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Four years of strikes kill 3,300 civilians in Syria

More than 3,000 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against ISIS in Syria since the strikes began four years ago, a monitor said.

Channel NewsAsia

Jihadist group rejects deal for Syria’s Idlib, main faction yet to declare stance

Reuters

Survivor found from capsized Tanzanian ferry

A survivor was rescued from inside a Tanzanian ferry two days after it capsized on Lake Victoria, killing at least 207 people.

NPR

Palestinians given 8 days to raze homes, flee village

The Israeli government has told Palestinians living in a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank to demolish their homes within the next eight days and leave. The warning comes just weeks after Israel’s Supreme Court rejected appeals against demolition.

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces open fire on protesters, killing 1

Reuters

Mnangagwa says he won’t overstay tenure

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will not overstay his welcome as president, as many accused his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, of doing.

CNN

President of Zimbabwe: Government will comply with massacre report

CNN

Egypt sentences 65 people over 2013 violence

An Egyptian court has sentenced 64 people to varying prison terms and one man to death over violence that erupted in 2013 when the military overthrew the elected Islamist president. A crowd raided a police station and a sergeant was killed.

Business Insider

Court upholds Mubarak and sons’ convictions

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Swiss to vote on regional ‘burqa ban’

A referendum in Switzerland’s northeastern St. Gallen region is considering introducing a “burqa ban” that would prohibit all face-covering garments in public spaces in the area.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan criticizes China for Muslims’ treatment

Pakistan has asked China to soften restrictions on ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang, one of the first public criticisms from a majority Muslim country over China’s policies in the western territory.

Guardian

EU urges end to Libya violence; death toll rises

Fighting between rival militias in Tripoli has left more than 100 people dead since late August despite a UN-backed ceasefire. The EU has warned that those violating a fragile ceasefire “will face consequences.”

Deutsche Welle

Libya urges ‘effective’ UN action to end Tripoli violence

Channel NewsAsia

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Maldives, voting ends in controversial poll

The Maldives has voted in a criticized presidential election, closely watched by India and China. President Abdulla Yameen, who favours closer ties to China, is seeking a reelection. His rival leans closer towards India.

BBC

Canada hosts first-ever meeting of women FMs

Women foreign ministers from around the world kicked off a first-of-its-kind meeting, bringing together more than half of the world’s top women diplomats in Montreal.

Express Tribune

Russia: US is playing with fire with sanctions

Russia called a new wave of U.S. sanctions misguided, saying Washington’s habit of using sanctions against Moscow risked undermining global stability.

Reuters

Only Abbas able to make peace: former Israel PM Olmert

France 24

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AI ‘skin’ designed to ‘learn by itself’

Artificial intelligence scientist Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio and her team at Yale University have created a robotic skin to wrap around everyday objects and turn them into a functioning robot.

Daily Star

China blocks Amazon’s streaming service

The world’s most popular service for live-streaming video games may have just lost a big potential market. Twitch, owned by Amazon, is no longer accessible to users inside China.

CNNMoney

GLOBAL HEALTH

New vaccine, hope for HPV-related cancers

A vaccine may boost treatments for even advanced HPV-related head and neck cancers, a new trial suggests. HPV, a common sexually transmitted infection, is now the leading cause of head and neck cancers in the US.

Daily Mail

India launches world’s biggest health scheme

India has launched the world’s biggest health insurance scheme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the program would cover some 500 million poor people.

Express Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Combat medic to receive Medal of Honor

A Special Forces combat medic who braved gunfire in Afghanistan to save downed soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor after a review of his heroism prompted the Pentagon to recommend that his Silver Star be upgraded.

USA TODAY

Lebanon navy saves dozens from sinking boat

Lebanon’s navy rescued dozens of people, including Syrians, from a sinking boat off the country’s northern coast, the military and a security source said.

France 24

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Kids with special needs to say ‘thank you’

Usually, NGOs are at the receiving end of other people’s generosity. But this time around, many not-for-profit organizations have decided to give their bit back to society.

Times of India

3 steps for nonprofits to bolster cybersecurity

Nonprofit organizations should be just as concerned about cybersecurity as small businesses are, in part because they face many of the same challenges.

BizTech Magazine

ENVIRONMENT

Ivory Coast looks to solar vehicles for taxis

Hi-tech, cheap, and quiet. The Ivorian resort of Jacqueville is betting on solar-powered three-wheelers as it looks to replace traditional but noisy and dirty bush taxis.

France 24

Canadian crabs are disrupting ecosystems

Scientists describe the Canadian crabs that migrated from Nova Scotia to Maine as aggressive and angry — very much unlike the stereotypical Canadian.

Tech Times

ECONOMY

US sanctions offer Erdogan excuse for woes

Soaring inflation and a weak currency, followed by a punishing hike in U.S. tariffs and sanction, have driven up costs, leaving many everyday items unaffordable.

NBCNews.com

Hyperinflation catastrophic for Venezuela

Venezuelans are living through one of the worst hyperinflation episodes ever recorded since the end of World War II. Prices have hit a new high, peaking at 65,000 percent a year, says hyperinflation expert Steve Hanke.

BBC

Puerto Rico may never recover from Maria

A year after Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico, leaving some 2,975 people dead and knocking the economy on its back, it is becoming increasingly clear that the U.S. territory may never fully recover.

CBS News

How the US turned Hurricane Maria from a natural disaster to a man-made catastrophe

CNN

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