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🇬🇪 Residents of Georgia (the country) are protesting a bill critics say is inspired by Russia. Tens of thousands of Georgians have gathered daily in Tbilisi in recent weeks to demonstrate against a proposed media law, which would require organizations to register as foreign agents if they receive 20+% of their funding from abroad. Critics frame the law as Russia’s latest attempt to export its legal standards to old Soviet Union countries, as well as a bid from Moscow to weaken growing ties between Georgia and Europe.

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe completed the rollout of a new currency. The ZiG – aka "Zimbabwe Gold" – was introduced electronically in early April, with banknotes and coins entering circulation on Tuesday. The gold-backed ZiG is the sixth currency the country has used since 2009, when the Zimbabwe dollar collapsed amid 5 billion percent inflation and triggered a still-ongoing currency crisis. The US dollar, which currently accounts for 85% of transactions in the country, will remain legal tender.

💉 Global vaccination efforts have saved ~154 million lives over the past 50 years, per the WHO. A new study found vaccinations against 14 diseases – including measles, polio, and hepatitis B – reduced infant deaths by 40% globally since 1974, saving 101 million infant lives. On average, the WHO found each person saved through immunization gained 66 years of full health.