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Yemeni men stand having just purchased khat, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion) as a stimulant. Conflict and a devastated economy have upended the country’s typical journey to manhood. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

Fathers and sons etch out future amidst war

The conflict in Yemen is now in its fourth year. An Arab and Western coalition has mercilessly pounded Yemen’s infrastructure, health facilities, businesses, civilian homes, and military locations with airstrikes.

National Geographic

Flood sweeps India’s Kerala state, killing scores

The death toll from the worst floods in nearly a century in the Indian tourist state of Kerala has risen to 43. Rising water has stranded tens of thousands of people and forced the closure of one of Kerala’s main airports.

Standard Media

Kochi airport shut till August 18; red alert issued

Khaleej Times

Facebook failing to stop vitriol aimed at Rohingyas

In March, a United Nations investigator said Facebook was used to incite violence and hatred against the Muslim minority group. The platform, she said, had ‘turned into a beast.’

Reuters

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The precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya

Channel NewsAsia

Dry taps halt hospital operations in Venezuela

At one of Caracas’ biggest public hospitals, most bathrooms are closed. Patients fill jugs from a tiny tap on the ground floor that sometimes has a trickle of water.

Reuters

US abortion gag rule endangers African lives

President Trump expanded the Global Gag Rule, curbing abortion access. Because of the scale of U.S. health aid, when an African clinic has to chose between losing its funding or providing reproductive care, it stops abortion services.

Deutsche Welle

Haiti sees slight progress in LGBTQ progress

Two anti-LGBT laws are pending in Parliament. Churches are firm in their condemnation of homosexuality. Gay Haitians are targets of attacks and harassment, and police are often unsympathetic to victims of anti-gay violence.

Voice of America

HUMAN RIGHTS

Record number of displaced people in Africa

The total number of forcibly displaced people living in sub-Saharan Africa reached a new high of 18.4 million in 2017, up sharply from 14.1 million in 2016, the largest regional increase of forcibly displaced people in the world.

Pew Research Center

Israel reopens Gaza cargo crossing

Israel has fully reopened its cargo crossing with Gaza, saying it is in response to a period of relative calm. Lorries carrying fuel and commercial goods passed through Kerem Shalom after weeks of restrictions.

BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Burkina Faso a rising center of extremism

Islamic extremism has penetrated Burkina Faso, with its north becoming a sanctuary for Mali and Niger fighters. Local young men frustrated by poverty and alleged abuses by soldiers are becoming radicalized.

Windsor Star

Afghanistan bombing kills 48 Hazara college hopefuls in Kabul

NBCNews.com

US, Mexico to announce plan to fight cartels

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Mexican authorities are planning to announce a new strategy to combat transnational Mexican drug cartels that will include a crackdown on their finances, a DEA official said.

Reuters

Brazil election: thousands call for jailed Lula da Silva to run

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Video game can help children develop empathy

Empathy and emotional control can be learned, new research shows. The research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is helping middle schoolers develop it in the most entertaining way possible, with a video game.

ZME Science

Computer program makes realistic fake videos

A new computer program can manipulate a video such that the person on-screen mirrors the movements and expressions of someone in a different video. This program can tamper with far more than facial expressions.

Science News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Cabbage retains potential to stop cancers

Scientists say they have discovered why some vegetables, including cabbage, broccoli and kale, can reduce the risk of bowel cancers.

BBC

Elephants rarely get cancer thanks to “zombie gene,” study finds

USA TODAY

Scientists calculate the speed of death in cells

Scientists found that death travels in unremitting waves through a cell, moving at a rate of 30 micrometers (one-thousandth of an inch) every minute, they report in a new study.

NBCNews.com

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GOOD NEWS

Street parade welcomes cancer patient home

An ovarian cancer patient was welcomed home to a surprise street parade by her family and friends holding balloons, hand-made signs and chanting Spanish celebratory songs.

MSN

Transgender woman wins governor nomination

Vermont made history, with Christine Hallquist, a transgender candidate, winning the Democratic primary in the race for governor.

CBS News

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

US adds new limits on UN foreign aid

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has introduced new conditions on billions of dollars in foreign aid spent through the UN and other multinational agencies.

allAfrica.com

International grants from US grow by 29%

International grantmaking by U.S. foundations jumped 29 percent, from $7.2 billion to a record $9.3 billion, between 2011 and 2015, a report from the Council on Foundations and Foundation Center finds.

Philanthropy News Digest

Government, civil society should work together

Pakistani government representatives, civil society, youth and media should work collectively in order to eradicate extremism, terrorism and rising poverty and to establish peach in the country, speakers said.

Daily Times

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change not accepted as asylum claim

To date, no one has been able to claim asylum due to climate change because the official definition of a refugee does not allow for climate-induced migration.

Mongabay

Phasing out pesticides best chance for Europe

Numerous studies have pointed out health-harming effects of pesticide exposure as well as a link between the intense use of pesticides and biodiversity loss. Scientists demand urgent action to reduce exposure.

Euractiv

Next 5 years predicted to be abnormally hot

This summer’s worldwide heatwave makes 2018 a particularly hot year. As will be the next few years. Using a new method, a new study shows that at the global level, 2018-2022 may be hotter period than expected.

ScienceDaily

Smoke from wildfires is polluting parts of the US West

CNN

ECONOMY

Nigerian government giving cash to the poor

The Nigerian government has just launched a collateral-free loan scheme which will see two million petty traders receive $28 repayable in six months. It’s the latest social intervention program under president Muhammadu Buhari.

Quartz

Migrants reel as Israeli law cuts into salaries

African migrants in Israel have been detained, threatened with deportation and faced hostility from lawmakers and residents. Since 2017, they also face a de facto 20 percent salary cut driving them into further poverty.

ABC News

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Theyyam is a ritual dance form popular in northern Kerala, India. The name theyyam is derived from the malayalam name for God (daivam). During the ritual, the artist takes on the role of God. (Photo by Bobinson K B) Photo used under CC BY

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