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A UNICEF member carries a child at a shelter center in Homs, Syria in 2014. Nearly 140 aid workers were killed last year worldwide, a 23 percent rise over 2016, according to data released by independent research group Humanitarian Outcomes. (Photo by EPA/STR) Photo used under CC BY

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As killings rise, aid workers confront era of growing risk

Aid workers worldwide are facing an increase in raids, killings and kidnappings as fighters flout the international laws meant to protect humanitarians, aid groups have said.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Why this World Humanitarian Day could be the grimmest of all

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CNN

Venezuelan refugees face violence, xenophobia

Venezuelan refugees have been attacked and left in limbo as they attempt to escape economic turbulence rocking their nation. Xenophobia appears to be spreading in South America.

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Newsweek

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Lebanese FM: No reason for Syria refugees to stay in Lebanon

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Al Jazeera

Food waste set to increase by a third by 2030

The amount of food that is wasted each year will rise by a third by 2030, when 2.1B tons will either be lost or thrown away, equivalent to 66 tons per second, according to new analysis.

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Guardian

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Volumes of staple export decline in East Africa

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Disease a concern in Kerala flood clean up

As water levels begin to drop, rescue efforts are underway for more than a thousand people left stranded by the floods. More than 400 people have died since the monsoon season began.

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Zambia LGBTQ see suicide as a common end

Many people in Zambia’s LGBTQ community, who face potential imprisonment according to local law, say it’s a struggle to cope with the emotional trauma and suicide and alcohol and drug abuse are common.

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PRI

Cuban farmers shrug off private ownership

Cuba’s decision to change its constitution and allow private property ownership has been shrugged off by small farmers, who says the island will never feed itself without far broader reform of state-run agriculture.

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Pope addresses latest sexual abuse claims

Pope Francis has acknowledged ‘with shame and repentance’ the Catholic Church’s failure to act on allegations of sexual abuse by clerics against minors going back decades, writing ‘we showed no care for the little ones.’

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CNN

US relies on private prison system

A nonprofit group noted that the number of people held in private prisons has increased 47 percent since 2000, so that now 1 in every 12 people in the U.S. prison population is being held in a private facility.

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Voice of America

Russia to help Lebanon return refugees to Syria

Russia will help Lebanon return Syrian refugees there return to their country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil in Moscow.

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Reuters

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Britain to Stop Some Aid for Syrian Opposition in Rebel-Held Areas

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U.S. News & World Report

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Uganda police disperse protesters in capital

Ugandan police fired tear gas to disperse a demonstration in the capital as protests against the beating of detained lawmakers continued.

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Reuters

South Sudan’s civil war not over just yet

South Sudan’s government claims the shattering five-year civil war is finally over, but there is considerable skepticism. President Kiir refused to shake the hand of rival Riek Machar after signing a power-sharing deal this month.

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Associated Press

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Soil bacteria used to cure fungal infections

The prevalence of fungal infections is on the rise due to the aging of the population, global warming and the increasing use of antibiotics.

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Xinhua

Ancient pregnancy test older than thought

To determine pregnancy, the woman must first urinate into a bag of wheat and a bag of barley. The bag sprouting first will reveal the pregnancy—barley for boys, wheat for girls. If neither sprouts, the woman is not pregnant.

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Smithsonian Magazine

GLOBAL HEALTH

China improves healthcare in Africa

The health cooperation between China and African countries is promoting the development of the African pharmaceutical industry. This kind of help has allowed authorities to curb the spread of deadly diseases like malaria.

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africanews

Rohingya and Bangladesh’s meth trade

Bangladesh has for years struggled to cope with a surging drug epidemic, at the heart of which is a wildly popular meth pill smuggled into the country from neighbouring Myanmar.

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

South Koreans reunite with relatives up North

Dozens crossed the border into North Korea for meetings with relatives having not seen their loved ones since the Korean War. The weeklong event comes as the Koreas boost reconciliation efforts.

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CBS News

Rival gangs turn to sport to make peace

Factions are dictated by the grounds they represent, and anyone outside the borders of their territory is an enemy. Three years ago, a members from varying neighborhoods came together for a softball league.

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Vice

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Nonprofit reunites families with flying miles

Miles4Migrants, a two-year-old nonprofit donates miles to refugees, asylum seekers, and their immediate family members so that they can travel to countries that have offered them legal entry.

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Nonprofit Quarterly

US groups spending more on international aid

The country’s foundations are contributing more money toward international aid work. A little over half of that sum came from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which supports initiatives in poor countries.

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Fast Company

ENVIRONMENT

Arctic ground no longer freezing

Every winter across the Arctic, the top few inches or feet of soil and rich plant matter freezes up before thawing again in summer. For the first time, ground insulating Arctic permafrost simply did not freeze in winter.

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National Geographic

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South Africa’s Wild Coast under threat of mining

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Guardian

India: poverty strains forest resources

Poverty and dependency on natural resources have been considered liable for pressure on forest resources, leading to programs and aid aimed at integration of conservation goals.

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Mongabay

ECONOMY

Rwanda makes Chinese and Indian trade deals

As both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conclude their visits to Kigali, the two Asian giants reached up to 22 bilateral pacts with Kigali.

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CNBCAfrica

China cracks down on housing speculation

China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has interviewed the main people responsible for the five municipal governments which saw rapid growth in home prices, and ordered them to hinder rising prices.

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Asia Times Online

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The US government alleges Facebook enabled housing ad discrimination

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The Verge

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Holy Men attending the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela in Nashik, India. (Photo by David Baxendale) Photo used under CC BY

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