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Rohingya family escaping from Myanmar. Since August last year, more than 700,000 Rohingya have fled across the border from Rakhine State in Myanmar, due to a brutal crackdown. Escaping ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, Rohingya have taken refuge in an overcrowded camp in Bangladesh. (Photo by Saiful Islam) Photo used under CC BY

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Floods, landslides imperil Rohingya refugee camp

Rohingya refugees living in a severely overcrowded mega camp should be relocated by the Bangladeshi government to safer areas, Human Rights Watch said. The Rohingya are in danger from flooding and landslides, diseases, fires, community tensions, and sexual violence.

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Al Jazeera

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Report on perils Rohingya endure

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Human Rights Watch

‘Peace’ brings more murder, drugs to Colombia

Promises of security measures are unfulfilled. Where there was a clear rebel rule, there are now drug-trafficking mafias. The homicide rate is skyrocketing. Hundreds are fleeing.

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Bloomberg

Freedom-loving Africans get past internet blocks

Many African governments have taken to censoring a variety of apps and sites, especially around election time, threatening their democracies and economies. But people across the continent are increasingly seeking out ways to work around the blocks.

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Brazilian judge overturns order shutting border

Brazil briefly closed its northern border to Venezuelans in a bid to contain ongoing mass migration from its crisis-ridden Latin American neighbor, only to reopen it soon after.

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Al Jazeera

New Haiti PM announced after deadly protests

Haitian President Jovenel Moise announced that Jean-Henry Céant will be the nation’s new prime minister. The announcement comes three weeks after the former prime minister resigned amid violent and deadly protests.

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CNN

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UN hails ‘credible’ Iraq vote recount

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Daily Star

Hong Kong ready for fair trade bananas

An international organization is hoping to bring fair trade bananas from the Philippines to Hong Kong supermarkets, believing the city is ripe for the introduction of such produce.

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South China Morning Post

HUMAN RIGHTS

LGBTQ group expression hindered globally

Just 56 percent of the world’s countries allow LGBTQ groups to organize without the threat of arrest or state harassment, further marginalizing gay organizations from mainstream society.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Zimbabwe opposition being harassed

The allegation contradicts assertions by the government of President Mnangagwa that it has abandoned state-sponsored violence. Soldiers last week opened fire on protesters in the capital where six people were killed.

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NEWS.com.au

Indian politician leaves behind treasured legacy

An atheist and self-declared rationalist, Karunanidhi rose to political prominence as part of the Dravidian movement, challenging the supremacy of the upper caste Brahmins.

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BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Ivory Coast president pardons dissenters

The president has pardoned the former first lady Simone Gbagbo. She was convicted of undermining state security when her husband refused to accept election results and leave the presidential palace.

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Guardian

Maduro accuses Colombia in assassination try

In a video posted on Twitter, Venezuelan President Maduro said police and the military had captured all the perpetrators and were in the process of tracking down the culprits.

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Al Jazeera

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Attackers get close to Venezuelan leader by drone

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists transplant lab-grown lungs into pigs

Researchers have created lungs in the lab and successfully transplanted them into pigs. These bioengineered lungs developed healthy blood vessels that allowed pigs to live for weeks after surgery without medical complications.

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Science News

Rogue planet boasts magnetic aurora

Astronomers have discovered a rogue planet that’s almost too big to be considered a planet — and to top it off, the rogue object is a magnetic powerhouse.

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ZME Science

GLOBAL HEALTH

Malaria outbreaks surround Paraguay

Paraguay is the first South American country to eradicate malaria. But neighboring cases are mounting – and climate change threatens to spread the disease.

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Guardian

Congo to begin Ebola vaccinations this week

One of the world’s most feared diseases, Ebola is a virus-caused hemorrhagic fever that can cause fatal bleeding. Health authorities begin Ebola vaccinations, where a new outbreak of the virus is believed to have killed 33 people.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Don’t despair – climate change catastrophe can still be averted

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Guardian

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Fight violent extremism by teaching tolerance

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Spectator

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Reclaiming land in South Africa is about symbolism and fairness, not just compensation

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Quartz

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American kids learn islamophobia from textbooks

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For these victims of ISIS, the conflict isn’t over

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CNN

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South Korea is going crazy over a handful of refugees

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As Western donors abandon Africa’s cancer crisis, Muslim nations are filling the gap

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The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Chile bans plastic bags for businesses

Chile has become the first South American country to legally ban the widespread commercial use of plastic bags. The new legislation gives small shops two years to adapt to a total ban.

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BBC

Worker rewarded for giving autistic kid a break

A Rouses employee in Baton Rouge was surprised with a free car, days after the employee let a teen with autism help him stock shelves in the store. It also looks like the employee will attend college for free.

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The Times Picayune

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Employee helps autistic teen stock shelves

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NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Facebook commits funds for local news

Facebook has announced cash totaling $4.5 million in support of local news publishers through its Facebook Journalism Project.

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Philanthropy News Digest

Staff benefits may be cut as museum expands

New York’s Museum of Modern Art is gearing up for a $450 million renovation and expansion, but many MoMA workers are not pleased.

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NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

World at risk of becoming a ‘hothouse’

The world is at risk of entering “hothouse” conditions where global average temperatures will be 4-5 degrees Celsius higher even if emissions reduction targets under a global climate deal are met.

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Reuters

Australia succumbs to drought chokehold

The worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, leaving farmers struggling to cope and asking questions about their future.

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Reuters

Health care industry ignores green initiatives

Compared to corporations in other sectors of the economy, most health care organizations appear to be falling short when it comes to finding ways to protect the environment.

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Reuters

ECONOMY

US aims to crush Iran oil sector via sanctions

Crude prices are likely to be volatile and higher, as tensions between the U.S. and Tehran rise ahead of the next wave of sanctions, aimed at cutting off Iran’s oil exports by early November.

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CNBC

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Will Trump’s fuel standards freeze leave buyers in the cold?

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Detroit Free Press

Rwanda targets $92M from tea export in 2018

Rwanda’s tea production has increased significantly over the years. The National Agriculture Export Board has projected tea export revenues to increase from $88 million last year to $92 million this year.

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Maasai prepare to perform a welcome dance in Nerok county, Kenya. (Photo by Kandukuru Nagarjun) Photo used under CC BY

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