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All Scots under age of 26 now entitled to free dental care – STV News

Scottish Government announces almost 600,000 young Scots can get dental care free of charge from Tuesday.

Source: All Scots under age of 26 now entitled to free dental care – STV News

Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine – BBC News

The drought – the worst in four decades – has devastated isolated farming communities in the south of the country, leaving families to scavenge for insects to survive. “These are famine-like conditions and they’re being driven by climate not conflict,” said the UN World Food Programme’s Shelley Thakral. The UN estimates that 30,000 people are currently experiencing the highest internationally recognised level of food insecurity – level five – and there are concerns the number affected could rise sharply as Madagascar enters the traditional “lean season” before harvest. “This is unprecedented. These people have done nothing to contribute to climate change. They don’t burn fossil fuels… and yet they are bearing the brunt of climate change,” said Ms Thakral. In the remote village of Fandiova, in Amboasary district, families recently showed a visiting WFP team the locusts that they were eating.

Source: Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine – BBC News

COVID-19: B.C. university students will not need proof of vaccination to attend classes in person | Globalnews.ca

Michael Byers, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia, said he will not teach in a lecture room unless there is a vaccine mandate for students.

Source: COVID-19: B.C. university students will not need proof of vaccination to attend classes in person | Globalnews.ca