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A migrant child from Iraq in 2015, seeking asylum in Macedonia along with his family. As governments respond to nationalist sentiment among voters, xenophobic rhetoric has risen and onetime safe havens for migrants have closed, allowing human traffickers to lock migrants into profitable cycles of exploitation and abuse. (Photo by Stephen Ryan / IFRC) Photo used under CC BY

EU’s immigration barriers aiding human trafficking

European countries are helping human traffickers by closing their doors to migrants, who risk swapping hardship at home for a new life of slavery on the road, humanitarian experts have said.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Migrant arrivals in EU set to reach 5-year low

Deutsche Welle

Vietnam’s digital dictatorship to silence activists

Vietnam’s government has stated it employs a cyber “task force” to monitor activists on social media. Activists fear the new cyber law will allow authorities to crack down harshly on those promoting freedom of expression.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh aborts plan to repatriate Rohingya

The head of Bangladesh’s refugee commission said plans to start the repatriation of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar were scrapped after officials were unable to find anyone who wanted to return.

PBS NewsHour

Gay men face humiliating tests in Tunisia

Men suspected of sodomy are being subjected to anal examinations and confiscation of phones by police. More than 70 gay men were jailed last year, according to activists.

Guardian

Pakistanis fear for Uighur wives held in China

It is estimated that hundreds of Uighur wives of Pakistani men have disappeared since April 2017 into China’s internment camps. It is unclear how many children of such unions have also been seized.

NPR

Beijing lashes out after diplomats seek explanation for Uighur crackdown

CNN

US alone in opposing UN refugee resolution

The U.S. was the only country to oppose an annual draft UN General Assembly resolution on the work of the UN refugee agency. The U.S. says elements of the text ran counter to the administration’s sovereign interests.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Nigeria’s fear of child ‘witchcraft’ ruining lives

In the Niger Delta, where an extreme form of Christianity has taken root and blended with indigenous beliefs, an alarming number of children have been accused of practicing witchcraft with malicious intent.

Al Jazeera

Graphic novel tells stories of young ‘witches’

Al Jazeera

Woman builds shelter for Nigeria witchcraft victims

The Punch

US abortion ‘gag rule’ puts millions at risk

A gag rule imposed by President Donald Trump that bans U.S.-funded groups around the world from discussing abortion has sown confusion and fear in developing nations, risking the health of millions of women, experts say.

Reuters

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Israel defense chief quits over Gaza ceasefire

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned over the Cabinet’s decision to accept a Gaza ceasefire, denouncing the move as “surrendering to terror.” His party will leave the ruling coalition leading to early elections.

BBC

UN lifts sanctions on Eritrea after nine years

In 2009, the UN imposed, among other measures, an arms embargo on Eritrea for allegedly supporting armed groups. It has now lifted those sanctions, which included travel bans and asset freezes.

Al Jazeera

Johannesburg offers free services for its poor

South Africa’s Johannesburg will offer Free Basic Services under the Expanded Social Package program to vulnerable individuals who cannot afford to pay for municipal services due to the city’s high unemployment rates.

IOL

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Engineers invent ‘Robofly’ to aid with rescue

University of Washington engineers have invented a radical laser powered robot fly the size of a toothpick that could soon revolutionize search and rescue in disaster zones, survey crop growths or find gas leaks.

Daily Mail

University of Washington engineers create Robofly

CNBC

Scientists develop material that cleans water

Researchers have developed a photocatalytic system that can be used to degrade pollutants present in water while simultaneously producing hydrogen that can be captured and used further.

scitechdaily.com

GLOBAL HEALTH

World population to rocket to 10B by 2050

Even as birth rates in developing nations fuel global baby boom, and fertility rates plummet in richer countries, population is set to hit 10 billion by 2050 according to latest report.

Daily Mail

More women in poor countries using contraception

Associated Press

Could sewage surveillance help fight polio?

An Israeli experiment helps illuminate how we can eradicate polio once and for all — by tracking polio in human waste and checking them for poliovirus in the country’s Central Virology Laboratory.

Daily Beast

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GOOD NEWS

Tent to boost mental health built for refugees

To aid the plight of refugees fleeing war, two young architects have embarked on a project to improve mental health of refugees in camps. The first tent has now been installed at the Ritsona refugee camp in Greece.

archdaily.com

Eritrean refugees delighted by first snow in Canada

Guardian

Chef on mission to save fish and fishermen

A sushi chef’s decade-long mission to preserve overfished ocean species, promote safer fishing methods and protect the livelihoods of San Diego’s dwindling commercial fishing industry is finally paying off.

The San Diego Union Tribune

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Swiss billionaire donates $1B to save oceans

Swiss philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss’s foundation will donate $1 billion to conserve the planet’s land and oceans in an effort to expand the availability of clean air and drinking water.

Business Insider

Jordan invests millions to break poverty cycle

Michael Jordan has made a multimillion-dollar investment in the Friends of the Children non-profit organization, which gives high-risk children a mentor throughout the school year.

thesource.com

ENVIRONMENT

US scientists call for carbon dioxide scrubbing

To tackle global warming, the United States’ leading scientific body has urged the government to fund research into developing technologies to remove vast quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The Independent

Palm oil industry destroying orangutan habitat

Palm oil used in products like Cadbury bars is destroying orangutan habitat. A Greenpeace report has found that 25 suppliers destroyed 130,000 hectares since 2015.

Daily Mail

Two species pulled from brink of extinction

There is hope for the survival of fin whales and mountain gorillas after conservationists announced both species have been pulled back from the brink of extinction.

The Independent

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Greeks moving to Bulgaria to stretch pensions

Greek pensioners have saw their payouts slashed during Greece’s protracted debt crisis. Some of them are now retiring to some of the poorest countries in Europe, like Bulgaria.

Business Mirror

Philippine imports spike, spurring inflation

Imports of iron, steel and equipment for the Philippine government’s infrastructure program have widened the trade deficit and spurred galloping inflation.

Asia Times Online

Investors look to Philippines to avoid trade war

Bloomberg

Photo of the Day

Thousands of Ukrainians travel across the line of contact every day to visit relatives, access services and find basic goods. One girl waits patiently on a bench. (Photo by European Union/ECHO/Oleksandr Ratushniak) Photo used under CC BY

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