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A young Afghani girl. The worsening Afghan drought is compelling parents to sell their young daughters into marriage, according to UNICEF. In the drought-hit Herat and Baghdis provinces of Afghanistan, the UN children’s agency estimates that at least 161 children between the ages of one month and 16 years were “sold” over just a four-month period. (Photo by Hadia Hamdard) Photo used under CC BY

Drought, conflict driving Afghans to marry off children

With a devastating drought worsening an already horrendous humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, parents are increasingly compelled to “sell” young daughters into marriage to pay off debt or buy food, the UN said.

Yahoo! News

Auction of S. Sudanese child bride sparks outrage

Deutsche Welle

Hondurans flee post-election crackdown

One year since the 2017 presidential elections in Honduras, the ensuing political crisis continues, contributing to the mass exodus of thousands currently fleeing the country.

Al Jazeera

Repression growing globally, report warns

According to a report, there is little or no space for activism in countries like Eritrea and Syria, and worrying signs in countries where democracy is considered established, like France, the U.S., Hungary and India.

Guardian

CO2 emissions rising for first time in 4 years

Global efforts to tackle climate change are way off track, the UN says as it details the first rise in CO2 emissions in four years.

BBC

A political blockade is colliding with the evidence on climate change

CNN

Egypt creates rights agency to stave off critics

Egypt has created a human rights watchdog agency, but its primary mission is protecting the government from allegations of rights abuses and defending it on the global stage.

Telegraph.co.uk

Border clash leaves migrants dejected, worried

A chaotic border clash with choking tear gas fired by U.S. agents left Central American migrants dejected, with some opting to leave and others worrying the incident may have spoiled their chances at asylum.

Star Tribune

HUMAN RIGHTS

S. Africa adopts base wage to offset inequality

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the national minimum wage bill into law. This is part of efforts by the government to tackle wage inequality in Africa’s most industrialized economy.

Reuters

Russia’s ban on LGBTQ rallies violates rights

The European Court of Human Rights issued a fresh rebuke to the Kremlin, ruling that Russia’s continued ban on LGBTQ rallies is discriminatory and represents a violation of human rights.

Associated Press

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Ukraine backs martial law amidst Russian clash

Ukrainian lawmakers voted to introduce martial law in the border areas with Russia after it seized 3 Ukrainian navy ships and detained 24 sailors in a key waterway that holds strategic importance for both countries.

CNN

Russia and Ukraine: Why tensions between them are so high

BBC

Dutch invest millions in bicycle infrastructure

The Dutch government has announced plans to spend an extra $277 million on bicycle infrastructure to improve bicycle parking and city-to-city cycleways. Their aim is to get an additional 200,000 Dutch people on bicycles.

Forbes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cancer now detected earlier from blood tests

Cancer scientists have combined “liquid biopsy,” epigenetic alterations and machine learning to develop a blood test to detect and classify cancer at its earliest stages.

ScienceDaily

Scientist claims world’s first gene-edited babies

A Chinese scientist has claimed online that twin girls had been born with DNA altered to make them resistant to HIV, a ground-breaking move that could potentially spark huge scientific and ethical dilemmas.

CNN

A ‘reckless’ use of gene-editing on human embryos?

The Atlantic

GLOBAL HEALTH

Papua New Guinea fights tuberculosis menace

Concerns are growing about the spread of tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea where 250 are dead. Treatment is hard as access and transport to medical facilities is a major issue.

Al Jazeera

Poverty driving tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea

Relief Web

More babies infected with HIV in Kenya

Despite efforts by Kenyan national and county governments to ensure mothers give birth to HIV-free babies, new infections in children have gone up in the last one year, report says.

Daily Nation

Pre-sex HIV drug use in Kenya

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

India is now a world leader in clean energy

Developing nations are now driving the world’s shift toward renewable energy, and India has become one of the leaders of the pack. India’s second position represents a climb of three spots from the fifth position it held last year.

Quartz

Hospital ship gives free medical care to Venezuelans in Colombia

Al Jazeera

New kid’s books champion alternative heroes

The intention with books is not to disparage more traditional role models like super-masculine sports stars, but to create a richer mix. How would society look if the role models that young boys see were more diverse?

Positive News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

UK foodbanks welcome busiest season ever

Desperate foodbank staff face record demands due to the growing number of people who will be left skint over Christmas by a five-week delay in first Universal Credit benefit payment.

Mirror

UN grants $9M in health, food aid for Venezuela

The United Nations announced $9.2 million in health and nutritional aid for crisis-stricken Venezuela, where hunger and preventable disease are soaring amid the collapse of the country’s socialist economic system.

Reuters

UK pledges $44.5M to Afghanistan as food crisis worsens

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Consumption puts the world at risk

Over a third of the world’s income is made by about a tenth of the world’s population in wealthy countries. As incomes rise in poorer nations, more will consume, depleting natural resources to achieve an affluent lifestyle.

National Geographic

Australian government inquiry grapples with growing ‘extinction crisis’

NEWS.com.au

Climate change will mostly hurt American poor

Low-income communities in both urban and rural areas will be disproportionately impacted by climate change relative to other communities.

CNBC

New Zealand’s islands moving closer together

CNN

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Poultry industry workers living in fear

At a farm in Texas, workers report being reprimanded for bathroom. In fact, conditions across the poultry industry are notorious for high turnover rates. Others argue that employees should be grateful for the job.

Guardian

Out-of-control Chinese bosses criticized on social media

France 24

Japan’s labor shortage is deadly for foreigners

Amid a big lack of manpower, positions in Japan’s construction and manufacturing sectors are being filled by overseas laborers. The jobs are “dirty, hard and dangerous,” but foreigners are willing to accept the risks.

South China Morning Post

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A Syrian girl waves from the balcony of an unfinished apartment block in northern Lebanon. (Photo by Russell Watkins/Department for International Development) Photo used under CC BY

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