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A child in Phnom Penh slums in Cambodia. A UNICEF research found that although most urban children benefit from living in cities, the study identified 4.3 million globally who were more likely to die before age 5 than their rural counterparts. (Photo by ND Strupler) Photo used under CC BY

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Poor kids more often die early in cities than country

Millions of poor urban children are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than those living in rural areas, according to a UN study that challenges popular assumptions behind the global urbanization trend.

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Reuters

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Africa: The urban paradox

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Black people continue to face prejudice in EU

Harassment, violent attacks and police profiling against black people in the EU is widespread, according to a report. A lot of discrimination and attacks go unreported.

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Anti-Semitism thriving in Europe

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CNN

Climate change imperils food supply, UN says

Feeding a hungry planet is growing increasingly difficult as climate change and depletion of land and other resources undermine food systems, the UN said as it renewed appeals for better policies and technologies to reach “zero hunger.”

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High abortion rate amid vague laws in Pakistan

Pakistan is estimated to have one of the highest rates of abortion in the world. Abortion provisions in the country’s penal code are vague, and the procedure is legal only in very limited circumstances.

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NPR

Ambulances repeatedly targeted in Syria

Syrian government and Russian armed forces deliberately and repeatedly targeted ambulances as part of a calculated strategy to gain the upper hand in the country’s civil war, a new study has claimed.

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The Independent

Panicked Rohingya refugees flee India

Rohingya refugees are fleeing India and going into hiding amid fears that a government campaign to collect their personal information is a prelude to mass deportation.

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Telegraph.co.uk

HUMAN RIGHTS

Islamists see classrooms as new front in Syria

In Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, temporarily shielded from assault by a Turkey and Russia-backed buffer zone, schools have become the latest target of Islamist militants.

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Asia Times Online

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Indonesian app reports ‘misguided’ religion, raises concerns

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Reuters

UN condemns Italy’s unashamed xenophobia

A rise in hate attacks in Italy cannot be separated from politicians “unashamedly embracing racist and xenophobic anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner rhetoric,” a statement by the United Nations said.

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The Independent

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Italian anti-racism groups warn of increase in attacks

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Irish Times

Bermuda top court reverses gay marriage ban

Bermuda’s top court has ruled that legislation banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, rejecting a government bid to overturn an earlier court ruling that reached the same conclusion.

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Reuters

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Xi-Duterte deals cause a furor in the Philippines

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte entered into 29 new agreements that opposition critics claim lack transparency and could undermine sovereign interests in the South China Sea.

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Asia Times Online

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More illegal Chinese workers in Philippines, stealing jobs, raising property prices, senators claim

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The Strait Times

India, Pakistan constructing ‘corridor of peace’

India and Pakistan are set to inaugurate the construction of a corridor to facilitate hassle free cross-border travel for religious devotees. This is a rare step in improving ties between the two South Asian foes.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Is dimming sun the answer to global warming?

Scientists may have found a way to halt global warming with their research into the propulsion of sulfates into the lower atmosphere with the aim of essentially dimming the sun’s light.

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TechRadar

Sea creature inspires promising water treatment

Inspired by Actinia, a sea organism that ensnares its prey with its tentacles, a team of researchers has developed a method that uses a nanocoagulant to rid water of contaminants, efficiently treating water.

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phys.org

GLOBAL HEALTH

HIV diagnoses at all-time high in Eastern Europe

The HIV epidemic in Europe is still growing at an alarming rate, particularly in Eastern Europe, according to a new report. Rates were highest in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

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CNN

US ship offers free medical care to Venezuelans

A US Navy hospital ship anchored in Colombia has started giving free medical care to locals and over 1 million Venezuelan refugees who have fled to neighboring Colombia, where they are now in dire need of aid and medicine.

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Al Jazeera

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Medication denied to refugees with diseases, asked ‘to drink water’ instead

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Newsweek

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GOOD NEWS

Bus driver lets homeless man sleep on bus

On a recent chilly night in Wisconsin, a Milwaukee bus driver extended an act of kindness to a homeless rider — and it was all caught on camera. Now, that gesture is being heralded as humanity at its best.

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CBS News

Syrian refugee finds home after living at airport

A Syrian man who fled his native land because he refused to serve in the military found himself stranded in Kuala Lumpur International Airport for eight months until one country — Canada — finally let him in.

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NPR

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‘Seed Mother’ protects India’s indigenous crops

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BBC

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Tanzania spurs West, opting for Chinese aid

Western donors have been putting pressure on Tanzania over their declining human rights situation. Tanzanian President Magufuli said on he prefers assistance from China, as Beijing imposes fewer conditions.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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EU signs $535 million assistance package for Afghanistan

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Al Jazeera

Mauritanian town regains control thanks to aid

The sleepy Mauritanian village of Ouad Initi is getting a makeover: a bigger school, a health center, and running water. The UN is pushing to win over Mauritanian authorities to ramp up security and infrastructure to stop extremism.

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News24

ENVIRONMENT

Leaders criticize fashion’s throwaway culture

Major outlets have come under fire for fueling a throwaway fast fashion culture. The UK are looking at the environmental and human cost amid growing concerns the industry is wasting resources and contributing to climate change.

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Guardian

Rohingya camps impede elephant migration

Elephants attempted to migrate in September of last year, they encountering a sea of Rohingya — an irony of one displaced group inadvertently displacing another. Elephants and people alike panicked. Tragedy followed.

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National Geographic

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Young lose hope amid Nigerian job crisis

Four out of every 10 people in the country’s workforce are either unemployed or underemployed. Amid this environment, thousands of young Nigerians are seeing the prospects of landing their dream job fade.

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Al Jazeera

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China’s aging migrant workers face poverty

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Sixth Tone

Greek workers strike, seeking higher wages

Public transport was disrupted and ships remained in ports as Greek workers went on strike seeking increases in minimum wages and the reintroduction of collective bargaining.

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Channel NewsAsia

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Amazon warehouse workers in Europe spent Black Friday protesting

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Vox

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A young girl plays on a football net in Nicaragua. (Photo by Keely Joy Photography, Inc) Photo used under CC BY

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