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1. This vaccine is saving hundreds of thousands of lives. You’ve probably never heard of it.
By the Economist
2. Climate deal or no, green investment is surging.
By Alex Morales in Bloomberg Business
3. The buy-one-give-one model can’t hide the fact that social change is hard.
By Cinnamon Janzer and Lauren Weinstein in Co.Exist
4. Berlin figured out how to price public housing right.
By Feargus O’Sullivan in CityLab
5. Open your next bike lock with your thumbprint.
By Jennifer Passas in PSFK

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