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A young woman at Ramana’s Garden, an NGO in Dhaluwala, India, that rescues children from prostitution. An estimated 20 million girls and women work in India’s sex industry, and some 16 million of those are victims of trafficking, according to NGOs. (Photo by Teresa Forn) Photo used under CC BY

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Growth hormones used on children in Indian brothels

The use of growth hormones, as well as drugs to sedate girls while they are being trafficked from one place to another, is rampant in India but rarely investigated.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Child trafficking in temple town of Yadagarigutta unveils rampant commodification of children

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First Post

The secret networks saving Lebanon’s maids

Lebanon’s domestic workers often endure beatings or sexual violence. Churches, migrant community groups and friendly locals form an underground support web.

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Guardian

Chinese mining firms imperil Cameroonians

Cameroonian law only permits local artisanal miners to search for gold, but in recent years, Chinese operators who practice semi-mechanized artisanal exploration have altered the landscape significantly.

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PRI

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Artisanal mining is one of the few ways Africans directly benefit from natural resources

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Pope declares death penalty inadmissible

Pope Francis has changed the teachings of the Catholic faith to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, the Vatican has said.

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BBC

Turkey turned a blind eye to abuses in Afrin

Amnesty International says Turkish forces in the northern Syrian city of Afrin are giving Syrian militias “free rein” to commit torture, forced disappearances and looting.

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France outlaws lewd cat-calls to women

France voted to outlaw sexual harassment on the streets. Now cat-callers and aggressively lecherous individuals face potential fines as part of legislation to fight sexual violence.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

HUMAN RIGHTS

NGOs decry Israeli permit denials to Gazans

The number of Gazans denied exit permits by Israel due to a close family member’s alleged connection to Hamas has soared this year.

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Daily Star

Women march against gender violence

Women in parts of South Africa protest the increasing levels of gender-based violence in the country in celebration of Women‘s Month and National Women’s Day.

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CNN

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South Africa: Can violence against women be stopped?

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Al Jazeera

Indian women reject ban on intertribal marriage

Indigenous women in northeastern India are calling on the Meghalaya state government to block a bill that would deny them rights, including the ability to inherit land, if they marry outside their tribe.

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Gulf News

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Zimbabwe rivals both signal election win

International observers urged the electoral commission to release the tally as soon as possible to avoid further violence after six people were killed in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters.

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Reuters

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Zimbabwe should make us question whether the form of democracy the West extols is such a good idea

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The Independent

Duterte fights corruption by crushing fancy cars

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has overseen the destruction of $5.5 million worth of luxury vehicles and motorcycles as part of his campaign against corruption.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Rare diamonds reveal secrets of Earth’s interior

Geological researchers analyzed 46 of the world’s most valuable diamonds. In them, they have found minerals which may aid in environmental preservation.

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LiveScience

China’s meat love threatens green movement

Breakneck industrial development and economic growth have driven millions of Chinese to cities, altering much about the Chinese way of life, especially in terms of their day-to-day meat eating habits.

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The Atlantic

Please do not try to survive on an all-meat diet

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Popular Science

GLOBAL HEALTH

Infected mosquitos halt dengue fever outbreaks

The first large-scale deployment of mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria, which makes them unable to transmit viruses, has stopped all outbreaks of dengue fever in a city in northern Australia for the last four years.

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Guardian

Wiping out HIV transmission by 2030 is closer

The Clinton Health Access Initiative has brokered an agreement to make routine HIV tests more accessible. They’re aiming to make HIV tests available for $12 a piece, slashing the price in some markets by more than half.

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NPR

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GOOD NEWS

All passengers survive Mexican plane crash

The plane took off from Durango city in a severe storm, but smacked down on its belly in a nearby field. After the accident, several passengers walked away from the plane before first responders arrived.

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CTV

Girl sells cupcakes to benefit homeless people

The 9-year-old Idaho girl was on vacation in Florida when she met a homeless family, and it changed her life. Bentlee has been baking to help make money for the homeless in her town, and has already raised over $2,000.

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MSN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Nonprofit sends formerly homeless to work

For more than a decade, Year Up Providence has helped hundreds get the job training they need to lead a successful life. Year Up runs a training program aimed at helping low-income young adults receive an education.

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WPRI

‘Nothing’ will halt migrant rescues, says NGO

A French NGO that was at the heart of a major European diplomatic row over migration said that nothing would stop it from rescuing migrants from the Mediterranean as its ship prepared to resume its mission.

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France 24

ENVIRONMENT

Myanmar floods displace 132,000 and kill 12

Flooding in Myanmar has killed 12 people and forced more than 132,000 others to take shelter at nearly 300 temporary camps.

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ABC News

Warm water ‘blob’ decimates Alaskan cod

For years, fishermen have worried that climate change would threaten livelihoods. Now it has. The cod population in the Gulf of Alaska is at its lowest level on record and the culprit is a warm water mass.

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NPR

Drought worries farmers in northern Europe

Farmers in around a dozen countries, are grappling with a once-in-a-generation drought. The unrelenting heat wave has devastated crops, with over half of the harvest expected to be lost in areas.

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NBCNews.com

ECONOMY

India’s internet shutdowns cost billions

In recent years, various regional governments and authorities have displayed a growing tendency to simply switch off internet connectivity to contain social and political disturbances. It has already peaked this year.

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Quartz

Somalia’s call for lifting sanctions irks Djibouti

Djibouti leaders are frustrated over calls to lift sanctions on Eritrea. The nation cut ties with Eritrea following border clashes. Eritrea denies holding Djibouti POWs.

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Ethiopia-Eritrea: After the low-hanging fruit

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African Business Magazine

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Women in Thonyor, Unity State, which is greatly impacted by conflict in South Sudan. (Photo by Robert Oxley/ DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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