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Internally displaced people await food distribution near a base run by MONUSCO, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Kitshanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, during heavy fighting between militias in 2013. War is among the factors driving record human displacement. (Photo by MONUSCO Photos) Photo used under CC BY

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More people are fleeing homes than ever before

The world’s displaced population has reached a record 71 million. A total of 26 million people have fled across borders, 41 million are displaced within their home countries, and 3.5 million have sought asylum.

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BBC

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2019 surge of migrants to US surge is unlike waves of the past

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USA TODAY

UK high court voids suspension of Parliament

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled. Johnson suspended Parliament to keep it from acting on Brexit. Parliament will reconvene Wednesday.

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EU carmakers call ‘no-deal’ Brexit ‘catastrophic’

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CNN

Poor people get pittance to cope with climate crisis

The world’s poorest people, increasingly buffeted by natural disasters, have been getting less than 1 cent a day each in international help to protect them from wild weather and rising seas as the Earth heats up.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Africa to seek declaration of global climate emergency

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Crisis shuts off water to Zimbabwe’s capital

The more than 2 million residents of Zimbabwe’s capital and surrounding towns were without tap water after authorities shut down the city’s main treatment plant, raising fears about disease as the economy crumbles.

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CBS News

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How smart meters saved water and money in drought-ravaged Cape Town

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CNN

Chinese reporters to face test on Xi’s thoughts

Journalists in China are being forced to submit to the cult of Chairman Xi. Orders from the Communist Party make it clear that their career success could depend on their knowledge of the president’s thoughts.

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Asia Times Online

Walrus defending cubs sinks Russian boat

A Russian navy boat sank after being attacked by a walrus defending her cubs, according to reports. The bizarre encounter took place during an expedition to an Arctic archipelago.

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Newsweek

HUMAN RIGHTS

Cyprus refugees abandon cities for villages

Faced with a shortage of housing and social welfare, asylum seekers in Cyprus, which has the highest per-capita recipient of asylum seekers entering the EU, are migrating to villages, stirring debate among locals.

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Al Jazeera

Indonesia protests over proposed criminal code

Police have fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters in Indonesia over a proposed new criminal code that would ban sex before marriage. The bill would outlaw most abortions and make insulting the president illegal.

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BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Afghanistan set to head to the polls on Saturday

Afghanistan’s fourth presidential polls since the Taliban’s fall in 2001 will be held this weekend amid security concerns over rising violence and electoral fraud.

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Al Jazeera

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Inside Afghanistan‘s “no-man’s land”

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BBC

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These Afghan women have a message for you: Don’t leave us now

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Al Jazeera

Singapore using tech to solve its water shortage

Singapore uses about 430 million gallons of water every day, a number it expects could double in the next four decades. So it’s building new tech to prepare itself for a future where obtaining clean water will be difficult.

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CNN

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How to design a female-friendly toilet

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NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AI equal with medical experts in diagnosing

Artificial intelligence is on a par with human experts when it comes to making medical diagnoses based on using deep learning algorithm and images, a review has found.

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Guardian

Teabags can release millions of microplastics

Just one plastic teabag can release billions of tiny plastic particles into tea, scientists have discovered. The research, which “shocked” the team, suggests we may be consuming far more mircroplastics than we currently realize.

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Newsweek

GLOBAL HEALTH

Pakistan, latest nation to battle dengue outbreak

Pakistani health officials are battling an outbreak of dengue fever in the South Asian nation. Health officials have confirmed over 10,000 cases and 20 deaths in recent months.

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Dengue virus is becoming resistant to vaccines and treatment, study says

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French IVF laws make moms feel like outlaws

In France, in vitro fertilization or IVF and other fertility treatments are effectively illegal for single women and lesbian couples. The French Parliament will start debating whether to broaden access to these groups.

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US rallies UN member states to oppose abortion

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GOOD NEWS

New institute will study and spread kindness

UCLA will launch the world’s first interdisciplinary research institute on kindness. This will explore how and why being nice to others reduces depression and the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

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MSN

Plumber fixes old woman’s boiler, charges $0

James Anderson fixed the boiler of a 91-year-old woman with leukemia and billed her $0 with a note: “No charge for this lady under any circumstances. We will be available 24 hours to help her and keep her comfortable.”

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CNN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Netherlands gives $28M to boost food systems

Netherlands has donated $28 million to boost food systems’ resilience in Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan, part of a new initiative to scale-up resilience-based development in countries affected by protracted crises.

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Africa News

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UK pledges $748M for family planning for poor

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Guardian

Cornell med school offers tuition-free program

Cornell’s medical school is the latest institution to tackle the student loan debt crisis by offering debt-free schooling for financial aid students, making it the third medical school in the last two years to offer free tuition.

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Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s Mont Blanc glacier could collapse

An enormous glacier on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain, is at risk of collapse, causing Italian authorities to close roads and evacuate Alpine huts.

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The Independent

Traumatized volunteers fight Indonesia’s fires

Volunteers in Indonesia have had to abandon their jobs in order to help with the firefighting effort and while they received $425 from the government, it has not been enough.

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Al Jazeera

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Egypt’s economic woes fuel anger, protests

On the surface, Egypt’s economy seems to be doing well. However, a deeper look at the data reveals soaring poverty rates and a middle class squeezed by high living costs.

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Al Jazeera

Cubans feel the pinch of severe fuel shortage

Cuba is currently mired in an energy crisis, forcing some farmers to plow their fields with oxen. Experts, however, have downplayed fears that the country’s current woes are as severe as they were during the 1990s.

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A young camel herder poses in the Birqash Camel Market near Cairo, Egypt in 2017. (Photo by Mark Fischer) Photo used under CC BY

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