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Anti-slavery movement sets goals for 2019

With global efforts mounting to combat modern slavery and human trafficking, activists say the world must sharpen its focus in 2019 to meet a United Nations goal of ending the ills by 2030.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Traffickers luring migrants to their deaths

The Independent

10 pivotal moments for US immigration in 2018

PRI

Colombia’s gangs recruiting Venezuelans

A new report from a Venezuela NGO working on migration issues shows that Colombia’s criminal groups have been recruiting Venezuelans into their ranks at a rapid rate.

InSight Crime

Global health numbers offer hope and despair

An overriding public health finding is that people are living longer. But there are the million-plus cases of cholera in Yemen — deemed “a hideous milestone for the 21st century” by the International Red Cross.

NPR

Food aid being stolen in Houthi-run Yemen

Food aid meant for starving Yemenis is being stolen and sold in some areas controlled by the Houthi movement, the UN World Food Program has said.

Reuters

Fighting, starvation and disease yield grim crisis in Yemen

PBS

Syrian refugees struggle to make life in Jordan

For most Syrian refugees in Jordan, finding work and education is a problem, but most would not choose to return to Syria. There are some 1.26 million Syrian refugees living in Jordan, according to the 2016 census.

Irish Times

Sudan using lethal force against protesters

Human Rights Watch has urged Sudan’s government to show restraint and not use lethal force against protesters during the weeks-long demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Universal Declaration of rights still resisted

Given the rivalries and violence that divide the global community today, it is hard to imagine that in 1948, the nations of the world approved a detailed list of fundamental rights that every human on the planet should enjoy.

NPR

From abuse to abortion laws: 2018’s hot topics

We cast a look back at the issues that dominated the headlines in the past year, from the devastation in Yemen to the trauma of Rohingya refugees.

Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Bangladesh PM wins 3rd term after violent polls

PM Sheikh Hasina and her ruling alliance have secured another term in power following Bangladesh’s general election, during which military was deployed, 20 people were killed. The opposition accuses Hasina of rigging polls.

NPR

Why does Bangladesh election matter? | Inside Story

Al Jazeera

Will UK choose recession or relief in 2019?

The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union on March 29. Crashing out of the bloc without an exit agreement would result in turmoil; striking a deal would minimize damage to the economy.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

‘Good tech’ awards for 2018’s helpful projects

Here are a handful of companies, people and organizations using tech to help others in real, tangible ways. They remind us that although scandals and wrongdoing in tech get a lot of attention, there’s good happening elsewhere.

Seattle Times

The most surprising tech breakthroughs of 2018

Singularity Hub

Students develop opioid overdose alert device

The opioid crisis that rocked USA has inspired a team of Carnegie Mellon students to build a wristband called HopeBand that can detect an opiate overdose and send out alerts and a message so that contacts can intervene.

TechXplore

GLOBAL HEALTH

Bill Gates believes the next epidemic is the flu

Bill Gates released his annual “What I learned at work this year” letter, which reflects on issues of the past year, and predictions of what to expect next year. He believes the flu will be the next deadliest epidemic.

The Insider

Google’s top trending health questions of 2018

CBS News

‘Custom babies’ sets off ethics alarms in USA

While many countries impose boundaries on assisted reproduction, the U.S. fertility industry remains largely unregulated and routinely offers services outlawed elsewhere, making it a popular destination for IVF patients.

The Spec

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GOOD NEWS

The 99 best things that happened in 2018

For the last 12 months, the global media has been focused on a lot of bad news. But there were other things happening out there too, ones that didn’t make it onto the evening broadcasts, or your social media feeds.

Quartz

NBA star gives back extensively to Senegal

In 2014, Gorgui Dieng started his foundation to provide medical assistance and food to the people back in his native country of Senegal.

Closeup360

Senegal basketball: Female team making bold strides

Al Jazeera

Foster grandparents volunteer at schools

Across the U.S., more than 20,000 seniors volunteer every day as foster grandparents. Grandmas we talked to said the experience has brought them joy.

CBS News

Excess Christmas food shared between 30,000 people in Denmark

The Local

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Malta rescues 180 refugees in bad weather

Malta has pulled 180 refugees to safety from two boats in distress, while 49 more are stuck in limbo at sea as the weather worsens in the Mediterranean Sea.

Al Jazeera

El Paso aid agencies fall behind demand

The U.S. government has released more than 1,600 migrants on to the streets of El Paso, Texas, this week, overwhelming aid agencies that have scrambled to find shelter for families left to fend for themselves.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Laos dam collapse leads to deforestation

The collapse of a dam in southern Laos released 5 billion cubic meters of water, killing dozens, devastating communities, and forcing thousands to flee. The collapse also flooded areas of protected forest.

Mongabay

U.S. House Democrats form new ‘climate crisis’ committee

NPR

Baobab trees succumbing to climate change

The baobab has been called the tree of life, the monkey bread tree and the upside down tree -- owing to its fat trunk with roots meandering toward the sky. But these strange looking giants are dying.

CNN

BUSINESS AND TRADE

South Africa ups minimum wage for workers

President Cyril Ramaphosa claims millions of workers in South Africa will benefit when the country’s first national minimum wage comes into effect this upcoming new year.

Fin24

American workers unite for minimum wage gains in New Year

Axios

Poverty rampant among Palestinian Israelis

A new report has found that the percentage of Palestinian citizens of Israel living below the poverty line is almost double the national average, pointing to a huge disparity between Palestinian and Jewish Israelis.

Middle East Monitor

Photo of the Day

A Rohingya family after a cyclone hit their IDP camp in Myanmar in 2015. Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have since fled to Bangladesh, where the government is struggling to cope with the influx. (Photo by EU/ECHO/Pierre Prakash) Photo used under CC BY

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