Big Ideas to Tackle HIV and Brain Drains

www.ozy.com [OZY.COM]( [VIEW ONLINE]( 10 MUST READS TODAY [Daily Dose]( Tuesday Jul 16, 2019 1 [Acumen]( [Acumen]( [How Nigeria Is Winning the Battle Against HIV]( The country’s fight against AIDS starts with the basics: knowing you have it. Nigeria was a battleground only two years ago. It had just over 3 million people with HIV, second in the world only to South Africa. Roughly 8 percent of all the HIV-positive people in the world lived in Nigeria, which has less than 3 percent of the world’s overall population. Now, thanks to a variety of efforts, the HIV prevalence in Nigerian adults has dropped by 40 percent since 2017. [READ MORE]( 2 [Rising Stars]( [Rising Stars]( [Can She Solve Bulgaria's Brain Drain?]( When Petya Kertikova picks up trash on the street and throws it into the bin, people stare at the woman whose face they recognize from TV. “They think I’m crazy,” she says. Two years ago, the 30-year-old left Chicago to return to her native Bulgaria, the poorest member of the European Union. Her homecoming is all about improving the country any way she can — a mission that extends from rubbish to the nation’s TV screens. Kertikova is the creator of The Returnees, a TV show featuring the stories of successful Bulgarians who lived abroad but returned home to make a difference. People like her. [READ MORE]( 3 [Good Sh*t]( [Good Sh*t]( [Three 'Daily Show' Comedians Headline OZY Fest 2019]( OZY Fest means New York, and it means comedy. Which means it’s the perfect event to catch three of the funniest comedians on New York–based The Daily Show With Trevor Noah. Anchoring this year’s all-star OZY Fest comedy lineup are Daily Show host [Trevor Noah]( and correspondents Dulcé Sloan and Ronny Chieng, who, along with itinerant funnyman Tom Rhodes, promise to light up Central Park’s Great Lawn with laughter. But not all of these popular entertainers expected to end up on a stage. [READ MORE]( [Sponsored by: Chase]( [Coming to OZY Fest?]( Chase cardholders have special access to the Chase entrance, located at 5th Avenue and 79th Street. Show your card and valid event ticket for entry. [Chase cardholders]( also have access to some of the best views of the stage. Customers who show their card can access these exclusive viewing areas for themselves and a guest, located at each of the two stages. Space is limited to the first 100 attendees. 4 [Fast Forward]( [Mexico's AMLO Is Spooking Investors — by Being Himself]( Mexico’s president promised pragmatism but is turning increasingly populist, spooking industry and investors — while winning broad public support. 5 [Flashback]( [That Time the King of the Streets Tussled With a Polar Bear]( When 210-pound Marco Ruas fought 330-pound Paul Varelans at UFC 7, all of the smart money was on Varelans. But … strange things happen. 6 [True Story]( [What Happened the Night of the Day My Wife Left Me]( In the movies, the death-of-romance scene usually ends when she says she’s leaving. In real life, what happens next is not at all glamorous. 7 [Good Sh*t]( [This Blind Theater Offers a New Way to 'See' a Play]( Everyone in this unique space — the audience, directors, actors, special effects techs — works in total darkness. 8 [Fast Forward]( [From Macho to Sensitive: Gaming Shows a Bit of Heart]( Games are slowly dumping deep-seated themes of masculinity to touch upon softer emotions — often with key female characters. 9 [Rising Stars]( [He's Making the Spice Trade Less Shady]( With Burlap & Barrel, Ethan Frisch is adding a dash of salt and pepper to the farm-to-table movement. 10 [Flashback]( [How Chevrolet Ruled Uzbekistan]( Monopolistic policies ensured that Chevys were expensive, unwanted … and that absolutely everyone needed one. You Should Know This [Why Thousands of Sikh Men Disappeared at the Hands of Police]( OZY Media Mountain View, California 94040 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Read Online](