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A young girl from the town of Kabula, Nigeria, listens to graduates of the Girls Leadership Program discuss the dangers of child marriage. "Money marriages” are an ancient tradition that child protection workers say condemns young girls to a life of slavery and sexual exploitation. (Photo by Nsoedo O. Ndubuisi for IWHC.) Photo used under CC BY

Nigerian daughter sales launch decades of slavery

Girls as young as 5 in southern Nigeria are still being sold to settle their parents’ debts as part of a tradition known as “money marriages.” The so-called money wives can face decades of slavery and sexual exploitation as they are passed from one owner to another.

Al Jazeera

Ireland plans to offer abortion services for free

Ireland officially revoked its ban on abortion and its health minister says that under a new law, women won‘t have to pay for abortion services in the country.

NPR

The state of Australia’s abortion laws: risk of jail is very real

Guardian

Yemen’s food supplies may end in two months

Yemen has only enough food to sustain its population for two to three months, CARE International has warned, as fears rise that the country’s main port could close as a result of increased Saudi-led coalition airstrikes.

The Independent

Women in Ghana struggle to secure land rights

Women from a rural community in the north of the country are demanding better access to customary farmland. In many regions across Africa, land remains under the control of men thanks to stubborn cultural barriers.

Deutsche Welle

Kids’ remains found in Mexican mass graves

Mexican authorities have found remains of children along with adults in the clandestine burial pits in the Gulf state of Veracruz, driving home the brutality of rising violence in Mexico.

ABC News

500K Rohingyas waiting to enter Bangladesh

Rohingya leaders of several camps in Cox’s Bazar say many Rohingyas have already entered Bangladesh by the Naf River. They say more than 500,000 Rohingya refugees are still waiting to flee Rakhine to avoid torture.

Dhaka Tribune

Rohingyas with disabilities suffering in camps

The Daily Star

HUMAN RIGHTS

Venezuela migrants seek better life in Spain

Venezuelans are fleeing hunger, violence and political chaos and taking refuge in Spain. For the Spanish prime minister, the greater, controversial political context could have a big impact on his future.

Politico

Hungary media independence under scrutiny

The new owners of the largest independent news outlet in Hungary say they will not meddle in its editorial policies. Reporters at Index.hu are far from sure, and recent history shows why.

Reuters

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Nicaraguan forces, protesters clash; 1 killed

Police and supporters of Nicaraguan President Ortega clashed in Managua with demonstrators calling for the release of people imprisoned during recent protests, leaving at least one person dead, authorities said.

France 24

Italy escalates clampdown on immigration

Italy’s populist government escalated its clampdown on immigration looking to slash the number of people awarded asylum and doubling time migrants can be detained.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DNA testing unmasks ivory trafficking trade

Matching elephant DNA in different shipments of tusks can help scientists connect the shipments to the same ivory trafficking cartel. The technique has revealed the presence of major interconnected cartels in Africa.

Science News

Where jaguars are killed for illegal trade

National Geographic

Speech recognition is tech’s next venture

The next big leap in technology will be advances in voice services. A better understanding of common language is crucial to the future of the internet.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Maternal care prevents most childbirth deaths

Every other minute, a woman dies as a result of birth complications, mostly from conditions that would have been preventable had women received care throughout their pregnancies.

Guardian

Modified mosquitoes set to battle malaria

Scientists have demonstrated that a controversial new kind of genetic engineering can rapidly spread a self-destructive genetic modification through a complex species.

NPR

Photographer captures life and death in hospital

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Volunteers vie for chance to donate kidneys

With more than 95,000 Americans in need of a kidney transplant, some patients spend years waiting for a donor to come along. Stan Brown had two volunteers vying for the opportunity.

Village Daily Sun

Boy of good fortune gives back to community

MSN

Treatment helps paralyzed woman walk

Thomas is one of three paralyzed patients who can now walk again, thanks to a stimulation device implanted in her lower back coupled with intense physical therapy.

CNN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Former probation officer helps the needy

Joyful Journeys has a thrift shop to help raise money to help others. The nonprofit provides clothing, food, and emergency supplies to those in need.

Denver 7 ABC

Indian philanthropists are donating more

India is experiencing a surge in philanthropic activity, with donors increasingly using their resources to solve some of the country’s most daunting social challenges.

India Times

ENVIRONMENT

World set to blow through carbon budget by ’30

The world is on track to burn through the remaining Paris carbon budget by 2030, and under current international climate policies, we’re most likely headed for about 3.4°C warming by 2100.

Guardian

Shipping giants look lustily at warming Arctic

Years of melting ice have made it easier for ships to ply these frigid waters. That’s a boon for the shipping industry but a threat to the fragile Arctic ecosystem.

Grist

France removes polluted tires from failed artificial reef project

Euronews

ECONOMY

Study: Gig economy not lucrative or secure

Over the past two years, pay for gig workers has dropped, and they are earning most of their income elsewhere. Most Americans who earn income through online platforms do so for only a few months each year.

PBS NewsHour

Strong global economy ignores wage earners

A meaningful boost to wage growth still looks elusive for most countries despite a robust global economy over the last year.

Reuters

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A mother and child recover from malaria in a hospital in Burundi. The government provides free health care for pregnant women and children under 5. (Photo by Maria Cierna, Slovak Republic/UNDP) Photo used under CC BY

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