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Some 2,000 migrants leave Honduras near the start of the migrant caravan. Photo shot Oct. 21, 2018. (Photo by Boitchy) Photo used under CC BY

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Caravan migrants reject offer to stay in Mexico

Several thousand Central American migrants turned down a Mexican offer of benefits if they applied for refugee status and stayed in the country’s two southernmost states, vowing to continue their long trek toward the U.S.

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NBCNews.com

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What is asylum, can Trump shut it down?

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USA TODAY

Ethiopia parliament appoints female president

Ethiopia’s parliament appointed the country’s first woman president, just days after the reformist prime minister unveiled a new Cabinet that is half female.

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ABC News

North, South Korea to destroy 22 guard posts

The North and South Korean militaries agreed to completely destroy 22 front-line guard posts by the end of November in the implementation of a wide-ranging military agreement.

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USA TODAY

How to help people escape horrors of modern slavery

From campaigns that encourage people to email their MPs, to confronting businesses that may be using slave labor and reporting cases to The Modern Slavery helpline, here’s how you can help victims of modern slavery.

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Bustle

Saudi Arabia to prosecute Khashoggi killers

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that those behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi would be prosecuted in the kingdom. The investigation will take time, al-Jubeir said.

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Reuters

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Jamal Khashoggi killing: what we know and what will happen next

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Guardian

Israel’s Netanyahu pays historic visit to Oman

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that the Israeli prime minister has returned from a visit to the Gulf state of Oman, where he joined the country’s leader in the first meeting of its kind in more than 20 years.

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NBCNews.com

S. Sudan peace deal in danger without leader

South Sudan’s government is spending millions of dollars next week to celebrate a “final final” peace deal to end a five-year civil war. However, the rebel leader who agreed to share power is reluctant to come home.

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Five political prisoners released in South Sudan as part of peace deal conditions

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CGTN Africa

HUMAN RIGHTS

China portrays re-education camps as ‘humane’

In China’s western Xinjiang region, up to one in 12 Muslim residents languish in political re-education camps. The governor of Xinjiang described inmates as “students” in Xinjiang’s “vocational education and training program.”

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NBCNews.com

Sri Lankan refugees plan to return home

Thousands of Sri Lankan refugees living in India are ready to return to their homeland decades after fleeing civil war, according to a rights group that said returnees will receive a plot of land and other assistance.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Palestine women face political exclusion

Women are being shut out of Palestinian politics and excluded from peace talks, according to Randa Siniora, the first female Palestinian campaigner to address the UN Security Council.

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Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Russia issues war warning over US withdrawal

The deputy head of the Russian Department of Nonproliferation and Arms Control is concerned over potential future conflict with the U.S. He said Russia will defend its territorial integrity in response to aggression.

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Express

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Facebook uncovers Iran disinformation intended to sow political discord over Trump, race

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USA TODAY

Brazil prepares for more violence after election

After a presidential campaign that has seen political violence overshadow policy debate, many Brazilians fear attacks will continue after the likely election of tough-talking far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro.

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Reuters

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Jair Bolsonaro: A wrecking ball for Brazil’s media?

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Al Jazeera

Ex-Sri Lanka president named PM amid crisis

Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has named his predecessor, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the country’s new prime minister after the collapse of the governing coalition.

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BBC

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Sri Lanka’s president suspends parliament, deepening crisis

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Associated Press

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Pompeii dig finds children’s intact skeletons

Archeologists are piecing together the dramatic last moments of two women and three children whose skeletons have been discovered at Pompeii, uncovering new information on the ancient catastrophe.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Rare genetics illuminate human history in Africa

Little-studied ethnic groups in Africa are helping researchers to understand the movements of people who lived there tens of thousands of years ago.

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Nature

Machine can make drinking water out of air

Machines designed by a California-based team can produce up to 300 gallons of fresh drinking water a day by pulling it straight from thin air. Depending on the model, they can be used for households, farming or emergency relief.

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CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

A peptide to stop Zika from causing infections

Scientists at a Singapore university have engineered an antiviral peptide that exploits the Zika virus at its Achilles’ heel, the viral membrane, hence stopping the virus from causing severe infections.

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ScienceDaily

Virginity tests are still common in Morocco

A Moroccan sociologist is warning that “virginity tests” are dangerous and ineffective but will persist in her country as long as girls are viewed as vessels of family honor.

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GOOD NEWS

App helps Syrian refugees learn to read

MIT Accelerator backed app, Kindi, looks to bridge educational losses suffered by Syrians displaced by war and to foster a new network of connections between the tech and Syrian refugee communities in Jordan and Lebanon.

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PC Mag

Refugees relive experiences through poetry

They have come from war-torn countries across the globe without parents, often risking their lives for a better one. But they face an uphill battle forging new lives in Germany, even with help from voluntary guardians.

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NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Radical cleric’s charities no longer banned

Two charities linked to a radical cleric wanted by the U.S. are no longer on Pakistan’s list of banned groups because a presidential order banning them under a UN resolution lapsed.

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ABC News

US sends aid to Pacific islands, typhoon

The federal government sent supplies to a U.S. territory in the Pacific that was ravaged by a super typhoon.

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Associated Press

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Typhoon-hit N. Mariana islands hope for US aid

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TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Turkey’s plan to save water may cost history

The town of Hasankeyf sits on the bank of the Tigris River. A new dam will cause the river to rise some 200 feet, submerging the ruins of the 900-year-old bridge and Neolithic caves.

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National Geographic

Jordan floods sweep away school bus

The bus was carrying 37 pupils and seven members of staff. A huge rescue operation has been launched. Israel said it had sent helicopters at Jordan’s request.

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BBC

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Mexico flooding fears prompt evacuation efforts

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TIME

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Israel farmers fear as Jordan claims back lands

Since a historic peace deal, Israel has leased from Jordan the border territories of Ghumar and Baqura, but Jordan’s King Abdullah II said his country had notified Israel that it wants to take back the two areas.

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Daily Mail

The corruption scandal marring India’s CBI

The Indian government controversially removed the two men at the top of its main investigating agency earlier this week, sparking a political row over the decision.

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BBC

Western trade wars hurt Colombian farmers

In the pitched grocery-chain battle, it’s all about who can cut costs the most and still turn a profit. For banana farmers, these price wars can threaten their livelihoods.

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Quartz

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Colombia grows record amounts of coca, the key ingredient in cocaine

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NPR

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Hindus stop at a stall opposite the New Kathiresan Kovil, a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to buy flowers for their devotional practices. (Photo by David Stanley) Photo used under CC BY

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