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Ebola‘s ’avoidable’ impact on the West African economy

The Ebola epidemic is causing people to cancel projects, and business people are leaving the country. Yet the bank was more reserved; it expected an overall drop of 1.5 percent in the economy of affected countries.

Deutsche Welle

Health workers seek Ebola protection

Columbus Dispatch

Syria refugee total nears 10 million

More than three million Syrians have fled the country and another 6.5 million are internally displaced. At nearly ten million, the number forced from their homes amounts to nearly half the population of the country.

Global Research

Syrian refugees top 3 million, says UN agency

PBS NewsHour

Origin of ISIS: Why has this terrorist state blossomed?

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the terrorist army now rampaging through the Levant, embraces such an extreme, violent ideology that it makes even al Qaida seem squeamish by comparison.

Weekly Standard

Syrian rebels strengthen hold over Israel border region

Haaretz

New fissure eruption at Iceland volcano prompts highest aviation warning

A new fissure eruption in an ice-free area of Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano system prompted authorities to raise their warning level for the risk of ash to aviation to the highest level.

Sydney Morning Herald

Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption has airlines nervous

Huffington Post

Iceland issues new Bardarbunga volcano lava alert

BBC

China rules Hong Kong leader be vetted as protests start

China’s lawmakers ruled that candidates for Hong Kong’s next leader must be screened, angering pro-democracy advocates in the city who promised to veto the plan.

Bloomberg

Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy

Reuters

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

After Ferguson, grant makers seek solutions to racial justice issues

The shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson and the police response to subsequent protests galvanized philanthropic leaders to explore ways to devote attention to racial-justice issues.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Here’s why the Nantucket Screenwriters Colony netted a 1 million grant

Most writers will tell you that they work best in solitude, usually in the mornings after a few cups of coffee. But there‘s some debate as to the true value of this “splendid isolation.” It’s an age-old debate, really.

Inside Philanthropy

HUMAN RIGHTS

Cops tase and arrest man for sitting and not stating his name

A video posted online depicts the arrest and tasing of an unidentified black man in St. Paul, Minnesota for seemingly little reason other than his refusal to state his name, the Twin Cities Daily Planet reported.

AlterNet

Ukraine: Rebel forces detain, torture civilians

Russian-backed insurgent forces in eastern Ukraine are arbitrarily detaining civilians and subjecting them to torture, degrading treatment, and forced labor.

Human Rights Watch

Blog:

‘Geography can be tough’: Canada trolls Russia for Ukraine action

NPR

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Pakistani opposition to press on with protests until Sharif resigns

Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan called on his supporters to take to the streets across the country after at least three people were killed in clashes between protesters and police in the capital overnight.

Reuters

Renewable-energy advocates hail rejection of fee for solar homes in Utah

Advocates of renewable energy are hailing the rejection of Rocky Mountain Power’s request for a new fee for residential rooftop solar panels in Utah.

FOX News

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Heart drug launch could be ‘most exciting ever’, says Novartis

Switzerland pharmaceutical company Novartis‘s expects launch of new heart failure drug to be the company’s most exciting ever and profit margins on the medicine will be good.

Reuters

Indian economy back on growth track

In the first sign that the Indian economy is on the mend after two years of sluggish growth, data showed economic growth bounced back strongly.

Hindustan Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How technology and e-commerce are redefining how we eat

There’s little question that we live in an era that values time with an on-demand solution for nearly every need, yet the desire for ultimate convenience is not entirely new in the food industry.

Wired

Wild rabbits domesticated by gene adaptation

Researchers discovered rabbit domestication occurs through genes that alter brain and nervous system development. Most animals were domesticated much earlier than wild rabbits who were first bred 1,400 years ago.

Headlines & Global News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Paul Krugman):

The fall of France under Hollande

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (Sara Horowitz):

Big Work doesn’t work anymore

Star Tribune

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The Islamic State is reshuffling balance of power in Middle East

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Texas firefighters perform random act of kindness that touches grieving family

John McCormick, 65, suffered a heart attack while mowing the lawn in Baytown, TX. firefighters who answered the emergency call followed the ambulance and then returned to McCormick’s house to finish the yard work.

NY Daily News

‘Community is the cornerstone of our energy future’

Our energy system is under strain and increasingly unfit for our purpose as revealed by headlines about rising energy bills, statistics of the low levels of trust in U.K. energy providers or evidence of fuel poverty.

Positive News

NONPROFITS & NGOS

ALS ices trademark applications hits $100 million

The ALS Association will withdraw two trademark applications filed for the Ice Bucket Challenge as the viral campaign eclipsed $100 million in donations in 30 days.

NonProfit Times

Dog escapes being euthanized, becomes rescue dog in Japan landslides

A male mixed-blooded dog, was dispatched to the rescue effort from non-profit organization Peace Winds Japan. The organization found Yumenosuke at an animal welfare center when he was just four months old.

Gawker

ENVIRONMENT

Ponds added to the home environment

Pond-less features include recycling streams, smaller fountains and waterfalls. A small waterfall may simply require removing the pump before winter, but no chemicals or upkeep are required.

HTR News

Exterminating foreign species causes unexpected problems in Japan

Asia One

Yellowstone supervolcano eruption will be nightmarish but not catastrophic

At least a meter of ash would blanket parts of the Rocky Mountain range and a few millimeters of the fall out would reach cities on both coasts of the U.S., if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted.

Tech Times

What would happen if the Yellowstone ‘super volcano’ blew?

Sky Valley Chronicle

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Hong Kong at dusk. (Photo by Chi King)

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