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A woman watches a rally in Kashmir. Residents of at least five border villages have been forced to leave their homes and seek refuge in the town, which is surrounded on three sides by the border. (Photo by daiyaan.db) Photo used under CC BY

These villagers fleeing bullets from two nations

Both India and Pakistan claim Kashmir in its entirety but only control parts of it. The dispute has sparked two wars and a limited conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

BBC

Indian Army says Pakistan violated ceasefire in Kashmir, civilian areas hit

Scroll.in

Rwanda cops shot dead 11 refugees in food riot

Rwandan police killed 11 people as they were breaking up a crowd demonstrating against a cut in food rations, the United Nations refugee agency has said. The World Food Program cut food rations by 25 percent in January.

Deutsche Welle

The battle to provide healthcare in Central African Republic

Euronews

Brazil army’s growing role fuels fears among poor

Amid questions over government involvement in an incident that left eight dead, some say things are only getting worse: ‘The people who should be protecting us are killing us’

Guardian

How Rio’s police became most violent in the world?

Guardian

N. Korea cheerleaders ‘forced into sex slavery’

The North Korean cheerleaders at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang are used as sex slaves by top politicians. Dancers and singers forced to strip at Central Politburo parties, claims former soldier.

The Independent

Syrian women ‘forced to trade sex for aid’

The Week

S. Sudan close to another famine, UN says

Almost two-thirds of the population will need food aid this year to stave off starvation and malnutrition as aid groups prepare for the “toughest year on record”.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan: Living among landmines

Afghans have lived through decades of war and instability. One of the biggest threats they face now are landmines, left from either the Soviet invasion or the fight against the Taliban.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

EU prepares sanctions on Myanmar military

EU foreign ministers have agreed to draw up possible sanctions against Myanmar generals over “serious human rights violations.” Myanmar continues to deny most allegations of abuses committed against Rohingya Muslims.

Deutsche Welle

Israeli bill further annexes Palestinian land

Al Jazeera

#MosqueMeToo gives Muslim women a voice

#MeToo, the movement to end sexual harassment in the workplace, has helped Muslim women feel comfortable enough to open up about their abuse. “#MeToo has to be available to all people — not those who are rich, famous and white.”

NPR

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Online criticism of Xi’s extended rule censored

Chinese censors acted quickly to remove satirical commentary online about the ruling Communist Party’s move to enable Chinese President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely.

News24

Top US diplomat for North Korea leaving State Department

ABC News

Merkel’s party backs coalition government

German Chancellor Angela Merkel rallied her party behind a proposed new government with the center-left Social Democrats, receiving overwhelming support from delegates for a coalition deal.

Philadelphia Tribune

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Vodafone, Nokia to create first 4G Moon network

Vodafone said it plans to create the first 4G network on the Moon to support a mission by PTScientists in 2019 and has appointed Nokia as its technology partner.

Nasdaq

Some flu strains can make mice forgetful

Some influenza viruses may hammer the brain. Months after being infected with influenza, mice had signs of brain damage and memory trouble, researchers report online in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Science News

GLOBAL HEALTH

The DASH diet isn’t just good for lowering your blood pressure and helping you lose weight. It might also lower your risk for depression, according to a new study from Rush University Medical Center.

USA TODAY

In Nigeria, Lassa fever is on the rise

Since the beginning of the year, there‘s been a particularly large outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria’s southern provinces. As of February 18, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports 913 cases of Lassa fever and 73 deaths.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Girl helps underprivileged kids see movie

A 10-year-old girl who gained fame by encouraging President Barack Obama to visit Flint, Mich., in 2016 during the city’s water crisis is in the spotlight again, this time for helping several hundred underprivileged kids and their chaperones see “Black Panther.”

MSN

Officer jumps into freezing river to save man

Manchester Evening News

Brave 11-year-old inspires Stanford’s players

An inspirational speech by 11-year-old Ty Whisler motivated Stanford University’s basketball team to its most lopsided Pac-12 win in 16 years. Ty has been battling brain cancer for nearly a year and a half.

SFGate

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

USA Swimming: Nonprofit board ignores abuse

As communities search for solutions to keep their children safe, another youth sports sex abuse scandal, one that apparently has lingered long under the surface, has broken through at USA Swimming. And, like the one at USA Gymnastics, it looks to be big.

NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Science can reverse ‘new normal’ of hunger

Across eastern and southern Africa, investments in research for development by the Australian Centre for Agriculture Research through the SIMLESA program are reducing farmers’ risks and increasing the yields of maize and legumes by three and four times.

allAfrica.com

German court rules cities can ban diesel cars

One of Germany’s top courts has ruled that heavily polluting vehicles can be banned from the urban centres of Stuttgart and Düsseldorf, a landmark ruling that could dramatically hit the value of diesel cars.

Guardian

ECONOMY

Apple opening medical clinics for employees

Apple is quietly planning “AC Wellness” clinics it describes as “an independent medical practice dedicated to delivering compassionate, effective healthcare to the Apple employee population.”

CNNMoney

China spent an estimated $279B on R&D in ’17

China’s total spending on research and development is estimated to have hit $279 billion last year — a year-on-year increase of 14 percent, China’s science minister said.

CNBC

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Children pose for the camera in Ghana. (Photo by Nana B Agyei) Photo used under CC BY

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