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Asylum Seekers arrives in Tijuana, Mexico. Intense droughts and late rains due to unusually hot and dry canículas and prolonged years of El Niño – the warm phase of a complex weather cycle caused by increased Pacific surface temperatures. As a result, entire families have been migrating in record numbers. (Photo by Daniel Arauz) Photo used under CC BY

Climate crisis major factor in exodus to the US

Central America remains one of the world’s most dangerous regions outside a warzone. But amid a deepening global climate crisis, drought, famine and the battle for dwindling natural resources are increasingly being recognized as major factors in the exodus.

Guardian

Honduras: Where climate change and mass migration have created a village of women

The Independent

Climate change is prompting forecast-based aid

A new approach to humanitarian giving is flipping the script and offering help in advance of disaster, using in-depth weather forecasting and risk analysis to predict future victims.

Quartz

Ethics report shows abuse of power at UN

A confidential internal report from the UN‘s Palestinian refugee agency’s ethics office has detailed alleged abuses of authority among the organization’s senior management team.

Al Jazeera

Boko Haram attacks on funeral in Nigeria

More than 60 people were killed as they left a funeral in an attack by suspected Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria. The attack on civilians is the deadliest in the region so far this year.

Sky News

Crisis, inflation in Zimbabwe deepens

Inflation in Zimbabwe has spiked at 175%, with fears of a return to the conditions of 2008, when the country recorded the world’s highest rate for the year.

Deutsche Welle

Beijing reiterates support for Hong Kong police

China reiterated its support for Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, and its police, and called on Hong Kong people to oppose violence following another weekend of clashes between protesters and police in the city.

Reuters

China’s first ‘cyber-dissident’ jailed for 12 years

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mongolian winters killing cattle, changing lives

Mongolia’s harsh winters, sped up by climate change, is claiming the lives of of the nation’s livestock, causing herders to abandon their profession, and is speeding up migration from rural areas to urban centers.

NPR

Ghanaian sex workers pay for taxis with sex

When some commercial sex workers in Accra, Ghana’s capital, have a slow day in their work, they must resort to offering sexual activities to pay for their taxi fares.

allAfrica.com

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Saudi Arabia bans Congo pilgrims over Ebola

Saudi Arabia has banned entry to travellers coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo over fears Ebola could spread during next month’s Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims.

Al Jazeera

Britain turbo-charging no-deal Brexit measures

Britain is turbo-charging its no-deal Brexit preparations and will be ready to leave the European Union with or without a deal on October 31, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said.

Reutersr

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Can an algorithm predict infectious diseases?

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science claim they have developed an algorithm to predict the onset of infectious diseases, including to detect tuberculosis.

Jerusalem Post

Anti-abortion group uses federal grants for app

U.S. federal grants intended to help poor women obtain contraceptives are being used to promote a menstruation tracking app funded and operated by anti-birth control and anti-abortion campaigners.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

India struggles with HIV disease, discrimination

With 150,000 deaths annually and almost 60 million affected, HIV is a serious public health concern in India. Misconceptions and stigma attached to the disease often leads to marginalization, discrimination against patients.

Live Mint

New implant could be ‘game changing’ for HIV prevention

Science Mag

Drug-resistant malaria spreads in parts of Asia

More than 80 percent of malaria parasites circulating in Thailand and Vietnam between 2016 and 2018 were resistant to a widely used frontline malaria drug combination, according to studies published in The Lancet.

Healio

Rising temperatures will put 1 billion more people at risk of infectious disease, Morgan Stanley warns

CNBC

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GOOD NEWS

Refugee radio, a lifeline for Paris’s migrants

Founded in 2017 by a refugee from Afghanistan, a Parisian radio station called Stalingrad Connection aims to share experiences of fellow refugees while giving them helpful, practical information.

NPR

350M trees planted in Ethiopia in a single day

About 350 million trees have been planted in a single day in Ethiopia, according to a government minister. The project aims to tackle the effects of deforestation and climate change in the drought-prone country.

Guardian

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Billionaire donates $100M to research kindness

Banking billionaire Denny Sanford has donated $100 million to UC San Diego for the scientific study of empathy and compassion. Sanford said that the donation was inspired by a private meeting he had with the Dalai Lama.

Lion’s Roar

UAE announces $50M for Palestinian refugees

UAE announced a $50 million contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) including Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Gaza and the West Bank, a statement said.

Middle East Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

India’s tiger population rises 30% in 5 years

The Indian tiger population has increased by 30 percent since 2014, thanks to a conservation push, according to encouraging figures released by the Indian Government.

Telegraph.co.uk

Tiger photos show their power and beauty

National Geographic

India-Nepal agreement to boost transborder conservation of rhinos, tigers

Mongabay

40K liters of diesel spills into sea off Patagonia

Chile’s navy confirmed that 40,000 liters of diesel spilled into the sea off Patagonia. The area is one of the planet’s most untouched with important biodiversity, and the navy said it had deployed ships to control damage.

Guardian

Greta Thunberg to sail Atlantic for climate conferences

BBC

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

China electric cars can benefit mining in Chile

The world’s largest copper exporter, Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine may see success due to growing demand for electric-vehicle components as China pushes to develop the world’s largest electric vehicle industry.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong’s protests hurting its business

Hong Kong’s most serious political crisis in more than 20 years is taking its toll on the economy and beginning to shake the confidence of international investors.

CNN

Photo of the Day

A portrait of a Mongolian girl with her sheep in June 2012. Nomadic herders, Mongolians have for centuries tended to their livestock. But as in other parts of the world, many are trading the rural lifestyle for an urban one. Many of Mongolia’s next generation are leaving this way of life altogether. (Photo by Al Jazeera) Photo used under CC BY

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