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Neelab, the adult at left, is an Afghan who fled to neighboring Pakistan at age 8. The mother of two is now heading back. (Photo by Pierre Prakash/UNHCR) Photo used under CC BY

Recognizing the struggles of 65 million refugees

People from around the world recognize June 20 as World Refugee Day. The global observance comes at a crucial time after a record-breaking 65.3 million people were displaced from their homes by the end of 2015.

USA TODAY

Special section:

Global forced displacement reaches record high

UNHCR

All attempts to reform gun laws fail in Senate

Senators couldn’t muster enough bipartisan support to pass a series of gun control measures, the latest in a long string of failed attempts at enacting tighter curbs on firearms.

CNN

DOJ releases complete transcripts of 911 calls

NBCNews.com

Okinawa: Protest opposes US military

Thousands of people on Okinawa protested against the presence of US military on the Japanese island, many wearing black to mourn the rape and killing of a local woman in which an American is a suspect.

USA TODAY

BR tourism minister resigns amid scandal

Brazil’s tourism minister resigned less than two months before the country hosts the Olympics, the third minister lost to a sweeping probe of state oil company Petrobras.

CNBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Egypt sentences Al-Jazeera workers to death

An Egyptian court sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

Associated Press

Pakistan: String of honor killings continue

A pregnant woman was killed by her family in eastern Pakistan because she married against family members’ wishes three years ago, according to police.

CNN

ANIMAL RIGHTS

Experts: Organic food is not better for you

Scientific studies do not show that organic products are more nutritious and safer than conventional foods.

Telegraph.co.uk

Mountain lions killed following attack

Two mountain lions were euthanized after a mother and her 5-year-old son were attacked near Aspen and the mother fought off the cat.

Denver Post

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Belgian police arrest 12 in overnight raids

Belgian authorities questioned 40 people and arrested 12 of them in an overnight raid related to a terrorism investigation, the federal prosecutor’s office said.

CNN

Israel OKs $18M for W. Bank settlements

The Israeli government has approved $18 million in extra funding for Jewish West Bank settlements to assist small business, encourage tourism, and strengthen security.

ABC News

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

BP and Det norske will merge

Oil companies BP and Det norske have agreed to merge their Norwegian businesses in a $1.3 billion all-share deal to cut costs, challenge Statoil’s dominance of the local industry and look for more acquisitions.

Yahoo Finance

World Bank changing country classifications

The World Bank is switching to more precise, though unvarnished, descriptions of countries’ economies, removing the terms “developed” and “developing” as classifications.

Economic Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

For cleanest hands, squirt and count to 30

Study provides guidance for most effective use of hand sanitizer

Science News

Video: turning carbon emissions into stone

Scientific American

Emirates may help NASA reach Mars

NASA signed an agreement with the UAE’s space agency in Abu Dhabi, as it faces questions about the feasibility of a mission to Mars by the 2030s.

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

3-D printed prosthesis lets girl play music

Born without her right hand, Cassie Stewart was unable to play certain instruments like her peers. Now she doesn’t have to worry, thanks to an invention by a high school student.

NBCNews.com

Organization aims to bring in more POC

Philanthropy Northwest has launched the Momentum Fellowship. The program aims to prepare professionals from underrepresented communities for careers in the philanthropic sector.

Seattle Times

Indian working for NGO abducted in Kabul

An Indian woman has been abducted in Kabul by suspected militants right outside her office with Ministry of External Affairs saying that officials are in touch with Afghan authorities to seek her early release.

IndiaTV News

ENVIRONMENT

Some coral reefs aren’t dying as quickly

A newly published study in Nature identifies 15 places in the Pacific and Indian oceans where fish populations in coral reefs are doing better than ecological models predict they should be.

NPR

Consumers urged not to buy wild-caught fish as pets

Wisconsin Gazette

NZ: Poor farm season incites stealing crops

After increased demand and a poor farm season started driving up prices, some began stealing unripe avocados from farms and selling them to grocery stores and restaurants in Auckland.

MSN News

Dead Sea drying: Earth’s low point dropping

The Dead Sea, the salty lake located at the lowest point on Earth, is gradually shrinking under the heat of the Middle Eastern sun. For those who live on its shores it’s a slow-motion crisis - but finding extra water to sustain the sea will be a huge challenge.

BBC

World water crisis: a photo gallery

Time

Stonehenge solstice draws thousands

Tens of thousands of people were expected to descend on Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument in England built in accordance with the sunset of the winter solstice and the opposing sunrise of the summer solstice, for the annual summer solstice celebrations.

BBC

Global art/science project celebrates solstice

Solstice2016.com

Photo of the Day

Sound artist Charlie Morrow has organized artists and scientists from around the Earth to celebrate the solstice. The event will feature Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument in England built in accordance with the sunset of the winter solstice and the opposing sunrise of the summer solstice. (Photo by Dale Haussner) Photo used under CC BY

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