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Ban on toxic mercury looms in sugar cane farming, but Australia still has a way to go

Australia has failed to ratify an international treaty to reduce harmful mercury emissions. Mercury exposure can cause kidney damage and brain impairment, especially in children.
Gedung pencakar langit tertinggi di dunia adalah Burj Khalifa di Dubai. Gedung ini memiliki tinggi 828 meter. Tapi kita tentu saja dapat membangun yang lebih tinggi. Flickr/Cristian Viarisio

Curious Kids: setinggi apakah gedung pencakar langit yang dapat dibangun?

Meskipun akan menjadi sangat sulit, namun kita mungkin dapat membangun sebuah gedung dengan tinggi melebihi 2,000 meter. Tinggi gedung tersebut sama dengan sekitar sepuluh gedung pencakar langit biasa yang ditumpuk ke atas. Akan tetapi, hal ini bukan merupakan ide yang baik.
Untuk mendukung BPJS-Kesehatan, pemerintah memutuskan untuk menaikkan iuran BPJS sejak 1 Juli 2020. www.shutterstock.com

Kenaikan iuran BPJS bukan solusi terhadap masalah kesehatan di Indonesia: 4 hal yang perlu dilakukan

Pada 1 Juli 2020, pemerintah Indonesia telah merencanakan kenaikan asuransi kesehatan nasional, JKN. Namun, langkah ini hanya akan mengatasi masalah jangka pendek.
Raising premiums for Indonesia’s national insurance – while everything else in the health system is unchanged – is not the best policy option. www.shutterstock.com

Raising national health insurance premiums doesn’t solve Indonesia’s health‑care problems: this is what needs to be done

Starting July 1 2020, the Indonesian government will increase almost twice the premiums of its national health insurance to buffer its deficit. However such a move only addresses short-term problems.
The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for us to rethink and redesign how schools support children’s social connections and opportunities for informal play and recreation. (Shutterstock)

Kids will need recess more than ever when returning to school post‑coronavirus

Global experts in child development say recess will be critical for children’s well-being when schools reopen, so education authorities should see planning recess as a high priority.

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