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Estate workers pluck mature tea leaves at Munnar, Kerala, India. (Photo by Sankara Subramanian) Photo used under CC BY

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Market forces disrupt lives of tea workers in east India

The tea gardens of West Bengal’s Dooars region in eastern India provided a livelihood to a majority of the area’s tribal population until 15 years ago, when they began to close down, forcing laborers to migrate.

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Al Jazeera

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Is coffee threatening Indian tea culture?

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BBC

Trudeau ‘brownface’ scandal disturbs liberals

The Liberal campaign is in full-blown damage control mode following a “brownface” bombshell that could put the Trudeau brand and the party’s electoral fortunes in jeopardy.

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Canadian Broadcast Company

Ex-utility execs cleared in Fukushima disaster

Three former Japanese utility execs responsible for the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant when it was hit by a tsunami in 2011 have been acquitted of negligence in connection with reactor meltdowns.

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NPR

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Fukushima nuclear disaster verdict leads to angry fallout

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Daily Beast

US drone strike kills 30 Afghan civilian workers

A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Afghanistan has killed at least 30 civilians who were resting after harvesting pine nuts. Another 40 people were injured.

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Guardian

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Iran’s top diplomat warns of “all-out war” after US secretary of state comments on Saudi oil attack

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CBS News

Honduras shames women accused of abortion

Honduras enforces a strict abortion law that bars the procedure under all possible circumstances. Honduran women accused of having abortions — even if not convicted — face years of stigmatization.

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Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Indonesia could outlaw sex outside of marriage

Indonesia is set to pass a controversial new penal code that would criminalize consensual sex outside of marriage and outlaw same-sex relations, in a move human rights groups have criticized as a violation of basic freedoms.

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CNN

Sierra Leone gets tough on sexual violence

Sierra Leone’s parliament voted this week to significantly increase prison sentences for rape, a move that follows the president’s declaration earlier this year that sexual violence constituted a national emergency.

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Reuters

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Russia, China veto Syria ceasefire resolution

Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for a truce in the region of Idlib, the last rebel-held stronghold in northwestern Syria.

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Al Jazeera

‘Traditional’ Hanfu movement sweeps China

Chinese for “Han clothing”, “Hanfu” is based on the idea of donning costumes worn in China’s bygone eras. The movement is more than just a fashion statement - it’s to propagate China’s traditional culture.

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Reuters

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Second Pacific nation in a week ditches Taiwan for Beijing

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists prepare for largest Arctic expedition

Researchers from over a dozen countries are preparing to launch the biggest, most complex expedition ever attempted in the Arctic – a year-long journey through the ice to better understand climate change.

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Guardian

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Greenland’s disappearing ice sheet worries scientists: “One degree is everything”

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CBS News

Twitter ‘hides replies’ to tame toxic discussions

Twitter said it’s giving people more control over conversations they start with a new feature that lets them hide replies. The move is part of an effort the tech giant is making to stop the spread of hate and vitriol online.

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The Verge

GLOBAL HEALTH

Dengue epidemic proves deadly in Honduras

At least 135 people have died from dengue this year in Honduras, nearly two-thirds of them children. Honduras already has by far the highest death rate from dengue in Latin America this year.

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Associated Press

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How climate crisis is accelerating the global spread of deadly dengue fever

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CNN

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What is dengue, and why is it so widespread this year?

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Yahoo! News

Philippines launches polio vaccine campaign

Philippines has launched a polio immunization campaign and declared an outbreak in the country after confirming two cases in children and finding the virus in two provinces.

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Honey project brings sweet success to Zambia

Beehives built out of scrap wood by Zambia-based organization, Mama Buci – meaning “Mother Honey”, in the country’s virgin forests have reaped rewards for 10,000 local families in Zambia.

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Guardian

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Recycling old tires to make sandals in Ethiopia

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BBC

Cancer survivor swims across English Channel

Sarah Thomas, an American cancer survivor has become the first person to swim the English Channel four times nonstop. She completed her fourth lap 54 hours and 13 minutes later, after 133 miles of swimming.

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NBCNews.com

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

More people supporting nonprofit news sites

Nonprofit news organizations, a growth area in the troubled field of journalism, are broadening their base of support to take in almost as much from individual donors as they do from foundations, according to a study.

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U.S. News & World Report

Nigeria shuts aid group ‘for feeding militants’

Nigeria’s army has stopped the work of international NGO Action Against Hunger accusing it of supplying a militant Islamist group with food and drugs.

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BBC

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US cuts Afghan aid for not fighting corruption

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Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Choked by smog, Malaysia issues 2M masks

As smog from Indonesia’s sprawling forest fires chokes neighboring Malaysia, authorities there have distributed 2 million face masks to students in affected areas, state news agency Bernama reported.

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CNN

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Giant 30-foot wild snakes die trying to escape Indonesia’s forest fires

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Next Shark

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In pictures: Wildfires ignite across Indonesia

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BBC

US, Canada have lost 3 billion birds in 50 years

A study has concluded that there are three billion fewer birds in the U.S. and Canada today compared to 1970 - a loss of 29 percent of North America’s birds.

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BBC

Teenagers pledge ‘no kids’ until climate action

Over 900 teenagers have pledged “not to have children until I am sure my government will ensure a safe future for them” on a website that has also created, and is popularizing the hashtag #NoFutureNoChildren.

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CBS News

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Fuel crisis forces Cubans to wait hours in lines

Since President Miguel Diaz-Canel’s shock announcement that Cuba was facing a fuel shortfall, widespread uncertainty and a degree of panic have gripped the nation. People are waiting endless hours outside service stations.

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Yahoo! News

Female workers discriminated by Walmart?

Walmart Inc likely discriminated against 178 female workers by paying them less, denying them promotions or both, because of their gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in memos.

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Yahoo! News

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Children participate in a dengue cleaning and awareness program in the Tancredo Neves municipality, Brazil, in April 2011. In June this year, Brazil’s health ministry said deaths from dengue fever had risen 163 percent from the same period last year. It also noted that heavier rains and higher temperatures have been contributing factors. (Photo by Mateus Pereira/AGECOM) Photo used under CC BY

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