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Illegal gold mine on the river Amazon, Peru. While illegal mining has always plagued the region, a report says current levels are “not comparable to any other period of its history.” Mercury poisoning, deforestation and degradation of protected natural areas are the devastating side effects of gold mining. (Photo by Dave Miller) Photo used under CC BY

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Illegal gold mining harms Amazon rainforest, people

An uptick in illegal gold mining is destroying the Amazon rainforest and endangering the lives of local populations, according to new research that tracks the scale of the impact.

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The Independent

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Climate change a ‘secondary’ issue, Brazil’s environment minister says

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Guardian

Russia‘s propaganda law damaging LGBT youth

A leading rights watchdog has called on Russian authorities to abolish the country’s law banning gay "propaganda,” arguing it is having a deeply damaging effect on LGBTQ youth.

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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LGBTQ youths at high risk of attempted suicide

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Medical Bag

Coercive cuts in US aid imperil Palestinian lives

Fears of a major emergency are growing as a top UN official in Gaza accuses the U.S. of using aid as a political weapon; 77 percent of Gaza’s 1.3 million registered refugees live below the international poverty line.

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Guardian

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Why thousands of Palestinian refugees are moving out of Lebanon

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Al Jazeera

Syria uses law to seize homes of dissidents

Syria’s government has been using a little-known anti-terrorism law to seize property from dissidents and their families as it takes back control of areas that were held by rebel groups, according to rights groups.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Pakistan’s dams harm mangroves, livelihoods

Big dams and reservoirs in Pakistan are slowly depleting its lush mangroves. The destruction is also affecting local fishermen, who have to look for alternative sources of income.

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Yemen’s warring sides agree on prisoner swap

Yemen’s warring sides have announced they will exchange thousands of prisoners in late January — a move that could be a small step toward relieving the suffering of millions of Yemenis caught in civil war.

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NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

20M Yemenis are hungry; catastrophe looms

Just back from Yemen, the UN’s emergency relief coordinator said that 20 million Yemenis were hungry, and quarter of a million face catastrophic consequences from a lack of food.

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CBS News

Anti-Semitism driving Jews to emigrate from EU

A surge in anti-Semitism in Europe has made many Jews consider leaving, according to an EU survey. Anti-Semitism has risen particularly in France, with Jewish people in Germany reporting the highest level of harassment.

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Italy’s migrants fear new law deprives them of protections

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ABC News

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Thai government lifts political bans before polls

Thailand’s military government lifted a ban on political activities it imposed when it seized power in a coup more than four years ago, an action taken in preparation for elections promised for early next year.

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Facebook ramps up ad transparency ahead of India’s 2019 general elections

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CNBC

China warns against ‘bullying’ of its citizens

China’s foreign minister warned against the “bullying” of any Chinese citizen, amid a diplomatic fracas over the arrest of a Huawei executive on a U.S. warrant in Canada, saying it would not “sit idly or ignore" bullying.

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Channel NewsAsia

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Plants generate electricity to power LED bulbs

Researchers have discovered that living plants are literally “green” power source: They can generate, by a single leaf, more than 150 volts, enough to simultaneously power 100 LED light bulbs, accessible all over the world.

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ScienceDaily

Can AI soon help predict volcanic eruptions?

Newly developed algorithms can automatically tease from satellite data signals volcanic risks, raising the prospect that within a couple years scientists could develop a global volcano warning system.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Ghana joins Rwanda, approves medical drones

Rwanda made headlines as the first country to pilot blood deliveries by drone. Ghana’s parliament has now approved its own drone project, despite initial skepticism.

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Drones deliver blood and medical supplies in Rwanda

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BBC

Obesity slowing UK’s life expectancy progress

The UK has one of the slowest improving life expectancies in the developed world, second only to the U.S., according to an official report. Obesity, winter deaths and dementia are all partly to blame for the increasing deaths.

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Daily Mail

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The Muslim lady with a dog

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Separatism is no solution

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Aeon

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Propaganda and the pundit mind

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The Baffler

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GOOD NEWS

Teen finds home after 4,057 days in foster care

A 17-year-old girl from Indiana has been adopted after being in and out of the foster care system since she was a baby. Last month, Scarlet struck the ceremonial mallet at her own adoption hearing.

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Yahoo! News

102-year-old woman skydives for charity

A 102-year-old Australian woman has become the oldest skydiver in the world while also raising awareness for the disease that killed her daughter.

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ABC News

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Exoskeleton enables man to walk at graduation

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CNN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Energy development pledges are falling short

A new report finds that a key multilateral initiative to scale-up clean energy R&D and demonstration funding isn’t on target pace.

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Axios

Billionaires finding it hard to give away money

Studies prove that for philanthropists, it is challenging to effectively give away vast sums of money, especially at the rates billionaires would need to give to keep up with their recent gains on the stock market.

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Vox

ENVIRONMENT

Pollution puts Indian citizens’ lives in danger

Air pollution in India has reached dangerous levels, killing at least one out of every eight persons, according to a recent study. Experts are urging the government to act fast.

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Arctic reindeer populations are crashing

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BBC

Mexican youth mount a solar resistance

New solar panels are part of a plan hatched by indigenous communities to unhook from Mexico’s federal power company, provide their youth with meaningful employment, and reclaim control of their land and resources.

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Mongabay

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Mozambique finds 30,000 ‘ghost’ workers

Mozambique’s government has discovered more than 30,000 ghost workers on the civil service payroll. Some were paid for jobs they hadn’t done, others were dead or fictitious. The fraud has cost $250 million since 2015.

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BBC

Oakland teachers strike over low wages

Roughly 75 of the 90 teachers at Oakland High School rallied near City Hall to demand higher wages, smaller class sizes and more student support services.

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The Hill

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NPR temp workers are frustrated with their precarious, ‘exploitative’ employment

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Jezebel

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Children in Sindh, Pakistan, play at a village water pump. (Photo by DFID/Russell Watkins) Photo used under CC BY

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