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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents process a small group of asylum-seekers at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas. Attorney General Merrick Garland is vacating several controversial legal rulings issued by his predecessors — in effect, restoring the possibility of asylum protections for women fleeing from domestic violence in other countries, and some victims of gang violence. (Photo by CBP Photography) Photo used under CC BY

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US to hear asylum pleas of survivors of violence

Survivors of domestic and gang violence have better odds of getting asylum in the U.S. as the Justice Department reverses several controversial legal rulings from the Trump administration that limited protections for women fleeing from violence.

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NPR

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US and Mexico seek ways to do more on irregular immigration

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Associated Press

US abandons thousands of Afghan interpreters

Hundreds of Afghans who risked their lives to assist the U.S. military with interpreting and other services have found themselves abandoned and forced to go into hiding as the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan.

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Al Jazeera

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Afghan dog rescue group dismayed by CDC import ban

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CNN

Fire rips through Rohingya refugee camp

A massive fire has destroyed a Rohingya refugee camp in the Indian capital, New Delhi, leaving hundreds of people homeless. No deaths or serious injuries were reported.

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Al Jazeera

Witnesses describe Russian atrocities in CAR

Despite a pervasive climate of fear, dozens of people in the Central African Republic have spoken of summary killings, instances of rape and torture, and indiscriminate attacks on civilians, including the burning of homes.

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CNN

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UN chief criticizes CAR forces’ actions

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U.S. News & World Report

HUMAN RIGHTS

Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ law before election

Hungary’s parliament passed legislation this week that bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change, amid strong criticism from human rights groups and opposition parties.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Indigenous Canadians regain lost name rights

Indigenous people in Canada who were forced to use European names on official documents can now apply to restore their original names, in a new policy unveiled as the country seeks to atone for historical abuses.

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Guardian

Saudi man executed for crimes done as a minor

Saudi Arabia has executed a man for offences that rights groups say he committed while aged 17, despite the kingdom’s assurance that it had abolished the death penalty for minors.

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BBC

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Iran election narrows on final campaign day

Iran’s presidential contest headed toward a showdown between the country’s hard-line judiciary chief and moderate former Central Bank chief this week, as two candidates dropped out on the last day of campaigning.

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Associated Press

Myanmar’s UN envoy calls for anti-junta actions

Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nation, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired after the February coup, has called for “effective collective measures” against the junta, ahead of talks on the situation.

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Asia Times Online

Eritrean troops to indefinitely leave Tigray

Ethiopia’s United Nations ambassador has said Eritrean troops who have fought with his country’s forces in a war against the Tigray region “will definitely leave soon.”

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Al Jazeera

Dutch court tries refugee on Syria murder video

A refugee in the Netherlands has gone on trial for war crimes over a killing carried out during the Syrian conflict.

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BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bacteria could save monuments from pollution

Limestone, the raw material for many iconic monuments and cultural treasures, is facing damage through climate change and air pollution. Yet research has shown that bacterial cultures could protect these structures.

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Astronauts boost station’s solar power capacity

Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk this week to outfit the International Space Station with powerful, new solar panels to handle the growing electrical demands from upcoming visitors.

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Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

India criticized for doubling COVID vaccine gap

The Indian government doubled the gap between the two doses of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine without the agreement of the scientific group that it said recommended the increase.

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Al Jazeera

G7’s 1B vaccine donation too small, too slow

The G7‘s plan to donate a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries within a year lacks ambition and does not move quickly enough to end the world’s worst health crisis in a century.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Uganda needs resources amid new COVID wave

Uganda has all but run out of COVID vaccines and oxygen as the country grapples with another wave of the pandemic.

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Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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The myths of British imperial benevolence and Palestine

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How migrant workers support their families amid pandemic

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Why a blanket ban on child labor can harm children: lessons from Ethiopia

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GOOD NEWS

Activist receives award for Amazon efforts

An activist whose efforts to protect land sacred to her indigenous group resulted in the creation of Peru’s Yaguas National Park has been awarded the annual Goldman Prize, a prestigious environmental prize.

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BBC

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Man saves the ‘world’s most trafficked mammal’

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BBC

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Villagers rescue tiny bear cubs amid conflict

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ABC News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Trust gives $20M for water, sanitation, hygiene

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced a three-year, $20 million grant to Engineering Ministries International in support of efforts to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene in rural Alaska.

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Philanthropy News Digest

Giving in 2020 hit record $471B, up 5.1%

The COVID pandemic, donor-advised funds, and MacKenzie Scott had a huge impact on the rate of charitable giving in 2020, which reached a record $471.44 billion.

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NonProfit Times

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Biden fights to protect Syria’s last aid crossing

President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the war in Syria when he meets President Vladimir Putin this week, appealing to Putin to drop a threat to close the last aid crossing into that country.

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Associated Press

Indian retailers hit by localized lockdowns

The new COVID wave in India is taking a toll on retail sales as states impose curbs on the movement of people and business activities to control the spread of the virus. Retail sales in May were barely one-fifth of pre-COVID levels.

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Asia Times Online

Afghans turn to sex work amid war, poverty

In Afghanistan, sex work is illegal. But as war – and the widespread poverty that comes with it – lingers, the number of women and men who see the trade as their last option has been steadily rising.

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Guardian

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Poverty worsens HIV outbreak among Pakistani children

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Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists convert plastic into vanilla flavoring

Plastic bottles have been converted into vanilla flavoring using genetically engineered bacteria, the first time a valuable chemical has been brewed from waste plastic.

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Guardian

G7 climate pledge could shift Asia’s coal policy

The G7 wealthy nations failed to go far enough at their summit to halt the use of coal, but a pledge to phase out international funding for new coal power this year could help shift Asia’s policy on the dirty fuel, analysts said.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Israel bans the sale of most fur clothing

The Israeli government has banned the sale of fur in the fashion industry, becoming the first country to outlaw the controversial clothing material that opponents say leads to the slaughter of millions of animals each year.

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NPR

Australia aims to spur offshore carbon storage

Australia asked companies this week to nominate offshore acreage they want to explore for places to bury carbon dioxide, part of a government drive to promote carbon capture and storage to help cut emissions.

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Reuters

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A woman harvests wheat in Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo by Yann) Photo used under CC BY

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