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New Rice Varieties Resist Bacterial Blight in East Africa
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Astronauts Celebrate Halloween in Space
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African contributions to European maps of Africa
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Possible Dark Galaxy Found With a Huge Hydrogen Reserve
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Is the world getting better or worse?

On many long-term measures, better. The share of people in extreme poverty fell from about 38% in 1990 to about 9% in 2019 (World Bank), and child deaths before age five fell from 93 to 37 per 1,000 births between 1990 and 2022 (UN IGME). Big problems remain, but progress is real.