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A tank in Harare during last November’s coup. On the evening of Nov. 14, 2017, elements of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces gathered around Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, and seized control of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and key areas of the city. (Photo by Tafadzwa Tarumbwa) Photo used under CC BY

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Zimbabwe’s ruling party cracks down on opponents

Soldiers moved through Harare and surrounding towns, targeting the opposition, smashing property and assaulting people. In the past two days, activists and NGO workers have gone into hiding, fearful of beatings and detention.

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Guardian

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Opposition leader flees to Zambia, but denied asylum

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Heat wave threatens rice, corn crops in N. Korea

Temperatures reached records of 100 Fahrenheit in Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital. State media said that food crops could be damaged by the stifling heat.

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Newsweek

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UN approves plan to allow humanitarian aid to reach North Korea

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South China Morning Post

Armed conflict in DRC hinders Ebola response

Armed escorts will be required to protect vaccination teams as they work to contain Ebola. Political turmoil poses challenges for those tasked with locating people who may have come into contact with Ebola victims.

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Guardian

Doctor talks about importance of health care investment

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Fortune

Georgians feel pain as Russia marches on

Tempers fray as cars queue at military checkpoints on the border between Russia and South Ossetia. Russian military has now moved through Georgia, Crimea, and Syria.

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BBC

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Ukrainian prisoner on hunger strike increasingly frail

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ABC News

French police harass refugee charity workers

Volunteers of a refugee charity describe being stopped and auditioned by the police and said they were refused access to a lawyer.

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Italy: Migrants strike over road deaths

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BBC

Indonesian quake toll rises as crisis deepens

Hopes of finding more survivors fade, as a crisis looms for thousands left homeless and in need of water, food, medicine and shelter.

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Delhi’s shelters to be inspected after abuse

Every shelter for vulnerable women and girls across Delhi will be inspected after accusations of sexual abuse at several Indian care homes and an admission from the country’s minister for women that “many more” cases are likely.

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Guardian

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Police rescue 24 girls from Indian care home

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U.S. News & World Report

Saudi Arabia halts medical treatment for citizens

Saudi Arabia barred all citizens from receiving medical treatment in Canada as a dispute over criticism of its human rights record intensifies.

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Al Jazeera

Medical school altered women’s test scores

Tokyo Medical University officials systematically cheated women out of earned spots at the college by lowering their admission-test scores, officials have confirmed the practice and apologized for the discrimination.

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NPR

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Iran’s president to talk to Trump ‘right now’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued a challenge to President Donald Trump, saying the Islamic Republic would welcome talks with the U.S. “right now.”

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CNN

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U.S. sanctions on Iran spark tensions with European allies

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CBS News

Maduro blames opposition leaders for attack

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused opposition lawmakers of playing a role in a failed attempt to assassinate him. Stripping the leaders of their parliamentary immunity, he proceded to arrest one of them.

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NPR

DR-Congo’s Kabila will not stand for re-election

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila will not stand for re-election in December. Kabila’s ruling coalition nominated former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary as its presidential candidate.

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Smart wristband to monitor health, environment

New Brunswick engineers have created a smart wristband with a wireless connection to smartphones that will enable a new wave of personal health and environmental exposure monitoring devices.

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Global Health News Wire

Ancient Maya civilization destroyed by drought

A drought that swept across Mexico around 1,000 years ago triggered the demise of one ancient civilization. Scientists studying the climate at the time of the ancient Maya found that rainfall fell by up to 70 percent.

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The Independent

GLOBAL HEALTH

Bacteria increasing tolerance of hand sanitizers

New research shows that several strains of bacteria have begun adjusting to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. They’re not resistant to the alcohol, at least, not yet, but they’re becoming “more tolerant” of it.

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NPR

14% of babies of Zika moms have ill effects

As many as one in seven infants whose mothers were exposed to the Zika virus during pregnancy later developed health problems, according to a new study.

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Guardian

China urges citizens to have more babies

China seems to be backpedaling on its decades-long policies to limit population growth as it attempts to address a demographic time bomb.

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CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Refugees learn to beat doom and gloom

A bleak future combined with barriers to work and education is a recipe for disaster for refugees in Indonesia. But some enterprising souls have found ways out of the doldrums.

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The details of life in a Sudanese refugee camp

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BBC

Power restored in PR 11 months after Maria

Almost a year after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, officials say power has been restored to most of the residents.

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CNN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

$9.5M financial inclusion lab launched in India

J.P. Morgan India and the Indian Institute of Management have announced a $9.5 million financial inclusion initiative focused on underserved communities.

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Philanthropy News Digest

Google’s journalism initiative takes shape

Recent developments surrounding the Google News Initiative suggest that the two prevailing trends in the journalism space, developing sustainable business models and combating fake news, are not mutually exclusive.

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Inside Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Investors haul icebergs for drinking water

An engineering firm in the Middle East is moving forward with a scheme to tow icebergs thousands of miles from Antarctica to water-starved regions, to produce huge amounts of fresh drinking water.

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NBCNews.com

Germany bulldozes old villages for coal

Centuries-old villages across the country are being bulldozed to make way to mine brown coal. As the world’s biggest brown coal miner, Germany is at risk of missing its 2020 carbon emissions targets.

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NPR

Swiss army airlifts water to thirsty cows

Swiss army helicopters began airlifting water to thousands cows who are suffering in a drought and heatwave that has hit Europe.

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Reuters

ECONOMY

China to ignore Trump sanctions on Iran

China has defended its business ties with Iran despite a set of U.S. sanctions targeting Tehran, potentially setting up further trade conflicts between Beijing and Washington.

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The Hill

Indian furniture traders brace for IKEA’s arrival

The sellers at the local secondhand furniture market view the opening of the IKEA store in Hyderabad with apprehension. Some say the international store is sure to hurt their business. Others bank on a continuing demand for low-cost secondhand furniture.

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Udaipur, Dharohar (“Heritage”), Rajasthani folk dancing in Bagore Ki Haveli, western India. (Photo by Arian Zwegers) Photo used under CC BY

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