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Mendocino County, California in July 2018. While forest fires are invariably sparked by lightning or people, they are being driven by heat waves that climate scientists warn may soon be the norm, especially since climate researchers are forecasting more hot years to come. (Photo by Bob Dass) Photo used under CC BY

Climate change is setting the world on fire

In 2017, parts of Europe, Canada and the US were ravaged by wildfires on an unprecedented scale. In 2018, new records are being set around the world as hot, dry temperatures and fires become the new normal.

Deutsche Welle

Raging wildfires near Berlin force hundreds to evacuate

Newsweek

Malaysia accused of ‘state-funded’ homophobia

Malaysia’s LGBT community is under unprecedented attack according to transgender rights activist, Thilaga Sulathireh, after police raided a known pride venue and arrested 20 men for “illicit behavior.”

Telesur

London cannabis farms may be using child slaves

Large numbers of child slaves may be working on cannabis farms in London, experts are warning after new figures emerged showing the scale of cultivation of the illegal drug. Children are being trafficked from Vietnam and other countries to work in these farms.

Sydney Morning Herald

More than 3,000 Vietnamese fell victim to human traffickers in 2012-2017

Channel NewsAsia

Mosul residents still suffer dire conditions

More than a year after the end of the battle of Mosul, the large Iraqi city still has neighborhoods in rubble and a traumatized people trying to rebuild their lives.

NPR

Au pairs in US often face abuse, exploitation

Many students who enter the United States to work as au pairs find themselves becoming housekeepers, cooking and cleaning for families for long hours with no extra pay.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

West Nile records 5,000 gender violence cases

Cases of gender-based violence meted out against women and children are on the rise in West Nile due to alcohol consumption, unfriendly cultural norms, lack of trust among couples, land wrangles and widow inheritance.

allAfrica.com

HUMAN RIGHTS

Germany stops deporting Chinese Muslims

After an outcry by rights groups and opposition politicians that the practice had been halted. They called on the German government to do “everything in its power” to secure the return of a deported man from China.

The Local

Israel hails US for halting human rights funding

The Trump administration pulled out of the 47-member body, accusing it of anti-Israel bias and of allowing countries with poor human rights records to be members. The move means the Council will lose a large donors.

Times of Israel

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Zimbabwe court confirms election victory

New President Mnangagwa now faces the challenge of persuading the international community that the crackdown and lapses in the election process will not derail his promise of reforms to overcome corruption.

Reuters

Unrest tarnishes Ethiopian leader’s reforms

A surge in ethnic violence has displaced nearly one million people in the past four months in southern Ethiopia. The violence threatens to undermine calls for unity in one of Africa’s most ethnically diverse countries.

NEWS.com.au

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

App collects genetic data in Ethiopia and Ghana

Low or middle-income countries are where this technology is needed the most. To address this gap, the MiGene Family History App was created. It aims to introduce medical genetics services into low and middle-income countries.

The Conversation

Mobile apps helps midwives register births

Uganda’s fertility rate is among the highest in the world but barely a fifth of those births were officially recorded. Technology is helping tackle the challenge.

Positive News

Vintage photos of women working celebrate Women’s Equality Day

National Geographic

GLOBAL HEALTH

Global study says no amount of alcohol is safe

Alcohol consumption at all levels can have damaging health implications. The research, which claims to be the most comprehensive of its kind, pours cold water on previous reports that said moderation could have benefits.

CNBC

Russia trolls spreading vaccine disinformation

Bots and Russian trolls have been spreading disinformation about vaccines on Twitter to create discord. Troll accounts that had attempted to influence the U.S. election had also been tweeting about vaccines.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Most older cancer patients have happy lives

Two-thirds of current cancer patients, and more than three-quarters of former cancer patients aged 50 and over, are mentally flourishing despite their illness.

ScienceDaily

Doctors use simulations to fight dementia

Simulated trips in buses or on beaches create a gathering point for patients. The shared experience lets them talk about past trips and take a mini holiday from their daily lives.

Houston Chronicle

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Women taking lead in local philanthropy

Each member of the giving circle gets to review grant applicants and vote on which receive the funds. Members say this is important because neighborhoods are often divided by socioeconomic class.

My Statesman

Singer honored for charitable leadership

A philanthropist and human rights advocate, Queen Latifah serves as co-chair for the Lancelot H. Owens Scholarship Foundation. It provides scholarships to students who excel scholastically but don’t have money.

Philly Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Wildlife abused in Moroccan markets

In Morocco’s animal markets, a wide variety of wildlife is for sale. But a common thread runs through this North African country’s wildlife markets: animals are kept in poor conditions without water, food and shade.

Mongabay

Czech ‘hunger stones’ reveal pending drought

A drought in Europe has exposed boulders, known as “hunger stones,” that have been used for centuries to commemorate historic droughts. The hunger stones are in the Elbe River, which begins in the Czech Republic.

NPR

Drought grips Afghanistan

YouTube

ECONOMY

Booming green economy ignores Trump

Trump has handed the fossil fuel industry another gift by rolling back coal regulations. Despite such actions, experts say the global green economy will continue to grow.

Deutsche Welle

Efficient irrigation doesn’t decrease water use

Phys.org

El Salvador moves closer to China, flusters US

Tensions between China and the U.S. rise over El Salvador’s decision to switch recognition from Taipei to Beijing, with the U.S. warning it will “affect the economic health and security of the entire Americas region."

South China Morning Post

Photo of the Day

UK Emergency Medical Team pediatric nurse pictured wearing protective equipment in a specially constructed clinic in the Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. She is part of the UK’s Emergency Medical Team tackling an outbreak of diphtheria outbreak in the camp for Rohingya refugees. (Photo by Russell Watkins/Department for International Development) Photo used under CC BY

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