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Protesters object to fracking at Cove Point in Cumberland, Maryland. Several were arrested for civil disobedience. (Photo by Chesapeake Climate)

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S Africa expels Rwandan diplomats after raid

South Africa has expelled three Rwandan diplomats it says were linked to a raid by gunmen on the Johannesburg home of a dissident exiled Rwandan general.

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Al Jazeera

Economy adds 175,000 jobs, beating forecasts

The job market picked up more than expected in February, led by strong hiring in professional and business services. The US economy added 175,000 jobs last month, an improvement from January and ahead of economists’ expectations.

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USA TODAY

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US job growth offers upbeat sign for weather-beaten economy

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Reuters

Ukraine crisis: Crimea vote ‘will not be recognised’

Ukraine’s interim prime minister has warned the Crimean parliament “no-one in the civilised world” will recognise its referendum on joining Russia.

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BBC

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Russian parliament backs Crimea vote, brushes off sanctions threat

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CNN

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Russian navy sinks ship, blocking Ukrainian warships

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CBS News

UN says west of Central African Republic ‘cleansed’ of Muslims

Most Muslims have been driven out of the western half of conflict-torn Central African Republic, where thousands of civilians risk of being killed “right before our eyes,” the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has said.

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Yahoo! News

Malaysia jails Anwar Ibrahim for five years for sodomy

A Malaysian court has sentenced opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to five years in jail after overturning his acquittal on sodomy charges.

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BBC

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Somalia: New initiative enables Somali farmers to become WFP suppliers

With help, farmers in south-central Somalia have boosted the yields and quality of their maize grains, allowing them to sell 200 metric tons of high-quality maize to the U.N.’s World Food Program.

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Goldman Sachs spends $50M for women entrepreneurs in developing countries

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is set to launch a $600 million fund to help women entrepreneurs in developing countries. It’s an effort to aid thousands of business owners and, of course, help the bank’s reputation.

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International Business Times

HUMAN RIGHTS

Men are target for UN Women’s Rights Campaign

The primary audience for the United Nations campaign for women’s empowerment and gender equality won’t be women. The main objective is to first engage the other half of the population.

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Bloomberg

On International Women‘s Day, let’s hear it for the men

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Forbes

Human rights group accuses Vietnam of leading SE Asia in political prisoners

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) claims at least 212 Vietnamese dissidents are behind bars and many more are under house arrest.

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Voice of America

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

S. Korea’s dream line: rail link through Russia via N. Korea zone

A railroad linking the great industries of South Korea with Europe has long been the Russian dream, and it’s moving a step ahead with South Korea’s vision for shipping goods through North Korea’s Rason special economic zone.

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Forbes

Argentina oil’s bonanza helping too few and led by political friends

The government system of granting oil leases is a monumental mistake that has set the nation back in both energy production and economic growth, says Estenssoro, the former senator who co-led the 2012 Senate investigation.

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Bloomberg

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Greek president presses Germany’s Gauck on WWII

Greece’s president called for talks as soon as possible with Berlin on long-rejected Greek claims for wartime reparations, during a meeting in Athens with his German counterpart.

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Yahoo! News

US Senate rejects a bid to overhaul how military handles sexual assault

The US Senate voted down a bill seeking to overhaul the way the U.S. military handles cases of sexual assault by giving authority to prosecute sexual assault cases to an independent military prosecutor instead of top commanders.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Chemotherapy helps HIV patients respond to Sangamo gene treatment

Treating HIV patients first with a chemotherapy drug improved their response to an experimental gene-modifying technique for fighting the virus, according to Sangamo BioSciences.

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Reuters

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Long-lasting contraceptive also defends women from HIV

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MasterCard, Visa form group to enhance payment security

Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc, the world’s two largest payment networks, have formed a new cross-industry group to improve payment system security following a number of high-profile data breaches.

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GOOD NEWS

NekNominate: Binge drinking game inspires random acts of kindness

A new version of NekNominate has started to make the rounds, this one inviting people to do an act of good will. The charity-driven trend originated in South Africa, where a handful of people horrified by the drinking game decided to give it a new slant.

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Art of war: melding arms into weapons of mass attraction – in pictures

From Maputo to Mexico City, artists are transforming decommissioned arms into an arsenal of art to highlight the futility of war and promote psychological healing.

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Guardian

NGOS AND NONPROFITS

World NGO Day – international celebration and recognition

Nearly 63 years after the definition of International Non-Governmental Organizations was first introduced by the U.N., hundreds of NGOs and international leaders gathered in Finland for the World NGO Day Forum.

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Cap on deductions proposed again

For the seventh consecutive year, President Barack Obama has proposed a cap on all deductions, including charitable deductions, for higher-income individuals.

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NonProfit Times

ENVIRONMENT

San Francisco moves to ban plastic water bottles

San Francisco is one step closer to outlawing the sale of plastic bottles of water on city property. The city’s Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to begin phasing out the sale of single-use, plastic water bottles less than 21 ounces on city-owned land.

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Are Any Plastics Safe? Industry Tries to Hide Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Bottles, Containers

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Ethiopian dam’s ecological and human fallout could echo Aral Sea disaster

Africa’s fourth-largest lake could drop by 20 metres, causing an ecological and human disaster to rival the shrinking of the Aral Sea in central Asia, if Ethiopia goes ahead with massive irrigation projects.

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A family in Athens, Greece contends with the rain. (Photo by Christopher Michel)

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