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Refugees living in a refugee camp in Chogo, Tanzania, fill containers at a water tower. Tanzania hosts refugees who have fled violence in neighboring countries, but it now plans to force thousands of refugees to Burundi despite dangerous conditions awaiting them there. (Photo by Bjørn Heidenstrøm) Photo used under CC BY

Mandatory repatriation violates international law

It has become an increasingly common practice for refugees to be involuntarily returned to insecure countries of origin, in violation of laws and principles adopted by the international community over the past 70 years.

Guardian

Ecuadorean woman uses home as shelter for Venezuelans

Al Jazeera

Mexicans lured across border to donate plasma

Thousands of Mexicans come to the U.S. on temporary visas to sell their blood plasma to profit-making pharmaceutical companies that lure them with Facebook ads and colorful flyers promising hefty cash rewards.

ProPublica

UN may run out of money in weeks, leader warns

The United Nations is running a deficit of $230 million, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, and may run out of money by the end of October. He said "stop-gap measures” are needed to ensure that salaries and entitlements are paid.

Yahoo! News

Turkey begins military offensive in Syria

Turkey’s military has begun its operation in northern Syria, Turkey’s president announced, as part of an offensive to move U.S.-backed Kurdish forces away from its border.

CNN

7 key things to know about the Turkish operation in Syria

Reuters

UN: US meth strikes killed 30 Afghan civilians

U.S. airstrikes on alleged Taliban drug labs in western Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians, including children, according to the United Nations. The UN said it had credible reports of a further 30 deaths in the May strikes.

BBC

Striking Zimbabwean doctors reject pay offer

Doctors in Zimbabwe are continuing to strike, defying a government order to return to work. They rejected a 60 percent pay hike, saying it is not enough to keep up with soaring prices.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Girls in Kenya break silence on sexual abuse

Girls in Kenya’s biggest slum are breaking their silence about parental and sexual abuse, thanks to “talking boxes” placed in schools where they can share their secrets.

BBC

Abuse of women during childbirth is widespread

TIME

S. African students suffer ‘hidden’ hunger crisis

More than a third of students at universities in South Africa are suffering from what is being described as a hidden hunger crisis.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Romania falls after no confidence vote in PM

Romanian lawmakers brought down the Social Democrat government of Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, following a vote of no confidence. A transitional government is expected to take over until the next national election in 2020.

Deutsche Welle

Tens of thousands rally against government in Bucharest

Deutsche Welle

US strikes in Afghanistan unlawful, UN says

A report issued by the United Nations deemed U.S. airstrikes that killed or injured at least 39 Afghan civilians unlawful.

The Hill

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Capsule can replace injections to deliver drugs

Instead of injections, MIT engineers, working with scientists from Novo Nordisk, have designed a new capsule that can carry insulin, protein drugs and protect them from the harsh environment of the gastrointestinal tract.

Medical Xpress

NASA announces all-female spacewalk, again

After drawing criticism—and allegations of sexism—for postponing the first-ever all-female spacewalk earlier this year, NASA announced that the historic walk is scheduled (again) for later this month.

Forbes

GLOBAL HEALTH

Ireland’s cervical scandal unearths big concerns

After hundreds of women received late letters with an “inaccuracy” regarding their pap smear results, further investigation unearths a larger concern over the prevalence of institutionalized misogyny and Irish society.

CNN

Uranium found in Navajo women and babies

About a quarter of Navajo women and some infants, part of a federally funded study, had high levels of uranium in their systems, decades after mining for Cold War weaponry ended on their reservation.

Associated Press

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GOOD NEWS

Former refugee opens pizzeria in the desert

Hindu Mani grew up in a refugee camp in Algeria in tough circumstances. After winning a cooking competition, she bought an oven, got a loan from the UN, and since then, her pizza service has taken off.

Deutsche Welle

Chef teaches Chicago inmates to make pizza and earn a living

CBS News

101-year-old woman still works 5 days a week

The Texas State Fair has been around for over a century and so has one of its beloved employees: Rose Landin. For the past 25 years, the 101-year-old has worked as a greeter at the fair’s hospitality center.

CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Oprah donates $13M to Morehouse College

Oprah Winfrey is getting behind historically black universities in a big way. After donating over $1 million to the United Negro College Fund for scholarships, she announced she would give $13 million Morehouse College.

ABC News

Key reason black scientists less likely to receive funding identified

Science

NGO trains service dogs for kids with autism

Those behind Dogs in Vests, a budding nonprofit organization based in Palmyra know that beyond being man’s best friend, dogs can be trained to make a real difference. They train dogs to help out children with autism.

Channel 3000

ENVIRONMENT

389 bird species in N. America could vanish

North America could lose 389 of 604 species studied to threats from rising temperatures, higher seas, heavy rains and urbanization.

Guardian

US-Mexico border wall poses severe threat

YouTube

IMF: Carbon tax can combat climate change

Increasing the price of carbon is the most efficient and powerful method of combating global warming and reducing air pollution, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund.

CNBC

Revealed: The 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions

Guardian

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Kashmir farmers struggle under restrictions

Farmers in Indian-administered Kashmir say restrictions on communication and movement are devastating their businesses. The Indian government revoked the region’s autonomy and sent soldiers weeks ago.

Al Jazeera

‘Ethical’ Malaysian firm targets modern slavery

Led by a team of three women, Kuala Lumpur-based Pinkcollar has billed itself as the first ethical recruitment agency in Malaysia, which relies heavily on foreign laborers to fill jobs in construction, factories or domestic care.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Photo of the Day

A child is fed at a refugee camp in De Doorns, South Africa in November 2009. More than half a million households in South Africa with children aged five years or younger experienced hunger in 2017 according to a report published by Stats South Africa. (Photo by Courtney Brooks) Photo used under CC BY

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