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Vulnerable women, mainly from eastern Europe, are being trafficked into England and Wales and forced to have sex with clients in rental homes and hotels. (Photo by Ira Gelb) Photo used under CC BY

Sex trafficking in UK pop-up brothels on ‘industrial scale’

European women are being sex trafficked to Britain on an ‘industrial scale’ as the government fails to stop organized criminal gangs advertising and selling women online and exploiting them in pop-up brothels.

Reuters

Italian cops try to stop a sex trafficking gang called Black Axe

NPR

Somalia, UN appeal for funds for flood victims

The humanitarian branches of the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations have launched an appeal for $80 million to provide immediate help for people affected by recent flooding in the country’s center and south.

allAfrica.com

US Supreme Court delivers blow to workers’ rights

In a case involving the rights of tens of millions of private-sector employees, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote margin, delivered a major blow to workers, ruling for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws.

NPR

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Q&A: America’s “invisible” child labor problem

PBS

All Ethiopians in UAE jails to be released

The Ethiopian government says all its nationals being held in jails in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are due to be released soon.

africanews.com

Athletes apply for Australian asylum

About 250 competitors from Africa who arrived in Australia to take part in the Gold Coast Games have overstayed their visas, far more than initial expectations. Fifty of them are on the run from immigration authorities.

Deutsche Welle

Syrian army in full control of Damascus

The Syrian military has declared that it has taken full control of all areas around the capital, Damascus, for the first time in six years.

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Saudi activists held before lifting of driving ban

At least six prominent defenders of women‘s rights in Saudi Arabia were detained this week, six weeks before the kingdom’s ban on women from driving is due to be lifted June 24.It is unclear why the activists were arrested.

NPR

US bishop spotlights rights at royal wedding

The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, the 65-year-old leader of the Episcopal Church, was hand-picked by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to deliver a sermon at their wedding. He has condemned last year’s white supremacist rally, and he has stood up for gay rights.

Yahoo! News

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Election rigged, says Venezuela opposition

Polls in the Venezuelan presidential election have still not been declared closed amid claims of a low turnout. Only 30 percent of the electorate turned out to vote, according to unofficial monitors from an opposition coalition.

BBC

Venezuelan election expected to return President Maduro to power.

YouTube

Erdogan rallies European Turks for re-election

Turkey‘s president arrived in the Bosnian capital to address supporters living in Europe, ahead of snap elections in his country. Thousands of Turks were expected to attend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Sarajevo rally after he met with his Bosnian Muslim counterpart.

FOX News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

China’s target: far side of moon

China’s space agency has taken a critical first step toward an unprecedented robotic landing on the far side of the Moon. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. launched a Long March 4C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Ars Technica

NASA is launching a box of lasers to make the coldest spot in the universe

SPACE.com

Astronomers find monster black hole

Astronomers using cutting-edge skywatching devices have identified an extremely fast-growing black hole, cataloging it as a “monster” that eats the mass equivalent of our sun every two days.

Sputnik News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Ebola hits Congo city of 1.2 million

Congo will begin administering an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday in Mbandaka, the northwestern city of 1.2 million where the deadly disease has infected some residents, Congo’s health minister announced.

FOX News

Congo to treat people with Ebola vaccine

Newsy

Pharma giving up search for Alzheimer’s cure

There are three reasons scientists have not developed new Alzheimer’s drugs. The first is that it’s asymptomatic for years. The second roadblock is that there are no good methods to tell if someone has the early, biological stages of the disease. The third hurdle: finding candidates for effective clinical trials.

Quartz

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The steps Trump has taken to undermine student debt reform

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This physicist’s ideas of time will blow your mind

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Graduation Season: The anti-intellectualism in America

The Hill

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An anniversary, an embassy, and the destructive power of Donald Trump

Deutsche Welle

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Adultery in Africa - How courts view the ‘other woman’

allAfrica.com

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US has thrown a matchstick into Jerusalem

Gulf News

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Israel faces ugly reckoning on refugees and racism

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Girls turn store closing into donation event

Helping the community and loving animals isn’t anything new for 12-year-olds Kennady, Delaney and Maggie. Last month the trio decided to turn a negative into a positive and wound up with a hefty donation to the Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden, Colorado.

MSN

Husband’s hunch saves sleeping woman

It was a seemingly normal evening in Cincinnati when Bobbi Byrd fell asleep watching TV with her husband Ron—but it would turn out to be anything but normal. When he heard Bobbi suddenly make a strange sound, he heeded a voice telling him to call 911.

Local 12

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

NGO to teach entrepreneurialism to Moroccans

Morocco’s Ministry of Education and the NGO Injaz Al-Maghrib have signed a partnership to instill entrepreneurial skills in students from primary school to university.

Morocco World News

Royal newlyweds give charities a ‘high five’

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Wales on a winter’s day in January, it was not only part of their get-to-know-you tour of the country, but it seems they picked up the inspiration to ask for donations rather than gifts for their wedding.

People

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists spot rise in ozone-harming chemical

Trichlorofluoromethane – also called freon-11 or CFC-11 – was once widely used as a refrigerant until it became known as an ozone-depleting chemical. Production was slated to end by 2010, but NOAA scientists have determined that emissions of CFC-11 are rising again.

EarthSky

Brexit could wreck green agenda, says UN

The United Nations has warned the government that Britain’s reputation is at risk over plans that would significantly weaken protections for the environment after Brexit.

Guardian

ECONOMY

Starbucks opening its bathrooms to everyone

Starbucks bathrooms are now open to all — no purchase necessary. The company informed U.S. employees that people can gather in their cafes and patios even if they don’t buy drinks, and that store bathrooms are available to everyone.

CNN

US, China putting trade war on hold

The United States and China are pulling back from the brink of a trade war after the world‘s two biggest economies reported progress in talks aimed at bringing down America’s massive trade deficit with Beijing.

ABC News

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School children in Ghana looking into camera. (Photo by Hugues) Photo used under CC BY

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