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South Sudanese people displaced by fighting. Around 40 million people have been displaced around the world. According to the UN, 132 million people in 42 countries will need humanitarian assistance, including protection, in 2019. (Photo by UN Photo/Isaac Billy) Photo used under CC BY

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Yemen, DRC, S. Sudan face human crises in ’19

The International Rescue Committee has named the countries most at risk of being hit by humanitarian catastrophe next year. Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan top the top 10 list.

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Al Jazeera

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Yemen fast facts: Who are the Houthis?

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CNN

British girls at risk of FGM while abroad

As many families prepare to holiday abroad during the festive season, British charities warn that girls taken overseas could be at risk of female genital mutilation. Campaigners say teachers should look out for warning signs.

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New Straits Times

Myanmar land law puts indigenous farmers at risk

Millions of people risk being forced off their land in Myanmar because of a recently amended law. Campaigners and analysts warn this can also undermine peace negotiations between the government and ethnic militias.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Myanmar’s elderly lack access to basic services

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Nigerian herders, farmers war over land use

Clashes in Nigeria between farmers and semi-nomadic herders have killed more than 3,600 people since 2016, most of them this year, Amnesty International has said.

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Japan Times

Women in El Salvador jailed for miscarrying

El Salvador is one of just a handful of countries where abortion is banned in all circumstances. The ban is so draconian that even miscarriage is considered suspicious.

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PRI

UK losing sight of trafficked kids in its care

A quarter of trafficked children who were in the care of local authorities in the UK last year have going missing from the system, according to new research by two British charities that work with vulnerable children.

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Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Nicaragua cops beat reporters after protests

Nicaraguan police beat journalists, including one of the country’s best known editors, with batons in an escalating crackdown on independent media in the aftermath of protests against President Daniel Ortega.

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Reuters

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Attacks on journalists increase during Nicaragua protests

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Al Jazeera

China is using minority Uighurs as forced labor

A report by The New York Times says that China has been using members of Uighurs, the ethnic Muslim minority, as forced labor. The Chinese government wants to make sure that Muslims are loyal to the Communist Party.

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The Blaze

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Pakistani men say China has their wives

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SBS News

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister reinstalled

Sri Lanka has an undisputed prime minister for the first time in more than 50 days after Ranil Wickremesinghe, one of the two men who have claimed to lawfully occupy the post, was sworn in after his challenger resigned.

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Guardian

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First woman President of Georgia sworn in amid protests

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TIME

Most Brazilians think Bolsonaro is on right path

Three-quarters of Brazilians think their far-right president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, and his incoming government are going in “the right direction,” according to a poll published by the IBOPE survey institute.

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Agence France Presse

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

App detects kids’ asthma through questions

A new smartphone app called PARS can detect a child’s risk of developing asthma. It asks six yes or no questions to weigh up if a child is at risk of the common condition, removing the need for blood tests for diagnosis.

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Daily Mail

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New genetic study could treat asthma better

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China brings penalties for scientific misconduct

Researchers in China who commit scientific misconduct could face restrictions on jobs, loans and business opportunities under the government’s extensive punishment system tied to the controversial social credit policy.

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Nature

GLOBAL HEALTH

Pseudoseizures in Yazidi spur calls for support

Trauma from being captured by ISIS has resulted in psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in Yazidi women. Support groups say they need mental health treatment in their first language and the ability to reunite with their families.

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CBC News

Japan’s patients continue to work from hospital

More than 80 percent of cancer or heart patients surveyed in Japan worked in some form while being hospitalized for treatment, health ministry data shows, suggesting it is difficult for many to concentrate on treatment.

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Japan Times

Columns And Op-Ed

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Madagascar elections: An environmental disaster in waiting

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Al Jazeera

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Female migrant workers deserve respect and support

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Asia Times Online

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Don‘t blame democracy’s decline on ignorance. The problem lies deeper

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GOOD NEWS

Native Americans protect largest bison herd

In Montana, hundreds of wild bison roam again. But this herd is not in a national park – it’s on tribal lands. The 340 bison make up the largest conservation herd in North America.

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Guardian

Homeless man gives out money to strangers

Many ignore the homeless, but folks rushing past Moses Elder might regret their haste. This week, all anyone had to do was pay him some attention and he would reward them with $100, courtesy of the famous Secret Santa.

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CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

UN, Palestinians seek $350M in aid for 2019

The United Nations and the Palestinian Authority appealed for $350 million in aid for Palestinians next year, saying much more was needed but they had to be realistic after a year of funding cuts.

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Reuters

Tech platform helps homeless find apartments

A new online platform called Lease Up may shorten homeless people’s wait for housing in Los Angeles. Lease Up makes it easier for landlords to list new apartments and for caseworkers to find them.

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Fast Company

ENVIRONMENT

Cambodia seizes record 3 tons of African ivory

Cambodia‘s recent seizure of 3.2 tons of elephant tusks highlights the country’s emergence as a key regional transit point for the multibillion-dollar trade in illicit wildlife.

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Agence France Presse

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Dry winds threaten Ivory Coast cocoa beans

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Reuters

Cement industry emits massive amount of CO2

Concrete is the most widely used man-made material. It shapes our environment. But cement — the key ingredient in concrete — has a massive carbon footprint.

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BBC

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Beach nourishment poses many problems

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ECONOMY AND TRADE

Company profits over Trump’s war on poor

President Trump plans to make the poor work for Medicaid and food stamps. That’s extremely punitive for them — but highly lucrative for companies like Maximus.

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Mother Jones

German Amazon workers strike for better pay

Workers at the Amazon distribution centers in Germany walked off the job as part of a long-running campaign for better pay and conditions. The U.S.-based retail giant said only 350 workers had joined the stoppage.

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1.6 mln people live below poverty line in Kyrgyzstan

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A family making supper in a refugee camp in Liberia. (Photo by DFID/Derek Markwell) Photo used under CC BY

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