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Mothers and babies wait at a clinic in Begoua, a district of the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui. (Photo by Pierre Holtz/UNICEF) Photo used under CC BY

70% of maternal deaths occur in Africa each year

Women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth in Central African Republic than in the United States, according to the United Nations. Around 180,000 pregnancy deaths are recorded every year in Africa.

Associated Press

Kenya launches plan to reduce preventable maternal, newborn deaths

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Community midwives help to lower maternal deaths

United Nations

Women raped, ransomed in Sudan’s ongoing war

The United Nations calls sexual violence one of the “most defining features” of Sudan’s war. The U.N. says many women have been subject to sexual slavery and forced to pay ransoms for their release, sometimes up to $10,000.

Associated Press

Sudan war hits drug supplies, fuels smuggling

In the void left by the closure of pharmaceutical companies, smuggling networks have flourished in Sudan, flooding the market with unregulated drugs locally known as “Boko” medicines.

Al Jazeera

War drives 35K divorces in Sudan as economic pressure tears families apart

Sudan Tribune

Sexual violence puts Israel on UN’s blacklist

Israel has been added to a U.N. blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in war zones for the first time. A report last year verified 31 cases of sexual violence committed by Israeli forces against Palestinians.

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Hundreds of Kenyans protest femicide scourge

Hundreds of protesters marched through Kenya’s capital to protest the high number of killings of women and children. At least 69 women have been killed in the East African country since January.

Yahoo! News

How can Mexico confront rise in extortion?

Extortion affects all sectors of society in Mexico, from wealthy entrepreneurs to shopkeepers who are targeted by criminal gangs and forced to pay a “protection fee.”

Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Israel’s invasion of Lebanon devastates history

Lebanon’s landscape is layered with thousands of years of history, but many of its most treasured archaeological and cultural sites now lie in the path of Israel’s military offensive.

Al Jazeera

Israel strikes in Lebanon kill more than a dozen

Deutsche Welle

EU pushes deal for more deportations, centers

The European Union has pushed through a sweeping overhaul of its migration policy, a move designed to accelerate deportations and establish contentious detention centers abroad.

The Independent

Gulf tensions escalate as Iran hits Kuwait

Gulf hostilities flared as Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, with diplomacy to halt the war showing little sign of progress.

Yahoo! News

Iran and US start up strikes amid peace talks

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Malaysia’s social media ban sparks a debate

Malaysia’s ban on social media for people younger than 16 has been framed as a child-safety measure, but critics warn that it could prove difficult to enforce and may come at the cost of online privacy.

Deutsche Welle

Malaysia bans social media for kids under 16

Associated Press

Scientists stumble upon ‘tissue immortality’

Some amputated fragments of Psolus fabricii, a type of sea cucumber native to the North Atlantic Ocean, puzzled researchers when they noticed that the severed parts did not simply decay and die but instead appeared to grow.

CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

Survivors tell what it’s like to battle Ebola

Survivors have recounted their experiences of battling the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus — a strain for which no approved medicine or vaccine currently exists.

The Independent

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as survivors describe their recoveries

NPR

Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine site

Guardian

Protests over US Ebola site in Kenya kill two, court keeps suspension

Yahoo! News

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GOOD NEWS

Seahorse safaris boost Mozambique comeback

In the waters around Vilankulos, Mozambique, seahorses were once hunted for quick income. A local project is now turning them into a source of tourism and community support.

Deutsche Welle

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

In India, a pair of sunglasses brings new hope

For less than $2, new vision aids are helping people in India see clearly again. A nonprofit is bringing eye care to underserved regions and opening up opportunities for education, employment and independent living.

Deutsche Welle

How aid cuts are hampering response to Ebola

NPR spoke with aid workers and a former U.S. Agency for International Development employee to learn more about the pressures facing the global health system and how federal cuts may have contributed.

NPR

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

How Cubans keep going, despite US pressure

Cuba’s already inefficient state-run economy — long plagued by shortages — has descended in recent months into a full-blown crisis in the wake of hardened sanctions and a fuel blockade by the ‌U.S.

Yahoo! News

Long disruption of fuel would slam economy

Prolonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East due to the Iran war would deal a severe blow to the global economy, sending some countries into recession and spreading inflation and higher unemployment.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

UN: Prepare for imminent return of El Niño

El Niño, which raises global temperatures and worsens some rainfall, has an 80% chance of forming before September and a 90% chance before November, the World Meteorological Organization said.

Guardian

Shell pumped oil via Nigeria pipeline for years

British multinational Shell continued operating a major oil pipeline in Nigeria for years even though it knew it was causing widespread pollution — despite a warning from its own staff and its own technical standards.

AOL News

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New mother Hadiza Garba stands by her 9-day-old son as he is weighed at the ALIMA-supported maternal health clinic in Muna, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. (Photo by Ogun Oluwaseyi/ALIMA) Photo used under CC BY

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