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U.S. diplomat Bernard Aronson helped Colombia achieve a peace accord. (Photo by Inter-American Dialogue) Photo used under CC BY

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The diplomat who helped end Colombia’s war

When the Colombian government and Marxist rebels ink a final peace accord to end a 52-year guerrilla war, veteran U.S. diplomat Bernard Aronson will be one of the special guests at the signing ceremony.

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NPR

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No return to civil war, Farc leader promises ahead of Colombia vote

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Guardian

Former Israeli leader Shimon Peres dies

Shimon Peres, one of Israel’s defining political figures and a Nobel peace prize laureate, has died at the age of 93, two weeks after having a stroke, the official Israel News Agency has confirmed.

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Guardian

Syria: US pledges $360M in additional aid

The US has pledged to provide $364m more in humanitarian aid to people affected by the war in Syria.

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BBC

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Syria: Government launches Aleppo ground attack

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Reuters

Obama nominates Cuba ambassador

President Barack Obama tapped the highest-ranking US diplomat in Cuba as the first ambassador to the island in more than 50 years. But deep opposition among some senators means it‘s nearly impossible he’ll be confirmed before the President leaves office.

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CNN

Security tightened after Dresden bombings

Police presence in the eastern German city has been boosted following blasts at a mosque and convention center. The attack came less than a week before celebrations take place to mark Germany’s reunification.

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Militant sentenced for cultural site destruction

A militant has been found guilty of a war crime for intentionally destroying cultural sites — a first for the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Charlotte shooting: Police release video

Neither dashboard nor body camera footage shows Keith Lamont Scott pointing a gun at police officers. Police say Scott was carrying a gun at the time of the deadly standoff, but the Scott family contends he was carrying a book.

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CNN

NGOs concerned about UK’s aid approach

NGOs have raised concerns that British aid funding will be diverted away from supporting the world’s poorest people towards facilitating trade have been raised by NGOs. Writing in the Daily Mail, the new international development secretary Priti Patel announced she would “challenge and change the global aid system.”

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Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Trump paid $8 million to his businesses

Donald Trump‘s campaign has paid his family’s businesses more than $8.2 million during the course of his White House bid, according to a new analysis.

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MSN News

WAR AND TERRORISM

India backs off major retaliation for now

For all the shrill rhetoric immediately following Sunday’s attack on an Indian army camp in Kashmir the threat of a sudden escalation in hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals has receded for now.

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Reuters

Syria: Airstrikes resume as UN leaders meet

As the US and Russia -- brokers of Syria’s disintegrating ceasefire -- clash at the United Nations General Assembly this week, war-ravaged civilians continued to pay the price.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ig Nobel honorees include goat man

In what may appear to be the silliest awards program in the world, the 26th annual Ig Nobel prizes were awarded to people who went to unimaginable (and hilarious) lengths to study animal behavior, sexual health, and visual perception.

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Christian Science Monitor

Stephen Hawking: Be wary of aliens’ calls

Physicist Stephen Hawking is more convinced than ever that humans are not the only intelligent life form in the universe, and cautions to be wary of signaling back to any found civilizations.

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USA TODAY

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

UN aviation agency snubs Taiwan

A U.N. aviation agency has snubbed Taiwan by not inviting it to its assembly in Canada, the latest sign of pressure China is bringing to bear on the new independence-leaning government of an island it views as a renegade province.

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Reuters

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Taiwan asks Google to blur images of base

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Guardian

EU bids to seal Canada trade pact

EU ministers took steps to approve a contentious free trade deal with Canada, while France and Austria demanded that talks towards a similar agreement with the United States should stop.

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Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Why Zika mosquitoes prefer to bite people

Many of the approximately 3,500 mosquito species prefer to feed on the blood of cows, pigs or dog. But it‘s the small number that don’t that kill hundreds of thousands of people every year.

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Business Insider

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How Sri Lanka eradicated malaria

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CNN

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Opioid epidemic escalates

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Pardon Snowden, an American patriot

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For Native Americans, land is more than just the ground beneath their feet

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Turkey is supporting the Syrian jihadis Washington says it wants to fight

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America’s unprecedented upper class

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Weekly Standard

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How the Iran deal aids Hezbollah, imperils Israel

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RealClearPolitics

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Nah, Trump’s still a birther; it’s the core of his political identity

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Slate

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When world’s dominant culture exalts war, no wonder there’s so much of it

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GOOD NEWS

Former gang rivals providing gourmet meals

Tired of life on the streets, friends in Los Angeles are putting aside gang colors to provide home-cooked, gourmet meals to members of their community. Their popularity has grown enormously thanks to social media.

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NGOs

NGO teaches humanitarian law to Syria rebels

The war in Syria seems the ultimate symbol of human rights violations, the place most foreign to humanitarian law. But Swiss NGO Geneva Call refuses to give up, continuing to work in this controversial field.

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Swissinfo

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NGOs demand action on Syrian refugees

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Buenos Aires Herald

EU slams Egypt over NGO clampdown

An Egyptian court froze assets of five prominent human rights defenders and three non-governmental organizations, provoking fears of an intensified crackdown on civil society.

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PHILANTHROPY AND AID

TV veteran gets bang for philanthropic buck

A lot of what drives philanthropy “is ego” and “hero worship,” and it wastes fortunes, claims Tracey Durning. She devotes her considerable energy to building philanthropic systems that can help intractable environmental issues.

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Barron’s

Syria: White Helmets win humanitarian award

The Syria Civil Defence, a volunteer rescue service also known as the White Helmets, has won this year’s Right Livelihood Award.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Indonesia: Haze may have caused deaths

Indonesian forest fires that choked a swath of Southeast Asia with a smoky haze for weeks in 2015 may have caused more than 100,000 premature deaths, according to new research.

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South China Morning Post

Five-second rule for food on floor is false

Two Rutgers scientists debunked the “five-second rule” after testing various foods dropped on different types of flooring.

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Briton Thomas Thwaites received an Ig Nobel for his unusual research. Thwaites attached prosthetics to his legs to try living like a goat in the Swiss Alps. (Photo by Tim Bowditch) Photo used under CC BY

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