In today’s edition of Squirrel News, US cancer deaths are down over 30% since 1991, Saudi women’s football league hosts its first international tournament and a new blood test can replace brain imaging to detect Alzheimer’s.
Better treatment, more accurate detection and public awareness are just some of the factors that have steadily reduced cancer-related deaths in the US since 1991.
Saudi Arabia’s women’s league gets its first international tournament
Saudi Arabia’s women’s football league, launched last year, has hosted its first international tournament, together with Comoros, Pakistan and Mauritius.
Cincinnati city government outbids outsiders to keep rent affordable
Cincinnati’s port authority bought nearly 200 homes, with the intent to repair and renovate them. Afterward, these houses will be rented to low-income families.
Riga uses a digital twin of itself in Minecraft to teach urban planning
The Latvian capital of Riga has introduced a Minecraft-based curriculum, involving scale models of the city to help high schoolers learn urban planning and development.
In contrast to large, meatpacking corporations, Country Natural Beef, a member-owned company, plans to promote a transition to more regenerative practices.
A Palestinian village uses cooperative practices to be self-sufficient
Farkha, in the West Bank, is a model of community engagement, with all residents working together to build, repair and maintain the village. Food and labor are shared, as a mark of social solidarity.
Flamingos are thriving in Mumbai, India, despite development pressure, as the local community is increasingly protective of the birds and their habitat.
