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Above is a child at the Szeged refugee camp, in southern Hungary. Hungarian leader Orbán considers the migrants, many of whom are Muslims, as a threat to European Christian identity and culture. (Photo by Martin Leveneur) Photo used under CC BY

Hungary starves refugees to force emigration

The move to use starvation as a bludgeon against asylum-seekers was implemented after Hungary’s right-wing government had amended laws to allow rejected asylum-seekers to undergo “alien policing procedures.”

Deutsche Welle

Mixed-status families struggle to stay together

Earlier this month, a judge ordered a full restoration of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. But with promises of legal battles ahead and no solution in sight, the program’s ultimate fate remains uncertain.

The Atlantic

Tight visa controls encourage illegal immigration

Guardian

Brazil offers little refuge for fleeing Venezuelans

Each day hundreds of Venezuelans arrive at the border, carrying their lives on their backs. The journey is harrowing as Brazilians lash out at the refugees pouring into their country.

National Geographic

Rohingya refugee crisis reaches new heights

News Hub

China exporting pollution to developing world

China is the biggest trade partner to countries in Africa and Latin America, homes to the world’s poorest people. At the same time, pollution has surged in these countries.

The Conversation

Web app helping fix Nairobi’s pollution issue

Deutsche Welle

Clash undermines biodiversity assessment

Biodiversity research is a feuding family. Scientists from poorer countries square off against wealthier colleagues, and empirical researchers argue with social scientists.

Nature

Abuse plagues Yemeni refugee women

Yemenis have fled to Djibouti because of war. Conditions are harsh, especially for women. Aid groups in the camp say women can face economic, physical and even sexual abuse.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Prisoners strike to protest ‘modern-day slavery’

Prison inmates nationwide plan to put pressure on the country’s penal system by going on a two-week strike timed to begin on the anniversary of the killing of jailed African American activist and inmate George Jackson.

USA TODAY

Why are US prisoners going on strike?

Al Jazeera

Saudi activists facing death penalty

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has reportedly sought the death penalty for five activists, including the female rights defender Israa al-Ghomgham. At least 13 human rights defenders and women’s rights activists have been arrested since mid-May, accused of activities deemed a risk to national security.

BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Zimbabwe government’s legitimacy in limbo

Zimbabwe’s disputed elections have reinforced political divisions as the Constitutional Court hears an opposition challenge of the results. The military crackdown on opposition protesters highlights the urgency of reform.

allAfrica.com

NK shows no sign of halting nuclear program

North Korea has shown no indications that it has curbed its nuclear program, despite its promises to President Trump, the UN’s nuclear watchdog has warned. The International Atomic Energy Agency called it a “cause for grave concern.”

Newsweek

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Europe preparing crackdown on Big Tech

Europe is preparing legislation designed to rid social media platforms of terrorist content. The new rules are being drafter after concluding that a voluntary program wasn’t working.

CNNMoney

Ice find on moon helps colonization prospects

For the first time, scientists have found irrefutable evidence of ice on the lunar surface. To make things even more exciting, this makes the prospect of establishing a lunar colony much more likely.

ZME Science

GLOBAL HEALTH

Study shows e-cigarettes tied to cancer

A new study links e-cigarettes to lung cancer, according to the University of Minnesota. Researchers found that the chemicals in “vaping” may damage the DNA in your mouth, increasing the risk for mouth and throat cancers.

WTHR

Doctors are being told to prescribe play to kids

A new policy report from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests we’d do better to pencil in big blocks of time devoted to nothing but free play and recommends that pediatricians attempt to turn the tide by prescribing play during well visits for children.

Quartz

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GOOD NEWS

Georgia teen saves elderly neighbor from blaze

A 17-year-old rescued his neighbor after he saw that the elderly man’s house was on fire in Savannah, according to a news release from Savannah Fire Rescue.

Island Packet

’Kindness Kupboard’ helps those in need

A library in Missouri is installing a new take on “Little Free Libraries.” They’re calling it a “Kindness Kupboard.” Inside, visitors to the public library will find school supplies, personal care items and nonperishable food — all for free for those who need it.

KSDK

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Facebook fundraisers raise $300M in first year

Facebook users have raised more than $300 million for nonprofits including St. Jude, Alzheimer’s Association, and the American Cancer Society since birthday fundraisers were introduced a year ago.

Mashable

Two human-services nonprofits join forces

Rising Ground, the Yonkers-based nonprofit, has agreed to acquire Brooklyn-based Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families, creating a human-services nonprofit with a focus on child welfare and services for people with developmental disabilities.

Crains New York Business

ENVIRONMENT

EPA rolls back Obama-era coal pollution rules

The EPA has formally unveiled the details of its new plan to devolve regulation of coal-fired power plants back to the states, one that is expected to give a boost to the coal industry and increase carbon emissions nationwide.

CNN

Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up

The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up for the second time this year. This phenomenon – which has never been recorded before – has occurred due to warm winds and a climate-change driven heatwave in the northern hemisphere.

Guardian

Parts of the Arctic are not freezing in winter

Daily Mail

ECONOMY

Greece emerges from international bailout

Greece has successfully completed its final three-year installment of an international bailout program, allowing it to reclaim a degree of control over its finances, which have been overseen since 2010 by the EU, European Central Bank and IMF.

NPR

Iran unemployment crisis, rising living costs bite amid sanctions

Al Jazeera

Emerging markets may lose their banker

Distressed emerging markets are looking to China for help as their currencies wilt. But China’s shaky domestic economy may mean that it’s no longer politically viable for Beijing to keep being so generous.

Bloomberg

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Elementary school children in Indonesia. (Photo by Rifat Attamimi) Photo used under CC BY

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