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A boy sits outside a house in Gambia. Malnutrition and stunting in children – poor growth that affects both body and mind – may only be ended if they are brought up in higher-standard homes with hot and cold running water, new research suggests. (Photo by Rafael Vila) Photo used under CC BY

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Housing quality helps tackle poor growth in kids

A recent study conducted in Gambia may have revealed why malnutrition and stunting in children may only be ended if they are brought up in higher-standard homes with hot and cold running water. More than 160 million children are malnourished and small for their age.

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Guardian

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US Marine families battle mice, mold and powerful private landlords

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Reuters

Angola’s deportations to DRC spark safety risks

Some 330,000 people have crossed from Angola back into the troubled Kasai and Kwango provinces of DRC, following expulsion ordered by Angolan officials putting families at severe risk.

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Africa Times

Nearly 60K migrants dead or missing since 2014

At least 56,800 refugees and migrants have died or gone missing since 2014, almost double the number recorded by the UN’s International Organization for Migration, an investigation by the Associated Press news agency has found.

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Al Jazeera

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100+ immigrants waited in line in 10 cities for court dates that didn’t exist

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CNN

Sexual abuse of women rampant in N. Korea

North Korean officials commit sexual abuse against women with near total impunity, according to a report from rights group Human Rights Watch.

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BBC

French mothers in Syria face tough choice

For dozens of French women detained in Syria, an impossible choice looms: keeping their children in a war zone, or sending them home knowing they might never see each other again. France seeks to bring home the children of ISIS members, but not the mothers.

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The National

Australia to remove children from Nauru camps

Australia aims to remove all asylum seeker children from Nauru within two months as concerns escalate about their deteriorating health after languishing on the tiny Pacific atoll nation for up to five years.

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CBS News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Google staff walk out over female treatment

Staff at Google offices around the world are staging walkouts in protest at the company’s treatment of women. The employees are calling to end forced arbitration - a move which would make it possible for victims to sue.

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CNBC

Cameroon’s English speakers living roughly

The death of an American in the conflict in Anglophone Cameroon casts a renewed spotlight on the regions, where civilians who have fled the war between separatists and soldiers live in deplorable conditions.

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‘Acute’ mental health problems at UK jail

There are “totally unacceptable delays” in transferring mentally-ill prisoners from a high-security jail to secure accommodation, a report has found. The delays at HMP Wakefield are exacerbating some inmates’ conditions.

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BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Pro-refugee village broken after mayor ban

A mayor‘s idea of reviving the dying village’s economy by hosting refugees in homes left him banned by Italy. When the tap was closed on public funds - about two million euro a year - Riace’s ecosystem collapsed.

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Al Jazeera

EU observers absent at Bangladesh election

Despite the fragile democratic situation in the poverty-stricken South Asian country, the European Union said it has decided not to send an election observer team to Bangladesh to monitor the upcoming polls.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Drones to deliver vaccines in Vanuatu

The Vanuatuan government has contracts with two commercial drone companies and asked them to deliver temperature-sensitive vaccines to 39 remote villages that health workers often take days to access by car, boat or on foot.

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Guardian

Wild monkeys provide safe haven for Zika virus

Scientists in Brazil have discovered that more than a third of the wild monkeys they tested for Zika have been infected, the strongest evidence yet that a “reservoir” for the disease outside of humans has the potential to form.

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Science Magazine

GLOBAL HEALTH

Toilet design puts woman at health risks

Three charities say women in low and middle income countries are too often ignored in the design of toilets, and have launched best-practice guidance for ‘female-friendly’ sanitation facilities.

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Telegraph.co.uk

America’s teens are stressed about guns

This year’s report took a special look at young people and two things in the report are clear. Teens are especially concerned about guns and they are most likely of any to describe their mental health as poor.

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GOOD NEWS

Tiny frog leaps back from extinction

Thanks to captive breeding, the 20-strong population has multiplied tenfold in only one year in a project run by frog experts.

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Guardian

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Portugal bans use of wild circus animals

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Phys.org

Man plays piano to soothe blind elephants

They say an elephant never forgets, and those at Elephants World in Thailand will certainly never forget Paul Barton. Barton is the man who first gave these elephants classical music.

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CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Mega donation gets conservationists excited

Conservation groups are turning to converting biologically rich lands into conservation plots like national parks and marine protected areas. A charity announced they are donating $1 billion to protect the Earth.

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National Geographic

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Watchdog urges donors to think twice before giving to pro-sports charities

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CBC News

Helping animals involves corporate pressure

One of the problems farm animal advocates wrestled with is a pretty fundamental challenge: How do they persuade more people to become vegetarian? Studies suggest more pressure against meat suppliers.

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Vox

ENVIRONMENT

World’s oceans soaking up tons of heat

The world has seriously underestimated the heat soaked up by oceans. A new study suggests that the seas have absorbed 60% more than previously thought, meaning the Earth is extremely sensitive to emissions.

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BBC

Colombian tribe struggles to secure resources

The tribes blames their lack of resource access mainly on the nearby coal mine, which drains water from the local river and pollutes the rest. A government dam providing water in times of drought has only made things worse.

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Mongabay

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Black women face poor work conditions

A new report shines a spotlight on the untold workplace humiliations, wage theft and sexual abuse inflicted on black women in one of America’s fastest-growing industries.

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Chicago establishes watchdog office to protect restaurant workers

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Fisheries carry low potential for living wage

A new study shows that even if fishers used the most efficient and sustainable practices, they wouldn’t generate enough revenue to maintain a living above poverty level.

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Phys

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School children at an annual religious Bhutanese festival, called a tshechu. (Photo by Arian Zwegers) Photo used under CC BY

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