “informed and ethical citizens”.

Source: Global Citizen

Spain passes law legalising euthanasia

The new legislation means that Spain has become the fourth country in Europe to allow assisted suicide, providing those with incurable illnesses the dignity to choose.

Source: BBC News

A new mission to clean up space junk has launched into orbit

The trial aims to capture some of the millions of pieces of orbital debris that are currently floating above Earth.

Source: NPR

Millions sign up to anti-food-waste apps to share their unused produce

With the average UK family throwing out £730 of surplus items a year, eco-conscious consumers have found a hi-tech fix.

Source: The Guardian

Indianapolis bus drivers are supporting disengaged high school students

As bus drivers were still on the district’s payroll, Wayne Township officials decided to use their communication skills to keep pupils on track.

Source: Chalkbeat

“Solidarity pricing” comes to Berlin restaurant

Neukölln’s Oh La Queca offers three different price levels, with customers deciding for themselves how much they can afford to pay.

Source: Deutsche Welle

New website aims to shift Colombia’s “unsellable” homes with a dark past

The money earned from the sale of formerly Farc-owned properties will go towards paying reparations to victims of the armed conflict.

Source: BBC News

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