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A child worker operating machinery in a Pakistani factory. Globally, 541 million young workers (between the ages of 15 and 24) account for 15 percent of the world’s labor force and sustain up to 40 percent more non-fatal occupational injuries than adult workers. (Photo by ILO in Asia and the Pacific) Photo used under CC BY

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Uganda joins global effort to protect young workers

Globally, 541 million young workers (ages 15-24) account for 15 percent of the world’s labor force, and they are far more prone to injury. Uganda has just joined a global campaign focusing on the need to end child labor and improve the safety and health of young workers.

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Black Star News

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In Pakistan, child sex abuse rampant in the workplace

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Guardian

Argentina’s big step toward legalizing abortion

Argentina‘s lower house of Congress has decided by a 129-125 vote to pass a bill legalizing abortion before 14 weeks of pregnancy. The bill now heads to the country’s Senate, where its chances of passage appear less rosy.

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NPR

Oxfam accuses France of migrant abuse

Oxfam has claimed that French border guards have abused, detained and forcibly returned minors and other vulnerable migrants to Italy in violation of EU and French laws.

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What it’s like inside former superstore in Texas where U.S. is holding 1,400 immigrant children

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CNN

Italy, France back ‘asylum centers’ in Africa

Italy and France have jointly expressed support for EU “asylum centers” to be set up in countries where many migrants begin their journeys to Europe.

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BBC

Russian prisons: Human rights in the spotlight

The country has faced criticism on many issues; from gay rights to political prisoners and workers’ rights and hosting the world cup means Russia is in the international spotlight for the next month.

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Al Jazeera

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A Moscow prison got a makeover for World Cup, opposition leader quips

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NPR

US expected to retreat from UN rights forum

Talks with the United States over how to reform the main U.N. rights body have failed to meet Washington’s demands, activists and diplomats say, suggesting that the Trump administration will quit the Geneva forum.

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Koreans face discrimination in Japan

As North Korea agrees to denuclearization, Koreans living in Japan hope for a more peaceful future where the Zainichi, the Japanese term for Korean migrants, often face discrimination.

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Al Jazeera

US Navy rescues migrants off the coast of Libya

A US Navy ship rescued 40 migrants off the coast of Libya. The expeditionary fast transport ship "USNS Trenton, in accordance with its obligations under international law, rendered assistance to mariners in distress.

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CNN

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Migrants saved but stranded on US warship

A U.S. Navy warship did the right thing. It saved the lives of dozens of people drowning off the coast of Libya. But what does it do with these people who have suffered so much?

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Daily Beast

Congo President Kabila won’t seek third term

Congo’s current President Joseph Kabila won’t seek a third mandate in the African country’s upcoming December elections because of constitutional term limits.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Humans caused warming on the moon, too

According to the new study, the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon between 1969 and 1972 kicked aside so much dust that they revealed huge regions of darker, more heat-absorbing soil that may not have seen the light of day in billions of years. That raised the moon’s temperature.

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LiveScience

Psychedelic drugs promote neural plasticity

A new study has found psychedelics, specifically DOI, DMT, and LSD, can change brain cells in rats and flies, making neurons more likely to branch out and connect with one another.

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ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

The end of aids: Battle is far from over

Though far apart, at-risk communities in Russia, Nigeria and Florida face surprisingly similar challenges. Access to consistent HIV treatment is often limited, social stigma results in isolation, and government response is slow.

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PBS NewsHour

India set to ban e-cigarettes for good

Delhi is all set to ban e-cigarettes. Under provisions of law, sources in health ministry said, the government has already banned international expo on e-cigarettes in Delhi. Recently, the government also denied permission to a huge consignment of e-cigarettes in Delhi.

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India Today

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Hong Kong set to regulate e-cigarettes in same manner as traditional smoking

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South China Morning Post

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GOOD NEWS

In Denver, ‘Food is in when school is out’

Schools in Denver are wrapping up the school year, and that means many children may not be eating enough because they’re missing out on free or reduced school breakfast and lunch. The Summer for Food Service Program is available to alleviate that stress.

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CBS Denver

Teacher leaves $1M for disabled students

Genevieve Via Cava loved teaching and loved her students. Now, seven years after her death, they are learning just how much. The Dumont Public Schools received a check from her estate for $1 million.

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CNN

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Son‘s Father’s Day surprise for dad with Alzheimer’s goes viral

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CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

NGO serving people with albinism is honored

An NGO based in Namibia has received an international award for the work it does among Namibians born with albinism. Germany announced that the Bari Bari Award has been awarded to SINASRA, the local NGO dedicated to improve the quality of life for albinos.

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Namibia Economist

Common errors made by emerging nonprofits

A new nonprofit organization comes into being when a good-hearted, smart person sees a need that is not being met and sets out to address it. Here are four common mistakes that we see new and emerging nonprofits routinely making and how you can avoid them.

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Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change to slash global veggie supply

The world’s supply of vegetables could fall by more than a third by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to combat climate change, according to a new study.

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The Independent

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Alien Anthropocene: How would other worlds battle climate change?

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Scientific American

ECONOMY

Canadians boycott US goods over Trump tariffs

Canadians have started to boycott U.S. goods in the wake of President Trump’s war of words with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the recent steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, the European Union, and Mexico.

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The Hill

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Why China ‘holds all aces’ in a trade war with US

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CNBC

A $1.4T ‘surplus’ Trump’s not talking about

The U.S. has a surplus of $20 billion with China and $1.4 trillion with the rest of the world. That’s not a normal trade balance, of course, but an “aggregate sales surplus” which measures both direct trade and the sales of multinational companies.

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Bloomberg

The UK moves to clean up dirty money

The British government of Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to staunch the flow of ill-gotten gains into the country via wealthy Russians in the wake of the attempted murder in March of Sergei Skripal.

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U.S. News & World Report

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Children enjoy a bike ride at the School for Autistic Children in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo by linh tinh) Photo used under CC BY

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