World News for Students of English

01-12-2025 15:00

There have been positive global developments across conservation, medicine, and clean energy.

In conservation, Mexico’s jaguar population successfully increased by 30% in 14 years to over 5,300, confirming the effectiveness of protected areas. Australian researchers also achieved a world first by breeding the endangered red and yellow mountain frog in captivity, paving the way for future releases into the wild.

In medicine, doctors demonstrated a breakthrough by performing the world’s first 5G remote robotic surgery on a patient in Tibet from 4,000 km away, proving that expert surgical care can be delivered to isolated communities. Additionally, the European Commission approved a highly effective, twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention (PrEP), simplifying treatment and aiding global efforts to curb the virus’s spread, particularly in lower-income nations.

Morocco’s ratification of the High Seas Treaty ensures the law will take effect in 2026, protecting marine life in international waters. Finally, Brazil hit a renewable energy milestone, generating over one-third of its electricity from wind and solar, keeping it on track to meet global 2030 energy goals despite hydroelectric challenges.

Difficult words: conservation (the careful protection and preservation of natural things), captivity (the state of being held in a specific place, usually against one’s will, instead of living freely in nature), breakthrough (a sudden, important discovery or achievement), curb (to restrain or control something, especially something undesirable), ratification (the act of formally approving a treaty, agreement, or law).

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