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War is driving up acute food insecurity on a vast scale, a report finds. The most severely affected countries are Yemen, South Sudan and Syria. (Photo by Cate Turton/DFID) Photo used under CC BY

Cost of war: Hunger hits crisis levels in 8 countries

In 2016, the number of hungry people in the world increased for the first time since the turn of the century, to 815 million, with more than half of them – 489 million – in conflict zones.

Guardian

‘We suffer a lot’: The struggle for food – in pictures

Guardian

Pencils, bullets: Girls’ education in Afghanistan

After 2001, when the Taliban were toppled from power by US-backed Afghan forces, 3 million girls returned to school. The Taliban had barred women from work and education.

Al Jazeera

Taliban control of Afghanistan on the rise, US data reveals

CNN

63M women missing due to India’s boy preference

Nearly 63 million women are “missing” from India’s population due to foeticide, disease, neglect, or inadequate nutrition, a government survey says, adding that more than two million women disappear every year.

Al Jazeera

India estimates 21 million of its girls are ‘unwanted’

BBC

Video shows migrants tortured in Libya

Disturbing video clips shared on social media by their desperate families have revealed the ordeal of Sudanese migrants kidnapped and tortured for ransom in Libya.

CNN

Nigeria air force kills 35 villagers, says report

Nigeria’s military has killed at least 35 people in air raids during attempts to combat growing violence between farmers and herdsmen, Amnesty International said.

ABC News

Haitian appeal: Help us get drinking water

A devastating earthquake eight years ago wrecked sanitation systems in the country, and temporary taps and toilets in use since then are breaking down.

Al Jazeera

City of Cape Town unveils scant ‘day zero’ plans

IOL

HUMAN RIGHTS

Indonesian police humiliate transgender women

Police in a conservative province of Indonesia forcibly shaved the hair of a group of transgender women and made them wear men’s clothing, state media reported, in a crackdown on the LGBT community that has horrified human rights activists.

CNN

Half of drought-hit Somalia needs aid in 2018

About 6.2 million people in Somalia — half the population — need emergency aid, such as food, water and shelter, due to unprecedented drought and ongoing conflict, the United Nations has said, appealing for $1.6 billion.

allAfrica.com

Why are aid organisations increasingly targeted?

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Catalonia postpones vote for new president

Catalonia postponed the election of a new regional president until further notice after Spain’s highest court said the sole nominee, separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, was ineligible while he remains a fugitive from justice in Belgium.

Reuters

Kenya’s Odinga swears himself in as ’president’

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who boycotted the country’s disputed election last year, swore himself in as the “people’s president” at a mock inauguration ceremony Tuesday in protest against President Uhuru Kenyatta.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Handheld device sequences human genome

Scientists have used a device that fits in the palm of the hand to sequence the human genome. They say the feat opens up exciting possibilities for using genetics in routine medicine.

BBC

Lab-engineered mosquitoes will fight Zika virus

Thousands of bacteria-infected mosquitoes will be flying near Miami to test a new way to suppress insect populations that carry Zika and other viruses.

New York Post

Zika linked to a spike in birth defects in the U.S.

TIME

GLOBAL HEALTH

Brazil’s death toll from yellow fever triples

The number of confirmed cases of yellow fever outbreak in Brazil has tripled in recent weeks, with 20 deaths since July, the World Health Organization has said.

Reuters

Ghana, WHO to confirm elimination of trachoma

Ghana is working with the World Health Organisation to confirm that it has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, which would make it the sixth country to officially reach elimination.

Business Ghana

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GOOD NEWS

Community sends bus driver to Super Bowl

A New Jersey community has raised enough money to send a beloved school bus driver and diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan to the Super Bowl. Parents wanted to raise money as a way to thank “Mr. Gary” for his daily kindness.

MSN

Veteran gifted dental implants by dentist

Larry “Smiley” Kleiman, who did two tours in Vietnam, had almost no natural teeth left. Dr. Michael Tischler was so moved by his personal story that he decided to perform the $60,000 surgery free of charge.

Inside Edition

NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPY

Foundation to invest $62.5M in African health

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a $62.5 million commitment to the European Union’s External Investment Plan for the health sector in Africa.

Philanthropy News Digest

Corporations to form health care company

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and J.P. Morgan Chase are forming a not-for-profit health care venture to lower health care costs for their U.S. employees.

Fortune

ENVIRONMENT

Where plastic goes, coral disease follows

An onslaught of bottles, bags and other litter makes reefs 20 times more likely to get sick. Scientists are scrambling to learn why

Scientific American

Seaweed saving shellfish from climate change

The impacts of climate change aren’t a far-off possibility for the Pacific shellfish industry. Scientists are hoping that seagrasses could act as a buffer against acidifying oceans.

NPR

Large beetles are shrinking, thanks to climate change

Science

ECONOMY

Europe’s economy grew faster than the US

Economic growth in the 19 countries that use the euro currency was 2.5% in 2017, according to official data. Growth in the 28-member European Union also reached 2.5% last year.

CNNMoney

Making sense of Bitcoin and its wild price ride

The initial price of Bitcoin, set in 2010, was less than 1 cent. It crossed $19,000 last month. Since then, events have reminded the world that it’s wild ride involves downs as well as ups.

Bloomberg

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Irish step dancers perform at the Zamek Celtic Music Festival in Będzin, Poland, in 2006. (Photo by Jan Mehlich) Photo used under CC BY

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