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A child with severe acute malnutrition receives emergency nutrition in Ethiopia. The UN identified droughts and floods as “among the key drivers” of the rise of hunger in 2017, along with conflict and economic slowdowns. Nearly 100 million people were left dependent on humanitarian aid during the year. (Photo by UNICEF Ethiopia) Photo used under CC BY

821M chronically hungry; climate the leading cause

Climate shocks such as droughts, floods and variable rainfall are already causing a rise in hunger, a situation UN economists describe as an early warning call for action on food insecurity around the world.

Guardian

Hunger rising with global temperatures, UN report says

CNN

Lynching drives Venezuelans back from Brazil

Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have crossed back over the border with Brazil after a violent incident in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state after a young man was lynched, accused of killing a local man during a robbery.

BBC

Extreme poverty is forcing Pakistanis to sell kidneys

Impoverished daily wage laborers in Pakistan are forced to sell their body organs to make both ends meet in Pakistan, where the illegal business of organ “donation” is done in secret.

Deutsche Welle

UK failing to save children from slavery

Britain is failing to protect thousands of children from being trafficked and enslaved, activists have said, criticizing the government for lacking a clear strategy.

The Jerusalem Post

US orders closure of Palestinian office

The Trump administration ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C., and threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it pursues investigations against the U.S., Israel, or other allies.

The Columbian

Migrants forced to pay to work in the Gulf

Low-skilled workers in the Gulf have paid agents varying sums of money to get a job in the region. Laws in some countries now forbid these “recruitment costs” but that has not stopped agents from charging it in the laborers’ country of origin.

Al Jazeera

Migration: How many people are on the move around the world?

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Women face dire rights situation in N. Korea

Far from the egalitarian principles espoused by the communist Kim regime, gender relations under the North Korean society mean women are often abused and undervalued.

The Independent

Expert: Sri Lanka’s growth depends on rights

Human rights must be at the center of measures by Sri Lanka to promote economic growth that would include everyone.

Sri Lanka Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Myanmar actively silencing journalists

A host of ill-defined laws has been used in Myanmar to exert control over independent journalism across the country, including in Kachin, Shan and Rakhine states.

Eastern Eye

Poland signals judges must quit in overhaul

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda signaled that seven Supreme Court judges seeking to work past retirement age would have to stand down, advancing reforms that critics have said amount to political interference.

Channel NewsAsia

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists turn to noodle to clean ocean

Scientists aims to clean up tons of ocean trash called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The plan? A behemoth noodle. The team hopes to use a 2,000-foot-long floating cylindrical boom to sieve out trash.

LiveScience

Alibaba, Russian tech firm agree on venture

The deal comes as e-commerce is developing rapidly in Russia though hindered by the country’s vast size and problematic infrastructure, including an often unreliable postal service.

France 24

GLOBAL HEALTH

Tanzania president thinks birth control is lazy

Female rights activists expressed outrage after the Tanzanian president said there is no need for birth control. He told a rally that those who promote birth control are giving bad advice.

Guardian

Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency

Zimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after the death toll rose to 20 and more than 2,000 people were infected after drinking contaminated water.

The Punch

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Mariana Mazzucato):

Who really creates value in the economy?

Project Syndicate

Column (Rachel Withers):

The racist Serena Williams cartoon is sadly illustrative of Australian cartoonists

Slate

Column (Umair Irfan):

2 gonzo ideas for slowing down a hurricane that might actually work

Vox

Column (David Simmons):

How ‘brutal dictators’ get access to evil

Asia Times Online

Column (Rachel Shabi):

The left must restore the ties between anti-Semitism and other racism

Guardian

Column (James W. Pardew):

Redrawing borders in the Balkans is a recurring, bad idea

Deutsche Welle

Column (Hamid Dabashi):

Truth is not truth. Rudy Giuliani is a rhinoceros.

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Seniors take part in giving campaign

At Benchmark Senior Living in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, moods are high. Residents are reveling in the news that out of dozens of Benchmark senior communities, theirs topped the rest when it came to doing good deeds.

WCVB

Volunteers set to clean up UK beaches

The 2018 Great British Beach Clean expects a bumper year after the Blue Planet television series prompted a surge of interest in ocean plastic pollution.

Positive News

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Photographer reveals giving personality

What do rappers and Messi have in common? They’ve all been photographed by Badboi. One look at his profile and you’ll quickly recognize the respect in his name, the precision in his shot and the humility in his heart.

LA Weekly

Gates Foundation directs cash to poor schools

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is now funding groups working directly with clusters of public schools in some of the most impoverished regions of the country.

Peninsula Daily News

Understanding teacher pay according to teachers

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Forests are the forgotten climate solution

Can protecting forests help save the planet? Environmentalists are hoping the answer is yes. Organizations and community leaders are gathering in San Francisco to discuss solutions they hope will mitigate climate change.

National Geographic

The man who planted an entire forest by himself

Interesting Engineering

Climate change drives huge storms

Hurricane Florence is moving relentlessly toward the U.S. It’s a powerful cyclone that will bring storm surge and winds to coastal communities. Climate scientists say one of the biggest threats posed by Florence is rain.

NPR

Special section:

List of Hurricane Florence live trackers

Fast Company

ECONOMY

S. Africa economy sees light at end of tunnel

South Africa’s industrial output expanded in July as food and motor vehicle output rose, a hopeful sign for an economy that slipped into recession and is facing credit downgrades.

Reuters

AI will add $13T to global economy by 2030

A report predicts artificial intelligence will be adding roughly 1.2 percent to global GDP per year. Impact will likely build at an accelerating pace as adoption grows more widespread.

Smart Cities Dive

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A young baby sits in a basin outside a tented-hospital ward at a free Outpatient’s Department medical clinic at the headquarters of the Burundi Contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia at the former National University in the Somali capital Mogadishu. (Photo by AU-UN IST PHOTO / Stuart Price) Photo used under CC BY

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