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23,000 Nicaraguans seek asylum in Costa Rica

Some 23,000 Nicaraguans have sought refugee protection in neighboring Costa Rica since deadly political unrest erupted in April. Nicaraguans are filing an average of 200 asylum applications every day, said UNHCR.

Al Jazeera

Nicaragua forces continue to patrol protest city

Al Jazeera

Hanoi may evacuate 14,000 flood-prone homes

Vietnam is considering evacuating over 14,000 households in Hanoi amid concerns that recent heavy rains could inundate a flood-prone district in an outlying area of the capital.

Business Insider

Global livestock trade causes animal anguish

The global demand for meat means that more animals are moved around the world than ever before. Activists say the uncomfortable conditions they endure are intolerable.

Guardian

ISIS fighters kidnap dozens of women, girls

ISIS fighters kidnapped 36 women and children during simultaneous attacks in Syria last week.

CBS News

Syrian Druze bury dead as anger over Islamic State attacks grows

Reuters

Israel intercepts aid boat bound for Gaza Strip

Israeli naval forces have intercepted a boat loaded with aid for residents in the besieged Gaza Strip. The boat was attempting to break a blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt.

Al Jazeera

UN: Forced return of migrants violated law

A rescue operation in which an Italian towboat rescued more than 100 migrants and returned them to Libya may have been in breach of international law, the UN said.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Report sounds alarm on refugees being held

Pregnant women and new mothers are among those fleeing war and economic devastation only to arrive in “appalling” detention-like conditions in Greek reception centres.

Al Jazeera

Spain increases investments for migrant influx

Spain aims to invest in an emergency plan to manage its new status as the main destination for seaborne migration from Africa.

Reuters

Spain denies ‘mass’ migration, says EU needs ‘new blood’

The Local

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Party wins with little opposition in Cambodia

The party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power since 1985, says it has won a landslide victory in a general election that lacked any serious challengers. Some question the democratic quality of the election.

BBC

Administration ordered to find ‘missing parents’

The judge overseeing the reunification of migrant children separated from their parents has ordered the Trump administration to provide information to locate hundreds of “missing parents” the government had deemed ineligible for reunification.

NBCNews.com

US allocates $113M to Indo-Pacific initiatives

Building on President Donald Trump’s Indo-Pacific strategy, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced $113 million in new regional investments focused on technology, energy and infrastructure.

CNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Meteorite crystals reveal the sun’s wild youth

Ancient and rare blue crystals from the dawn of the solar system help confirm that the newborn sun was violently active, a new study reports.

SPACE.com

Uber shuts down its self-driving truck unit

Uber is shutting down its self-driving trucks unit and has decided to refocus its self-driving efforts on cars only.

CNNMoney

Palestine opens its first Aquarium

The aquarium, which has 250 species, took more than a year to set up. It was funded by a group of Palestinian investors.

Al Jazeera

Newly-opened ‘Palestine Aquarium’ turned into a tourist attraction in Ramallah

Arabian Business

GLOBAL HEALTH

One-eighth of Indian kids have mental disorders

Nearly one in eight Indian children ages 2 through 9 might have a neurodevelopmental disorder. A Delhi-based medical research organization highlighted the number as a significant health burden.

CNN

Cannabis compound may boost cancer survival

Pancreatic cancer, unfortunately, has some of the lowest survival rates. A new study in mice suggests that one substance could help address this problem: cannabidiol, a naturally occurring cannabis compound.

Medical News Today

NHS in England facing deepening staffing crisis

Vacancies across the National Health Service in England for doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists are running at the highest level since records began three years ago.

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Beauty school gives Syrian refugees autonomy

Around 20 Syrian and Lebanese girls and women will study hairdressing for six months under the L’Oreal Foundation’s Beauty for a Better Life program, earning an internationally recognized certificate if they are successful.

Reuters

Activist honored for anti-trafficking efforts

Blessing Okoedion was one of 10 people honored for human trafficking prevention by the U.S. State Department.

NPR

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Group expands Nonprofits of Color program

Prosperity Now has announced a $3 million commitment from JPMorgan Chase to expand an initiative focused on expand the asset-building capacity and long-term resilience of nonprofit organizations led by people of color.

Philanthropy News Digest

NZ supermarkets tackle ’period poverty’

Charities are welcoming a supermarket‘s decision to reduce the cost of sanitary products to fight “period poverty.” A working group is still considering submissions it has received to remove taxes from sanitary items.

TVNZ

ENVIRONMENT

Indonesia earthquake strands hundreds

Hundreds of tourists stranded on Mount Rinjani by an earthquake that killed 16 people and triggered landslides are making their way off the mountain, shaken by their experience but mostly unharmed.

U.S. News & World Report

Outrage over polar bear murder by cruise crew

Norwegian authorities defended the actions of German cruise ship guards who killed a polar bear that had attacked and injured a crew member, saying they tried to scare it away.

CBS News

Hungry kangaroos forage in Australian capital

Mobs of kangaroos have been raiding patches of grass in the Australian capital Canberra, driven to the city’s sports fields, back yards and roadsides by food scarcity.

CNN

ECONOMY

World Bank extends $100M credit to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka signed a $100 million credit agreement with the World Bank to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to strengthen and modernize its education system.

Modern Diplomacy

Iran’s currency plunges to record low

Iran’s currency has plunged to another record low as Iranians brace for the United States to reimpose sanctions on their economy.

VOA News

Protests break out as economy plummets amid Trump sanctions

Express

IMF urges South Africa to fight graft

South African authorities should deepen the fight against corruption and change its labor and product markets as some of the nation’s post-apartheid achievements have ‘recently unwound’ amid slow economic growth.

Bloomberg

India maintains world’s fast-growing economy

The world’s fastest growing major economy is showing signs of a recovery in animal spirits, suggesting India’s mid-term outlook can weather global trade tensions and emerging market strains.

Bloomberg

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Mother and son in a mobile clinic in Liberia. (Photo by UNMEER/Simon Ruf) Photo used under CC BY

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