C.E.G. Springate @SpringateCEG

Anglo-German news anchor / presenter / reporter at Germany´s international broadcaster, DW. Focus: Africa, Brazil, media development, politics, intl´ affairs. Berlin Joined November 2012

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Guardian Upside @GuardianUpside

7 years ago

Tens of millions of new trees are revitalising land across west Africa. They weren't planted by states or NGOs - they're growing naturally and are nurtured by thousands of small-scale farmers theguardian.com/world/2018/aug… by @ruthmaclean in Niger #TheUpside @SkollFoundation @soljourno

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Positive News @PositiveNewsUK

7 years ago

These women are proudly campaigning to improve sexual and reproductive rights in their communities in Kenya. To try to stamp out female genital mutilation, they have developed alternative rites of passage ceremonies

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Human Progress @HumanProgress

7 years ago

The United Kingdom has more than tripled its forest area since 1919. The UK will soon reach forest levels equal to those registered in the Domesday Book, almost a thousand years ago. buff.ly/2IQd3PT

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Cato Institute @CatoInstitute

7 years ago

How is it possible that so many people are unaware of the extraordinary and unprecedented decline in world poverty that has been achieved in the last twenty years? j.mp/2tVWED4

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C.E.G. Springate @SpringateCEG

7 years ago

Dear all, the latest edition of the Bright Side ... just in case you haven't seen it already :)

DW News @dwnews

7 years ago

Dear all, the latest edition of the Bright Side ... just in case you haven't seen it already :)

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C.E.G. Springate @SpringateCEG

7 years ago

Dear friends and colleagues, here's the latest Bright Side - take some time to appreciate one of the more mundane objects in (most of) our lives.

DW News @dwnews

7 years ago

Dear friends and colleagues, here's the latest Bright Side - take some time to appreciate one of the more mundane objects in (most of) our lives.

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Human Progress @HumanProgress

7 years ago

Globally, a worker could expect to work 2,227 hours in 1950. By 2016, however, he or she worked only 1,855 hours. Over the same time period, inflation-adjusted income per capita per year rose 111 percent. We are working less while making more money. buff.ly/2qFPm5N

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Steven Pinker @sapinker

7 years ago

A counterpoint to fatalism: Reminders from data and everyday life on how much has improved, and on the middle-age blues. ft.com/content/e60f06… via @FinancialTimes

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DW News @dwnews

7 years ago

For centuries, famines killed tens of millions of people. And though there are still millions suffering from hunger, we’ve largely solved that problem, says DW’s @SpringateCEG. Here’s how:

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C.E.G. Springate @SpringateCEG

7 years ago

Just been reading that article - awful indeed!

Max Roser @MaxCRoser

7 years ago

Just been reading that article - awful indeed!

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C.E.G. Springate @SpringateCEG

7 years ago

Danke, Lorenz

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Human Progress @HumanProgress

7 years ago

Access to running water and electricity is rapidly spreading across the globe. As more households gain access to modern technologies, more children will leave behind backbreaking physical labor for school books and studying. buff.ly/2z1xt7X

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Cato Institute @CatoInstitute

7 years ago

Between 1954 and 2014, the cost of a TV fell 98.5% — for a significantly better product. That's progress! j.mp/2JB795Z

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7 years ago

How is it possible that so many people are unaware of the extraordinary and unprecedented decline in world poverty that has been achieved in the last twenty years? j.mp/2tVWED4

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C.E.G. Springate @SpringateCEG

7 years ago

This week's edition of The Bright Side - enjoy

DW News @dwnews

7 years ago

This week's edition of The Bright Side - enjoy

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Michaela Kuefner @MKuefner

7 years ago

#Merkel says #Migration decisions at #EU summit ‘have same effect as’ what rebellious @CSU sister party demands: allowing return of #EUrodac registered migrants at border. “Having same effect as” = “wirkungsgleich” in German. Word worth learning for this weekend’s pol. climbdown

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Max Roser @MaxCRoser

7 years ago

Wir leben doppelt so lange wie nur wenige Generationen vor uns. Unser Einkommen ist knapp 10-mal so hoch wie 1950. Die Arbeitslosenrate ist niedriger als je zuvor nach der Wiedervereinigung. Wir sind bei der WM ausgeschieden und Der Spiegel verliert den Verstand.