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A farmer in India whose vegetable crops were destroyed by unseasonal rains that led to water stagnation. A research published in the journal Nature Sustainability identified 226 food production shocks across 134 nations over the 53-year period, noting an increasing frequency of shocks across all sectors on a global scale, with extreme weather being a major cause of shocks. (Photo by Dharini Parthasarathy/CCAFS) Photo used under CC BY

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Extreme weather, geopolitics increasing food shocks

Global food production is suffering from an increasing number of ‘food shocks,’ or sudden losses in food production, with most caused by extreme weather and geopolitical crises.

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ScienceDaily

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Food assistance needed for 56M people as conflict-driven hunger worsens worldwide: UN

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Daily Sabah

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The good news about climate change?

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Green Biz

Yemen truce on verge of collapse, group warns

A humanitarian group has warned that a ceasefire in Yemen’s key port city of Hodeidah is on the verge of collapsing amid continued violations by rival sides.

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Al Jazeera

UNICEF seeks billions for kids affected by war

As millions of children living in different countries are being affected by conflict and disaster and lack access to vital child protection services, UNICEF has urged the global community to step up and take a stand in its biggest appeal to date.

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Special section:

Here’s how UNICEF helped millions of children in 2018

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Forbes

State of foreign journalists in China worsens

Working conditions for foreign journalists in China worsened in 2018, a survey has shown, partly due to government interference with reporting on Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang.

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Afghan men oppose more women’s rights

Afghan men strongly oppose giving women more freedom — two in three think they have too much already — and young men are even more reluctant than their elders, according to a survey.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Girls subjected to breast ironing in Britain

Preteen girls from the diaspora of several African countries in Britain have been subjected to breast ironing, a painful practice intended to prevent unwanted male attention.

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Newsweek

HUMAN RIGHTS

Refugees in India’s West Bengal get land titles

Authorities in India’s West Bengal state have given land titles to about 30,000 refugees who have lived in settlement colonies for years, and promised thousands more property rights, as a row over their citizenship intensifies.

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Reuters

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India’s ruling party, BJP, hopes to cash in on Citizenship Bill in Bengal

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NY enacts new protections for abortion rights

The Reproductive Health Act passed in the New York State Senate and Assembly. The bill protects abortion rights and allows late-term abortions after 24 weeks if the mother’s life is at risk or if the fetus is nonviable.

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News10

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New York abortion law: Why are so many people talking about it?

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BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Index reveals world’s most corrupt countries

Somalia is the most corrupt country in the world, Denmark the least, while America’s falling score is a “red flag,” according to a global corruption watchdog.

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Daily Mail

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Russia proposes easing laws on corruption, saying it’s unavoidable sometimes

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NPR

Palestinian PM, government submit resignation

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah and his unity government have tendered their resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas, dealing a blow to faltering reconciliation efforts with Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers.

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Reuters

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USAID, US NGOs leave Gaza, West Bank over terrorism law

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Devex

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Now, edible clothes to ‘avoid starvation’?

North Korea has released a line of shirts with trace elements of high-grade protein, amino acids, fruit juice, magnesium, iron and calcium for men that it claims can be eaten to “avoid starvation” if necessary.

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Newsweek

Wi-Fi breakthrough paves way for smart tech

Scientists have made a huge breakthrough that allows them to convert radio signals into power. The discovery could allow for phones and other devices that don’t use batteries – as well as entirely new ways of using smart technologies.

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The Independent

GLOBAL HEALTH

Nutrient-rich crops could boost health in Africa

A new study shows that field-grown cassava plants overexpressing a combination of plant genes can accumulate higher concentrations of iron and zinc, alleviating “hidden hunger” caused by micronutrient deficiency in Africa.

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ScienceDaily

China to crack down on health care violations

China will step up its fight against “irregularities” in the sale of health care products, fake promotions and illegal advertising after a series of scandals in the industry recently, state media has reported.

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Channel NewsAsia

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Melinda Gates):

Why women’s and children’s health is at risk around the world

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CNN

Column (Larry Elliott):

Davos 2019: the yawning gap between rhetoric and reality

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Guardian

Column (Hamid Dabashi):

Why Saudi Arabia hates Muslim women in the US Congress

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Iranian cafe employs Down, autistic workers

Downtism Cafe’s 35 staff members all have either Down syndrome or autism. The place was founded in May 2018 by Ailin Agahi, a music instructor to people with special needs.

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ABC News

Women-centric workspaces are on the rise

ModernWell is one of a growing number of women-only and women-focused workspaces around the country. Their growth has been interlinked with it as it put combating workplace harassment on the national agenda.

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CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Activists work to stem global e-waste

Armed with screwdrivers and a zeal for change, a growing global movement is urging electronics giants to make devices that last longer and are easier to fix to cut the environmental fallout of the tech boom.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

UK announces aid package to rebuild Iraq

The United Kingdom’s assistance will help rebuild hospitals, schools, and other vital infrastructure, and encourage Iraqis displaced by conflict over the past few years to return home and restart their lives.

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Kurdistan24

ENVIRONMENT

America has a gas emissions problem

New projections show renewables and gas becoming the main source of our electricity and sales of gasoline-burning cars declining. But greenhouse gas emissions aren’t expected to fall much.

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Grist

Fast-food giants under fire on climate

A coalition of investors is calling on McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast-food suppliers to take action on climate change. The group want the chains to cut carbon and water risks in their dairy and meat suppliers.

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BBC

BUSINESS AND TRADE

US hits Venezuelan oil firm with sanctions

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Venezuela‘s state-owned oil firm PDVSA and urged the country’s military to accept a peaceful transfer of power.

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BBC

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The crushing logistics of raising a family paycheck to paycheck

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The Atlantic

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40% of Americans only one missed paycheck away from poverty

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CBS News

5,000 Bangladeshi garment strikers sacked

Nearly 5,000 low-paid Bangladeshi garment workers sewing clothes for global brands have been sacked by factory bosses for taking part in strikes over wages earlier this month that turned violent.

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Al Jazeera

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A reckoning for capitalism at Davos

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YouTube

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Girls in Sana’a, Yemen. (Photo by Rod Waggington) Photo used under CC BY

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