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Children eat porridge at a UNICEF-supported nutrition center in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Some 4.5 million children under 5 will need treatment for life-threatening hunger this year in the most dangerous conflict zones – an increase of 20 percent since 2016. (Photo by Julien Harneis) Photo used under CC BY

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In conflict zones, using starvation as a weapon

More than half a million infants in conflict zones could die of malnutrition by the end of the year if they do not receive treatment, according to Save The Children.

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Guardian

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Hunger as a weapon ‘on the rise’ in war zones

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Al Jazeera

African rights group worried about xenophobia

The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights is worried about attacks on migrants in South Africa after deadly violence broke out as locals accused foreign nationals of selling expired and counterfeit goods.

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eNCA

China holding 1M Muslims in ‘internment camps’

The Turkic mostly Muslim Uighur minority in China’s Xinjiang region face arbitrary detentions, daily restrictions on religious practice and “forced political indoctrination” in a mass security crackdown, according to the Human Rights Watch.

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Dhaka urges global action for Rohingya repatriation

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Gulf Times

Migrant camp may close over living conditions

Greece’s biggest migrant camp, the Moria camp, faces closure unless authorities clean up “uncontrollable amounts of waste,” the regional governor said, citing public health risks.

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Channel NewsAsia

More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib

More than 30,000 people have been displaced within rebel-held northwest Syria by air and ground bombardment by Syrian government and allied forces.

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Reuters

Property boom in rural Kenya creating poor

A growing number of Kenyans are selling their land — often below market prices — but spend the money quickly and are left with nothing.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

HUMAN RIGHTS

American resettlement program is collapsing

National resettlement agencies are closing offices and laying off staff in response to the decline in arrivals, leaving the future of the program in the balance.

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The Atlantic

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Inside the trauma of Trump family separationg

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Imam sacked after push to allow hijab, beards

An Uzbek imam has been sacked after urging President Mirziyoyev to lift a ban on personal religious symbols such as women’s hijabs and beards for men, in a case showing the limits of tolerance in the mainly Muslim country.

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New Straits Times

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

US warns of Nicaraguan regional crisis

The U.S. declared Nicaragua’s civil unrest a threat to the region’s security, saying government repression of protests risked creating overwhelming displacement of people.

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Reuters

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Nikki Haley gets UN meeting on Nicaragua, but old rivalries block action

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CNN

Israel rules to demolish Khan al-Ahmar village

Rights groups condemned a decision by an Israeli court giving letting the military demolish a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank.

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Al Jazeera

Ugandan lawmakers aim to kill amendment

A group of Ugandan legislators has petitioned the supreme court to overturn a lower court decision that upheld a constitutional amendment allowing long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni to seek re-election.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Advanced technology helps save ancient walls

Scientists from Heracles are studying the effects of climate change on ancient monuments. Their methods range from satellite monitoring to electromagnetic scans with a pressure-sensitive drilling tool.

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Euronews

Amazon eyes Chilean skies for data mining

Amazon.com is in talks with Chile to house and mine massive amounts of data generated by that country’s giant telescopes, which could prove fertile ground for the company to develop new artificial intelligence tools.

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Business Day

GLOBAL HEALTH

Ebola fight faces old hurdles in DR-Congo

The Ebola fight has advanced more in recent years than any. Now there’s an experimental vaccine which this year helped quash an earlier outbreak of this strain of the virus on the other side of the country in under three months.

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Devdiscourse

Alzheimer’s disease could be infectious

It’s an idea that just recently would’ve seemed an easy way to drain research budget on bunk science. Money has poured into Alzheimer’s research for years, but little went toward investigating infection in causing dementia.

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NPR

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Oleg Sentsov’s hunger strike evokes a dark chapter in Soviet history

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From Sweden to Brexit, immigration is the issue dividing Europe

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Why every American should pay attention to Nicaragua

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CNN

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A sleeping dragon rises: China’s military buildup

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Asia Times Online

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No peace for Korea

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Sicily’s mafia sprang from the growing global market for lemons – a tale with sour parallels for consumers today

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Aeon

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The man who raised a fist, 50 years later

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The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

School janitor secretly gives poor kids clothes

Between her duties of mopping, sweeping and polishing, Collins said she always makes time to stock the closet and reach out to students. She tries to help keep the kids afloat but there is also another, more painful reason.

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MSN

Hotel, charity help homeless people find work

Near London’s bustling Belgravia, two buildings have been sheltering people for decades. At The Goring, it’s been well-to-do guests, and at The Passage center, up to 200 homeless men and women every day.

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PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

World provides unique ways to volunteer

Volunteering with one of these conservation projects or international charities could be a rewarding, even life-changing, experience.

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Guardian

Alibaba co-founder to retire, focus on giving

In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Ma said he will be dedicating more of his time to philanthropy with the creation of a foundation in his own name focused on education, following in the footsteps of Bill Gates.

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The Independent

ENVIRONMENT

Scientist plans to stop Saharan expansion

Kalnay’s proposed solution, a grand scheme that involves covering vast areas of desert with solar panels and windmills, just got published. A prominent scientist, she has been thinking about this idea for a decade.

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NPR

Researchers closer to taming fire predictability

Scientists are developing fire models with satellite data and a better understanding of how fires can create their own weather. They can help teach fire fighters how to better protect communities from fires.

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ScienceNews

Facebook animal trade exposed in Thailand

Thousands of listings of animals for sale have been found on Facebook. The group said many of the species, despite having international protection, were not native to the country, and so trading them was unregulated.

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BBC

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Kenya: Espionage in the service of animals

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ECONOMY

Calm returns to Basra after violent protests

Commercial activity has resumed in the southern Iraqi city, but residents say they will continue to push for reforms to tackle corruption and neglect.

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Asia Times Online

N. Korea highlights economy at mass games

North Korea held a major parade and revived its famed mass games to celebrate its anniversary. However, the emphasis was on building up the economy, not on warfare.

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Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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Best friends living in Madagascar. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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