Wales tackles period poverty, AI joins fight against cancer, and Duolingo sparks Gaelic resurgence

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In this issue of Squirrel News the Welsh government is providing sanitary products in all schools and communtiy spaces, AI is identifying cancer more effectively than human doctors, and Duolingo’s Gaelic course experiences a booming revival.

Wales tackles period poverty by providing free sanitary products

The Welsh government has set aside over £3m to provide sanitary products in every school, college, library and community hub

Source: BBC News

Artificial intelligence may be more effective than doctors in detecting breast cancer

Google’s AI has proven to read mammograms with fewer false negatives and positives than human experts

Source: Time

Duolingo’s Gaelic course sparks boom in interest amongst Scottish youth

Indigineous languages are flailing around the world, but now almost double the number of Gaelic speakers have signed up to learn this indigenous language

Source: The Guardian

An all-timber football stadium ran on renewable energy is given the green light in England

Zaha Hadid’s design for the world’s greenest football stadium was finally granted planning permission for Forest Green Rovers

Source: ArchDaily

Artificial surfing lagoon in Bristol designed for people with disabilities

Conceived by a former ostepoath, this surf school offers rehabilitation in the unconventional form of waves

Source: The Guardian

Less aggressive chemotherapy found to be just as effective for testicular cancer

Single round of treatment could make a “huge difference” in the quality of life of cancer patients

Source: BBC News

In spite of Trump over 30 US states want to keep accepting refugees

33 states – including 15 republican – have written to Trump expressing their desire to uphold their resettlement programs

Source: Global Citizen

Staging Change, an intiative founded with the aim of making theatre more sustainable

This intiative acts as a network and resource pool, helping venues and production companies to reduce waste and go renewable

Source: EuroNews

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