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1,400 Armenian girls are lost to sex selection each year

Sex selection may have been outlawed, but a shortage of women threatens the very survival of a country where boys are traditionally seen as an investment and girls as a loss.

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Guardian

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How Armenia is trying to stop sex-selective abortions

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Huffington Post

100 girls missing after Boko Haram attack

Boko Haram insurgents attacked a girls school in northeastern Nigeria, and initial reports suggested scores of children might be missing. Authorities say militants also took off with foodstuffs. Boko Haram fighters have seized thousands of captives over the years.

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NPR

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Are Nigerian authorities withholding information on missing Dapchi schoolgirls?

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Nigeria convicts 205 Boko Haram suspects

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World leaders undermine rights, Amnesty says

World leaders are undermining human rights for millions of people with regressive policies and hate-filled rhetoric, but their actions have ignited global protest movements in response, a rights group said.

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Al Jazeera

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US neo-Nazi groups on the rise under President Donald Trump: report

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Russia open to backing ceasefire in Syria

Russia has said it will consider supporting the UN-proposed ceasefire in Syria as long as it does not cover ISIS and al Qaeda-linked groups. The five-day Syrian operation has so far killed more than 400 people and hit 22 medical facilities, monitors and locals say.

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The Independent

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Aid agencies call for urgent ceasefire in besieged Syrian enclave

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Guardian

Food aid to Palestinian refugees will end soon

The head of the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza warns that it cannot guarantee food distribution beyond June.

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Al Jazeera

Senator: Duterte’s drug war has killed 20,000

An opposition senator in the Philippines said the death toll in the government’s war on drugs has now surpassed 20,000 since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office in 2016.

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Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

US scales back advocacy of women’s rights

State Department officials have been ordered to pare back passages in a soon-to-be-released annual report on global human rights that traditionally discuss women’s reproductive rights and discrimination, according to five former and current department officials.

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Politico

Amnesty raps Israel for human rights abuses

Israel violated human rights in various ways last year, including the detention of Palestinians without trial, illegal interrogation methods, illegal construction in the West Bank and the restriction of Palestinians’ movement, Amnesty International says in its annual report.

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Haaretz

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Equipment shortages impair German military

Germany is coming under mounting pressure to tackle equipment shortages in its military that fellow NATO nations fear is eroding German readiness as it prepares to take the command of a NATO rapid response force.

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Reuters

Macron’s EU debate idea gains momentum

French President Emmanuel Macron has won support from 25 of the EU’s remaining 27 states for his idea to hold democratic debates on the future of Europe later this year, with Hungary and the Netherlands still needing convincing, a French official said.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

110V battery inspired by electric eels

Scientists have developed an innovative 110 volt battery comprised of water-filled gel in a development inspired by electric eels.

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v3 UK

Study brings Antarctic ice loss into focus

A NASA study based on an innovative technique for crunching torrents of satellite data provides the clearest picture yet of changes in Antarctic ice flow into the ocean. The findings confirm accelerating ice losses from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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Giant Mexico cave reveals old human remains, Ice Age bones

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The Weather Network

GLOBAL HEALTH

Excessive alcohol use linked to dementia risk

Excessive alcohol use could increase your risk for all types of dementia, particularly early-onset dementia, according to a new study.

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CNN

It’s official: Pets benefit our mental health

A new meta-analysis of 17 academic papers finds evidence that having a pet benefits people with mental health problems.

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Medical News Today

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Anti-depressants: Major study finds they work

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BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Can compassion prevent school shootings?

In the wake of the Florida school shooting, a school counseling expert says it’s useful to look at the potential school shootings that did not happen. His research focuses on how schools have successfully averted shooting incidents.

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West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Vegas shooting victim makes remarkable recovery

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NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Haiti vows abuse review of all charities

Oxfam hid information about sexual misconduct from authorities in Haiti, a senior official in the Caribbean nation said, and he vowed to launch a wide-reaching investigation into charities operating there.

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Reuters

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In wake of scandal, Oxfam loses thousands in donations

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New York Daily News

Charity boss Forsyth resigns from UNICEF

Ex-Save the Children chief executive Justin Forsyth has resigned from UNICEF as he says he does not want coverage of his past to “damage” the charities. Forsyth faced three complaints of inappropriate behavior toward female staff before leaving Save the Children.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Restoring India’s depleting rivers

India’s water crisis has worsened over the past couple of decades, as an increased number of rivers dry up. But several non-governmental organizations are working to restore them. Murali Krishnan reports.

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Flooding on rise in Europe over past 20 years

European rivers have experienced a 44 percent increase in extreme floods since 1995, suggesting that global warming has played a role. Scientists track global statistics and conclude past events are not reliable predictors for future risk.

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Guardian

ECONOMY

US is picking a fight with its biggest creditor

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering more tariffs that would punish China. But he needs China more than ever in the coming years to pay for the U.S. government.

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CNNMoney

Unified West Bank, Gaza good for economy

The political unification of the West Bank and Gaza under a deal struck last year will help boost growth that is forecast to stagnate at 2.3 per cent in the years ahead, but initial costs of the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority taking over the Hamas-ruled strip will offset future gains, the IMF said.

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