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A mother and child at a temporary clinic in Deder town, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Deder town is hosting people who were displaced from Jijiga, Somali region. Internal displacement has been largely due to new ethnic clashes in the Gedeo and West Guji regions in southern Ethiopia, and continued violence in the Oromia-Somali border region. (Photo by UNICEF Ethiopia/Mulugeta Ayene) Photo used under CC BY

1.4M Ethiopians face internal displacement

Ethiopia has seen the highest number of people forced to flee their homes within their country in the first half of 2018, according a new report, largely due to new ethnic clashes and violence.

Addis Standard

Ethiopians and Eritreans celebrate historic reopening of borders

Africanews

Qatar’s workers fear exploitation despite reform

Critics say the removal of the exit permit — part of the “kafala” employee sponsorship system used by a number of Gulf states — does not go far enough because migrant workers will still need their employers’ consent to change jobs.

ABC News

Colombia failing to fight child sexual exploitation

Colombia is failing in the fight against child sexual exploitation. About 7,500 children have been reported to be victims of sexual exploitation, including child pornography, since 2013, according to Colombia’s attorney general’s office.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Morocco bans forced marriage, harassment

Morocco’s law criminalizing violence against women has come into force. The law includes a ban on forced marriage, sexual harassment in public places, and tougher penalties for certain forms of violence.

BBC

11M North Koreans suffer from malnutrition

Nearly 43 percent of North Korean people (11 million) are suffering a chronic food shortage and ensuing malnutrition, a 2.6 million increase from 10 years ago.

The Korea Times

When will the chronic malnutrition of Guatemala’s children end?

Al Jazeera

Romania closer to ruling out marriage equality

Romania’s senate overwhelmingly backed a citizens’ initiative to change the constitutional definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman in a nationwide referendum.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Cambodia urged to release political prisoners

The U.S. urged Cambodia’s government on Tuesday to drop all charges against opposition leader Kem Sokha. He is the leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which was dissolved as part of a large crackdown.

Bangkok Post

Burundi bans experts revealing rights abuses

Burundi has banned three U.N. human rights experts from entering the East African state. It is the latest missive in a row between Burundi and the U.N. after the U.N. had uncovered evidence of crimes against humanity.

Premium Times

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Bangladesh won’t assimilate Rohingya Muslims

Bangladesh has no plans to take in hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees permanently, adding that they “belong” to Myanmar from where they fled.

Channel NewsAsia

EU suggests sanctions on Hungary

The European Parliament voted to sanction Hungary for flouting EU rules on democracy, civil rights and corruption in an unprecedented step that left Prime Minister Orban isolated from powerful allies.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Researchers use Twitter to track migrants

Tracking migration through surveys is costly and can take forever. Researchers have decided to track migration using data from the social media platform Twitter, which perhaps provides more accurate information.

National Geographic

Hurricane provides insight to climate future

As scientists get back to work in Puerto Rico, the devastated forest presents an opportunity to explore how tropical forests recover from the extreme weather that is becoming more common as the world warms.

Science Magazine

Snakes in Costa Rica make every day dangerous for the locals

Vice

GLOBAL HEALTH

Rwanda first lady leads call against youth HIV

The first lady made the call during the launch of a three-month nationwide campaign to increase awareness, strengthen ownership and accountability to end HIV/AIDS among children and keep mothers alive and healthy.

New Times

Spanish flu still haunts globe a century later

The pandemic wiped out up to 100 million lives, but scientists still struggle to explain what caused it. The answers could ensure that it never strikes again.

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Deaf people can now enjoy music by feel

Progress is being made to help deaf and hearing-impaired people enjoy live music. Kate Samuelson explores provision for those who literally feel the beat.

Positive News

Studies find that cheese is good for health

Dairy products such as cheese and milk have got a bad name because of the saturated fat they contain, but a large new study suggests that in moderation, they may actually protect against heart disease and stroke.

Guardian

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Philanthropy app makes ‘likes’ meaningful

Every dollar that is donated to a charity via likes or creating the post goes to the donor-advised fund, Post4Good. Every quarter, the fund distributes donations to the charities that the users recommended by creating the posts.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Gates wants philanthropy to focus on gender

Tech companies pour millions into philanthropies, but a new report says the efforts to hire, retain and promote more women is getting short shrift.

CNET News

ENVIRONMENT

UK can plant trees to become carbon neutral

Planting millions of trees and energy crops as well as restoring wetlands and coastal habitats could help the UK become carbon neutral by 2050. These and other technologies will be needed even with strict CO2 emissions cuts.

BBC

Trees secretly talk to eachother

YouTube

In Mali’s capital, donkeys carry weight of trash

In the Malian capital of Bamako, donkey carts driven by young men like 19-year-old Arouna Diabate play a vital role battling the fast-growing city’s waste problem.

Reuters

ECONOMY

Beijing clamps down on online lending

The Beijing Bureau of Financial Work has ordered internet lenders to conduct inspections and submit materials including system documents, and contract texts relating to disclosure and information security.

Asia Times Online

Unrest devastates Nicaragua’s economy

In June, the country’s economic activity was down 12.1 percent compared to a year earlier, according to the central bank. Economists estimate 200,000 jobs have been shed, including 70,000 in the tourism sector.

ABC News

Nicaragua‘s Daniel Ortega blames crisis on US-backed ’coup’

Deutsche Welle

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Fulani pastoralists periodically pass through Ngambé, Cameroon, with their herds and flocks, giving the Tikar villagers the opportunity to buy milk, butter and cheese. (Photo by Dave Price, circa 1975) Photo used under CC BY

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