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Tens of thousands of Iraqis fleeing ISIS violence in Iraq’s northwestern Nineveh province stay at the Debaga camp in Iraq’s Kurdish region. (Photo by European Commission DG) Photo used under CC BY

Little respite for Iraqis displaced by ISIS fighting

Aid agencies are warning that northern Iraq is in dire need of support due to a renewed offensive in the area, a funding slowdown and the threat of more attacks on the region’s cities.

Guardian

Security concerns dog Games in Rio

Rio has dramatically lowered its crime levels in recent years, but there has been a spike in murders and assaults in recent months. Authorities said 85,000 soldiers and police would keep Rio safe.

CNBC

From Rio’s slums, Games seen as missed opportunity

Christian Science Monitor

Venezuelan panel kills effort to oust Maduro

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council dashed the opposition’s hopes of holding a recall referendum on President Maduro this year in a move that will likely heighten political tensions in the South American country.

Bloomberg

China to India: Stay out of S. China Sea fight

India should avoid “unnecessary entanglement” in the South China Sea dispute during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi to prevent it becoming yet “another factor” to impact bilateral ties, a Chinese daily said.

Times of India

Putin mends ties with Turkey’s Erdogan

The leaders of Russia and Turkey have patched up a damaging quarrel, pledging to restore close economic relations. Vladimir Putin said Russian trade sanctions on Turkey would be phased out “step by step.”

BBC

Did Trump suggest Clinton be assassinated?

Donald Trump seemed to imply that people with guns could stop Hillary Clinton as president from appointing anti-gun judges.

USA TODAY

Clinton urges Congress to address Zika funds

USA TODAY

HUMAN RIGHTS

Syria: Why the battle for Aleppo matters

The long battle for Syria’s second city of Aleppo has entered what could be a decisive phase.

BBC

Jets pound rebels after they break Aleppo siege

Reuters

Nazi hunter sends details of new suspects

Jens Rommel has identified four men and four women suspected of having served at Stutthof concentration camp.

Guardian

Holocaust survivors’ project lets them tell their stories from beyond the grave

Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

S. Korea, China trade blame for instability

South Korea reproached claims by China that its decision to deploy a missile defense system on the Korean peninsula will destabilize the region.

Christian Science Monitor

Japan’s emperor fears age’s impact on rule

In a rare televised address, Japan’s Emperor Akihito said if his health worsens he fears he will not be able to fulfill his duties. “I am already 80 years old, and fortunately I am now in good health,” said the monarch, 82.

CNN

Special section:

Japan’s Emperor Akihito: Ten things you may not know

BBC

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Medicaid expansions benefit low-income people

In states that expanded either their Medicaid programs or private insurance options for low-income Americans, beneficiaries used more outpatient and preventive, and they had better subjective overall health.

Reuters

Barclays to pay $100M over state libor probes

Barclays agreed to pay $100 million to 44 U.S. states to resolve an investigation into interest-rate manipulation by the British bank. It’s the first lender to settle state probes into false rate submissions that inflated borrowing costs.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Perseid meteor shower to be twice as good

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to be bigger and better than usual this year, as astronomers say the number of meteors could more than double. On the Perseids peak nights, observers may be able to see as many as 200.

Christian Science Monitor

Upon review, suspected new particle vanishes

Particle physicists’ hopes have been dashed. A possible new particle hasn’t been sighted in new data from the Large Hadron Collider, scientists reported at the International Conference on High Energy Physics.

Science News

Echolocation evolved early in whales

A roughly 27-million-year-old fossilized skull echoes growing evidence that ancient whales could navigate using high-frequency sound.

Science News

Jupiter’s effect will make this shower one to remember

SPACE.com

GLOBAL HEALTH

Treatment shows promise in arthritis

Mesoblast Ltd said its experimental stem-cell treatment led to significant improvements of symptoms and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Yahoo! News

Compound found to treat 3 parasitic diseases

Scientists have found a single class of drugs that can kill the parasites responsible for three tropical diseases that affect millions in Africa, Asia and Latin America - Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness.

Reuters

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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.

NBCNews.com

Ice bucket challenge led to gene discovery

Project MinE has identified a gene that is responsible for ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in part because of the contributions made by the millions of people who participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge.

CNN

NGOs

China proposes tightening grip on NGOs

China is proposing a further tightening of regulations on non-governmental organizations, including demanding that they publicize specific information like funding and membership or face being banned.

Reuters

Inside China’s 23-day detention of an NGO chief

Today Online

Nonprofit news site searches for the right mix

Nonprofit news websites are proliferating and garnering the attention of observers across the country. Just recently, the Harvard-based Nieman Journalism Lab profiled the challenges facing the Austin Monitor.

Nonprofit Quarterly

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

2nd aid official charged with aiding Hamas

Israel has announced that a second Palestinian official with an international aid organisation in Gaza has been arrested and charged with providing assistance to Hamas.

Guardian

War-weary Syrian civilians live in deprivation

Three American doctors on a mission to relieve medical caregivers in Aleppo, Syria, where rebel forces have long fought to take the city from government forces, provide a fresh perspective on life in the war zone.

Gulf News

ENVIRONMENT

CO anti-fracking groups hit signature target

Environmental groups in Colorado collected enough signatures to add proposed anti-fracking initiatives to a state ballot in November.

Reuters

Scottish agency warns of wasted resources

Scotland’s industries and farmers must cut energy, greenhouse gas emissions and resource use as waste overtakes pollution as the major environmental threat, says head of regulator.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

Shot May 20, 2016, at the Finlay Tea Estate in Srimangal, Bangladesh. (Photo by yeowatzup) Photo used under CC BY

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