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When Falamata’s village in Nigeria was attacked and torched, she fled with her family to Niger. One of her daughters, who was 7, drowned as they crossed the river to reach Niger. (Photo by UNHCR / H. Caux) Photo used under CC BY

A dangerous immigration crackdown in West Africa

Europe wants to slow migration from Niger, but could wind up destabilizing an entire region in the process as those who benefitted from the migrant economy are losing their livelihoods.

The Atlantic

ISIS, al-Qaeda support fuels attacks in Africa

Bloomberg

UN development agency aims to cut poverty

Amid a global rise in hunger and poverty on back of the impacts of climate change and conflict, the United Nations rural development agency has announced an ambitious target to generate resources to fund loans and grants to enable millions in developing countries strengthen their food security and livelihoods.

The Manila Times

Bill Gates addresses ‘tough questions’ on poverty, power

NPR

Global aid agencies open about sex abuse cases

Six out of ten global aid agencies were willing to disclose the extent of sex abuse by their staff in an exclusive survey, as a major sex scandal involving British charity Oxfam ricochets through the sector.

Reuters

Oxfam allegations are tip of iceberg: sexual harassment and aid workers

Guardian

Israel refuses medical permits to Palestine

Israel was responsible for at least fifty four Palestinian deaths last year as it rejected hundreds of medical permit requests it received from Gaza residents seeking treatment outside the besieged strip.

Al Jazeera

UN investigating chlorine attacks in Syria

United Nations human rights experts are investigating reports of alleged chlorine bomb attacks on civilians in two Syrian towns

CNN

Macron: ‘France will strike’ if use of chemical weapons in Syria is proven

Telegraph.co.uk

Cambodia passes controversial law

Cambodia’s National Assembly has passed a law that makes it a crime to insult the country’s monarchy. The legislation also places new restrictions on freedom of assembly.

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Proposed US budget would cut safety net

US President Donald Trump’s budget proposal revived his calls for big cuts to domestic programs that benefit the poor and middle class, such as food stamps.

Guardian

How aid money ends up in terror group’s hands

The murderous al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab is making millions of dollars each year by exploiting foreign aid money sent to Somalia by the very western nations who are trying to eliminate the terror group.

CNN

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

S. Africa’s Zuma steps down amid suspicion

Jacob Zuma became South Africa’s president in 2009 amid suspicions of corruption. After nine years in office, and many more allegations, he resigned after his own African National Congress party told him it was time to go.

NPR

US, Russia clash over latest fighting in Syria

The U.S. and Russia clashed in the United Nations Security Council over the latest fighting in Syria, as the secretary-general’s special envoy said this was the most “violent, worrying and dangerous” moment in the past four years.

Bloomberg

US airstrikes kill hundreds of pro-Assad mercenaries, Russian troops

Haaretz

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Study debunks myth of rabbit domestication

A new study, published in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, suggest that a long-running myth about how rabbits were domesticated arose is unsupported — and that the story of human interaction with wild beasts is inevitably more complex than the legends say.

Smithsonian Magazine

Watch: Ants act as medics, treat wounds of injured nest-mates

NPR

FB privacy debacle points to trust problem

The social network is in hot water over a VPN security app it owns called Onavo reportedly spying on users. But Facebook’s issues are deeper than that.

CNET News

GLOBAL HEALTH

FDA approves blood test to detect concussions

The Food and Drug Administration approved a blood test Wednesday that it says can help diagnose concussions more quickly, without the need for X-rays. The test should save money and reduce a patient’s exposure to radiation, according to the FDA.

NBCNews.com

American headache sufferer wakes up with British accent

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Olympic skaters celebrate love by competing

How’s this as the perfect script for an Olympic romance movie? Two people who met through sports, fell in love and were married, then overcame heartbreak and a life-threatening illness, will compete — together, as a pair — on Valentine’s Day?

USA TODAY

Godiva calls for end to ‘obligation chocolates’

In Japan, women are expected to give Valentine’s Day chocolates to their partners. And to their colleagues, friends, bosses and family members. These “obligation chocolates” are expensive, and not very romantic.

Forbes

NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPY

Oxfam scandal shows lack of NGO oversight

Aid giant Oxfam stands accused of failing to act after its staff members were accused of using prostitutes in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. The influence of NGOs in Haiti is magnified because aid comes in the form of dollars, creating a chasm between staffers and locals.

Daily Sabah

5 fundraising tips for emerging nonprofits

The ongoing quest for funding can often feel like navigating a psychological minefield of cultural complexities and politics. Here are five things that can help emerging nonprofit organizations and leaders as they embark on the quest for funding.

Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

EU: No trade deals without climate accord

The European Union will refuse to sign trade deals with countries that do not ratify the Paris climate change agreement and take steps to combat global warming, under a new Brussels policy.

The Independent

Report: Warming is accelerating sea level rise

At the current rate, the world’s oceans on average will be at least 2 feet higher by the end of the century compared to today, according to researchers who published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.

FOX News

ECONOMY

NY Times CEO: Print journalism has 10 years

The newspaper printing presses may have another decade of life in them, New York Times CEO Mark Thompson says. “We’ll decide that simply on the economics,” he says.

CNBC

Venezuela oil production is plummeting

Venezuela‘s main source of cash is dwindling at a breathtaking pace. The country’s oil output in January fell to its lowest level in nearly 30 years, not including a brief oil strike in 2003, according to S&P Global Platts.

CNNMoney

US oil output surge ‘reminiscent’ of run-up to 2014 crash

ABC News

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Call of raising the minimum wage at a Black Lives Matter march in 2015. (Photo by Fibonacci Blue) Photo used under CC BY

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