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  • New tsunami warning system

    The warning system in Indonesia to alert residents of tsunamis could not prevent disaster in Sulawesi because it hasn't worked for six years after many of the surface buoys were vandalized. However, a new system is underway where sensors on the bottom of the ocean detect tsunami waves and send acoustic signals back to shore, giving people 20 to 30 minutes warning to evacuate. A prototype has been installed, with more testing and infrastructure development planned.

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  • Cross-border meals connect people from countries in conflict

    Cultures separated by conflict sometimes share surprising similarities in cuisine. Ragini Kashyap hosts dinners around the world demonstrating these similarities, bringing people together over food.

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  • Scotland tries to combat poverty by providing free menstrual products

    The #FreePeriodScotland campaign is giving more women access to menstrual supplies and starting a conversation about women’s health and biology. Now Scotland is fighting what’s known as “period poverty”—when women don’t have access to hygienic supplies.

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  • Iceland hopes to get rid of the gender pay gap with a revolutionary new law

    Iceland is hoping to become the first country to eliminate the pay gap between men and women after it imposed a law that mandates companies get an equal pay certification or face a fine.”This law is thought to be the first of its kind.”

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  • At pop-up eatery in Canada, HIV education is on the menu

    While great strides have been made, ignorance and misinformation around how HIV is contracted remains to this day. In order to dispell some ignorant ideas, a Toronto hospital that focuses on HIV care created a pop-up restaurant with food prepared by HIV-positive cooks.

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  • Many countries have a simple, fair tax system. Could the US be next?

    The average median-income family in the United States spends 13 hours per year preparing and filing their taxes, plus $370 paying someone to help. “In other countries, it’s a matter of minutes and costs nothing,” says T.R. Reid who studies tax systems around the world. In the Netherlands, you review a pre-filled online form. In Japan, the government sends you a postcard and, if no changes are needed, you don’t take any action at all.

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  • In one of Africa's largest slums, these girls saved to solve a problem

    Girls from the Nairobi slum of Kibera had a problem: They could not attend school because they could not afford sanitary pads. Absent government help, they decided to form a savings group, depositing and investing money.

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  • Mumbai slum dwellers say 'I have to help' stop violence against women

    In the Mumbai slum of Dharavi, an NGO called Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) is working to make life safer by teaching men the importance of not being violent towards women. Through an app called Eyewatch, community members are able to document acts of domestic violence, which helps SNEHA team members locate victims and their abusers.

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