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England, United Kingdom Planting half a million trees The National Trust, a conservation organization, has teamed up with a UK government–funded program to plant 416,000 trees in England by the end of March. The project is planting varieties such as oak, elm, birch, and alder to create woodlands, orchards, hedges, and pastures on nearly 1,300 acres of land across 20 sites. The trees will benefit local wildlife, including harvest mice, butterflies, and 13 bat species. Sofia, Bulgaria New national leader chosen On January 16, after months of negotiations, lawmakers in Bulgaria approved Rosen Zhelyazkov as the country’s new prime minister. Nearly three months ago, the country held an election to decide on a new government. The GERB party won but didn’t have enough seats in parliament (similar to Congress) to…

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