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A man from Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, collects water from Lake Kivu for domestic use. (Photo by MONUSCO/Tony Ntumba) Photo used under CC BY

City of 2M in DR Congo has no running water

Goma, a city of 2 million, has virtually no running water – not even in the fanciest hotels, which have their own pumps and treat their own water. Yet it hosts the largest U.N. peacekeeping mission in the world.

NPR

Pastor of a megachurch fuels Ebola conspiracy theories in DRC

Time

High Niger birth rate laid to misreading of Islam

A misreading of Islam led to Niger’s explosive birth rate, hampering the country’s fight to adapt to the climate crisis and preserve its resources, the country’s president has said.

Guardian

Thousands of Rohingya accept relocation to island

Bangladesh’s refugee commissioner has said thousands of Rohingya living in Bangladesh refugee camps have agreed to move to an island in the Bay of Bengal despite fears the site is prone to flooding.

Al Jazeera

India, Pakistan trade blame over deadly clash

India and Pakistan blamed one another for cross-border shelling in the disputed Kashmir region which killed and injured soldiers and civilians on both sides.

Al Jazeera

Argentina’s fiscal crisis hurts women more

Women endure the greatest financial hardships in Argentina, and their plight is being pushed onto the election agenda.

Al Jazeera

Young girls angry about gender pay gap

Forbes

A Marcos comeback may hinge on ruling

A years-long election result challenge pending at the Philippine Supreme Court could soon result in the removal of President Rodrigo Duterte’s most prominent political rival.

Asia Times Online

HUMAN RIGHTS

N.Ireland set to legalize abortion, gay marriage

Northern Ireland is set to decriminalize abortion and set the stage for legalization of same-sex marriages, bringing its laws in line with the rest of the UK.

Associated Press

N.Irish lawmakers fail to thwart abortion law change in rare assembly sitting

Yahoo! News

Synthetic drugs awash in Scottish prisons

Scotland’s prisons are “awash” with synthetic drugs that are linked to rising levels of violence, a European human rights organization has said.

BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Australian papers go black for press freedom

Australia’s biggest newspaper rivals, The News Corp Australia and Nine, have made a rare showing of unity by publishing redacted front pages in a protest against press restrictions.

BBC

‘An intense climate of fear has been triggered.’ Press freedom a rising concern in 2019, report says

TIME

Green parties make strong gains in Swiss polls

Green parties have made strong gains in Switzerland’s parliamentary election, according to initial projections. Their gains reflect voters’ concerns over climate change, seen as the dominant issue in this election.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

World’s oldest pearl found in Abu Dhabi

Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have discovered an 8,000-year-old pearl in a Stone Age settlement. Emirati experts believe pearls were traded in ancient Mesopotamia and perhaps worn as jewelry.

Deutsche Welle

Fastest ants in world found in northern Sahara

Guardian

Monkeys have greater cognitive flexibility

Monkeys exhibit more cognitive flexibility than humans when it comes to exploring more efficient options to solving a problem, according to a study.

The Tribune

GLOBAL HEALTH

Technology transforming health care in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has the worst healthcare in the world according to the World Bank. But new technologies like drones, apps and vending machines are breaking down these barriers to provide access to vital medicines.

CNN

95% of tested baby food in US is toxic

According to a new investigation, toxic heavy metals damaging to your baby’s brain development are likely in the baby food you are feeding your infant.

NBCNews.com

A quarter of US health care spending is waste, report says

MSN

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GOOD NEWS

Refugee community kitchen serves 2.3M meals

The Refugee Community Kitchen has served 2.3 million meals to refugees in France and the UK’s homeless. The charity has nearly 20,000 volunteers in France and the UK.

Guardian

Teen’s homecoming proposal video goes viral

David Cowan and Saris Garcia, both high school students who have Down syndrome, have known each other for over a decade. The two went viral with a homecoming proposal video that was viewed millions of times.

CNN

Bride asks her four grandmothers to be her flower girls

MSN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Sheryl Sandberg donates $2.5M to fight hate

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg pledged to donate $2.5 million to the Anti-Defamation League, to support anti-hate and anti-bias education programs, research and advocacy.

CNET News

Facebook donates $25M for teacher housing

In Facebook’s biggest contribution yet to fighting the Bay Area housing crisis, the tech giant said it’s donating $25 million to build up to 120 apartments for peninsula teachers.

Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Mexicans fight for waterway taken by the US

The Colorado River serves over 35 million Americans before reaching Mexico – but it is dammed at the border, leaving locals on the other side with a dry delta.

Guardian

Can central banks fight climate change?

In a discussion at the IMF‘s annual meeting, the fund’s new managing director and other experts discussed what central banks and other large-scale investors can do to tackle global warming, and where the limitations lie.

Deutsche Welle

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Chile’s cost of living protests take deadly toll

Eleven people were killed in violent protests against rising living costs in Chile, Santiago Governor Karla Rubilar said. The unrest, sparked by a now suspended metro fare hike, has widened to reflect anger over inequality.

BBC

Lebanese unite, protest against political elite

Hundreds of thousands of people have come out on the streets of Lebanon in the biggest protests in the last four days, demanding an end to economic woes and perceived government corruption.

Al Jazeera

Detroit’s urban farming revolution

Al Jazeera

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International Rescue Committee staff measure the upper arm circumference of 7-year-old Ngikadelio Ngikeny as part of a malnutrition screening program, at a health clinic in Turkana County, northwest Kenya in March 2017. (Photo by Russell Watkins/DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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