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ISIS, which turned Raqqa into the Syrian headquarters of its “caliphate,” kept schools shut as it imposed its ultra-radical vision of Islam through its own education system. As a result, children have lost out on five years of schooling. (Photo by Beshr Abdulhadi) Photo used under CC BY

Raqqa schools struggle to survive with little aid

More than a year since the United States and its allies defeated ISIS at Raqqa, Syria, many of the city’s schools still look like battlefields, with buildings left lying in rubble and playgrounds dotted with wrecked cars.

Reuters

Report warns of impact of climate change on US

A new U.S. government report delivers a dire warning about climate change and its devastating impacts, saying the economy could lose hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century.

CNN

Climate change: Oceans heating faster than previously thought

News24

Poverty, tourism driving child prostitution in Kenya

Child prostitution has been blamed for an increasing school dropout rate, poverty and illiteracy as children skip class in pursuit of money. Many of the girls are introduced to prostitution by their peers or relatives.

Deutsche Welle

Kolkata woman helps children of sex workers break the cycle

NPR

High-tech mapping leaving vulnerable behind

Countries are increasingly embracing drones and satellites to map land and minimize conflict rising from ownership disputes, but unequal access to the technologies can further endanger the rights of vulnerable people.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Taiwan votes down same-sex marriage

Taiwan voters rejected same-sex marriage, a setback to those hoping Taiwan would be the first Asian country to let LGBTQ couples share child custody and insurance benefits.

Guardian

US briefly shuts border crossing

US Customs and Border Protection temporarily closed all vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the major San Ysidro port of entry between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California.

Al Jazeera

The chaos behind policy of family separation

CBS News

HUMAN RIGHTS

One in 200 homeless as crisis deepens in UK

The number of homeless people in Britain is soaring by more than 1,000 a month, and reached a total of 320,000 in the first quarter of this year, according to research released by Homelessness Charity Shelter.

CNN

Home violence is most common killer of women

A UN report revealed that 87,000 women were murdered last year, and over half were killed by intimate partners or family members.

Huffington Post

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Update ‘dangerous’ rape laws, Amnesty says

Rape laws across Europe are “dangerous and outdated,” according to new analysis from human rights group Amnesty International. Out of 31 European countries, only eight have laws that define sex without consent as rape.

CNN

Outcry in Spain as court rules attack not violent

BBC

Denmark, Finland stop selling arms to Saudis

Denmark and Finland announced halting future arms exports to Saudi Arabia, following a similar decision by Germany. Denmark’s ban includes military and civilian goods.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

‘New’ brain region could cure Parkinson’s

Scientists have found a tiny region of the brain that only humans have. This incredible find could help find a treatment for Parkinson’s and motor neuron disease.

Daily Mail

Sugar supplement could boost cancer treatment

A type of sugar found in cranberries and sometimes given to treat urinary infections is able to disrupt tumor growth and could provide an “entirely new” way to enhance chemotherapy, a study has found.

The Independent

GLOBAL HEALTH

40M diabetics will have no insulin by 2030

Insulin use is expected to rise 20 percent by 2030; 79 million people worldwide will require insulin to treat Type 2 diabetes, but only 38 million will have access, a study from Stanford University suggests.

USA TODAY

Diabetes epidemic fuels demand for insulin

YouTube

Hepatitis carried by rats makes leap to humans

Researchers say they have found two patients in Hong Kong who contracted a strain of hepatitis carried by rats, in what appears to be the first known human cases in the world.

Guardian

Malaria progress stalls, new WHO report says

Progress against eradicating malaria seems to have stopped, according to a WHO report. The number of malaria cases fell from 239 million in 2010 to 217 million in 2016. But then the number of cases jumped to 239 million.

ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

Tunisia OKs gender equality for inheritance

In a first for Arab nations, the Tunisian Cabinet has approved the law of gender equality in inheritance. The controversial law permits women and men to have an equal inheritance, contradicting the Quran.

Dhaka Tribune

Unconditional cash transfers provide immense help to the poor

Quartz

London shop sells Christmas gifts for refugees

The shop takes customers through three phases of a refugee’s experience: arrival, camp and the future. Each table contains items that represents these stages, from warm gloves to children’s art materials.

Positive News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Aid groups urge US to cease war in Yemen

A joint statement by the International Rescue Committee, Oxfam America, Save the Children, and the Norwegian Refugee Council said that 14 million people are at risk of starving to death in Yemen if nothing changes.

Al Jazeera

South Africa to invest $1B in South Sudan oil sector

News24

Americans plan to give more in 2018 than 2017

Despite concerns that changes to the tax code will reduce charitable giving, one out of two Americans plan to donate more to charity this year than they did in 2017.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Humanity to face concurrent climate disasters

By century’s end, many parts of the world may have to cope with up to six climate catastrophes at once, ranging from heat waves and wildfires to diluvian rains and deadly storm surges, researchers warned.

Daily Nation

UK summers to be much hotter by 2070

The UK Climate Projections 2018 study is the most up-to-date assessment of how the UK climate may change over this century. In its first major update, the Met Office has warned of big temperature rises in the decades ahead.

BBC

China will strive to do better in climate change fight

Reuters

Climate spurring fires outside California too

Rains in California have helped contain the Camp Fire, but signs point to worsening events ahead in the U.S. West. The risk extends well beyond California, and better forest management won’t solve the problem.

The Conversation

Prisoners are the hidden heroes in California wildfire fight

News Channel 5

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Poverty traps Singaporeans into poor choices

While there are schemes in Singapore meant to help the needy get back on their feet, the odds are stacked against them in more ways than people imagine – and in ways that might require policy redesign.

Channel NewsAsia

Scarcity mindset: Why the poor are trapped into poor decisions

YouTube

S. Koreans go to prison to get away from work

Since 2013, the “Prison Inside Me” facility in Hongcheon, South Korea, has hosted more than 2,000 inmates, many of them stressed office workers and students seeking relief from South Korea’s harsh work culture.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

A child suffered from vomiting and diarrhea as a result of drinking untreated water. He’s given Plumpy Nut, a nutrient enriched peanut paste supported by UK aid, and is on the road to recovery. (Photo by Russell Watkins/DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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