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Inclusion

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Bear-claw café creates jobs for people with speech impairments
A cute bear paw is serving coffee through a café wall in Shanghai, China. Customers place an order through the QR code on the wall. The bear paw will serve coffee through the hole in the wall. The store's staff, Ying Ying, and Wei Wei are people with speech impairments, both have barista certificates my and make excellent coffee. Haiqing Wang, the coffee shop founder, aims to assist individuals with special needs and is thoroughly committed to empowering individuals with special needs to successfully seek stable employment.Read more: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006535/shanghai-has-a-hole-in-the-wall-caf%C3%A9-run-by-disabled%2C-bear-clawed-baristas
21 January 2021 by SeatonK

Governance

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A healthy democracy starts with active and informed citizens
Knowledge of how our democratic processes work, what citizens’ rights and legal obligations are and understanding our national values are basic to our social cohesion. It is concerning that among numerous shortcomings, the nation’s education system is failing to equip most secondary students with the knowledge and skills to become active and informed citizens.  Nationwide testing shows that young people are also losing interest in political news and world affairs Minister Alan Tudge is right when he says: “We all have an interest in our kids learning about our democracy before they hit voting age.” Source: The Australian 21/1/21
21 January 2021 by Glenn Barnes

Climate

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The New Climate War - by Michael E Mann
"Skillfully explains the complicated dynamics of global warming and vividly portrays the sophisticated and coordinated campaign by polluters to block the policies and solutions needed to solve the climate crisis" - Al Gore"Provides hope and a roadmap for all of us to address the systematic issues fueling climate change, and shows us how we can wage a new war, in the fight for our future" - Leonardo DiCaprioTrailer featured on twitter: https://twitter.com/i/status/1339589967467540481Publication available in Australia in February.
21 January 2021 by Jeremy Wright

Healthcare

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Artificial heart to be sold in Europe
The artificial heart is made by a French company called Carmat, and is designed for people with end-stage biventricular heart failure. That’s when both of the heart’s ventricles—chambers near the bottom of the heart that pull in and push out blood between the lungs and the rest of the body—are too weak to carry out their function.It’s been approved as a temporary replacement while patients wait for donor hearts, and is estimated to last about five years.Carmat’s artificial heart will launch commercially in Germany and France in the second quarter of this year. https://singularityhub.com/2021/01/20/this-artificial-heart-will-soon-be-on-the-market-in-europe
21 January 2021 by Jenny Morawsk...

LegalTech

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Reducing the Complexity of Death
Created from a place of grief after losing her mum in her final year of University, Founder and CEO of Airloom.co, Sally Coldham, is launching a platform that guides people through the complex and difficult process of preparing for death whilst still living.  Through a series of guides and questionnaires, Airloom.co helps you to organise and collate all the important information your loved ones will need to know when you die, from caring for your pet, to passing on you assets, to accessing your bank accounts, or converting your social media accounts to legacy profiles, Airloom.co has you covered!   
20 January 2021 by Karen Finch

Wellbeing

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Believe in Yourself
"Sometimes we carry unnecessary burdens that slow us down, We have a fallacious viewpoint about things that blurs our focus. We are confident of our weaknesses and doubtful of our strengths.  If we want to live our lives to full potential and enjoy the fruits of Success and Happiness, just remove these piles of unnecessary dregs that clog our minds and hinder our growth" ~Dr Gorakh Bobde 
20 January 2021 by Dr Gorakh Bob...