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People living in poor neighborhoods, with less access to fitness facilities and healthful food, have a harder time managing their diabetes. (Photo by Wikimedia Commons) Photo used under CC BY

How neighborhoods shape life with diabetes

People with diabetes who live in poor communities with limited access to exercise facilities or grocery stores may have a harder time managing their symptoms than diabetics in affluent areas, a U.S. study suggests.

Reuters

Neither Korea wants defections during Games

South Korea normally encourages North Koreans to defect, but not at next month’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where North Korea will send an historic delegation.

USA TODAY

Speculation rises that inter-Korean military talks may not occur until Olympics

Korea Herald

Jerusalem decision costs US its peacemaking role

When U.S. Vice President Mike Pence touches down in Tel Aviv, the U.S.’s role as mediator in the conflict may be over for good. Palestinian leaders say that the U.S. can no longer act as an honest peace broker.

Guardian

‘Nothing to eat’: Somalians appeal for food

Daily Nation

HK pro-independence leader appears in court

A young protest leader calling for Hong Kong’s independence from China appeared in court on the rare charge of rioting as two co-defendants failed to show up, the latest case highlighting a new generation of opposition to Chinese rule.

Reuters

Phone app allows you to legally consent to sex

A Dutch startup is launching an app that will allow people to give legal consent to sex via their mobile in an initiative spurred by Sweden’s plans to bolster its rape law.

CBC News

Ukraine declares Russian ‘occupation’

Ukraine’s far eastern region is “occupied” by Russia, the parliament announced. Moscow warned the declaration could reignite a war.

Al Jazeera

US military advantage over Russia and China ‘eroding’

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Haitians from US flow into Canada as fears rise

Since last May, thousands of Haitian immigrants have been steadily pouring into Canada, mostly on foot at the Quebec border, in an attempt to flee aggressive anti-immigration policies by the Trump administration.

NPR

Graham slams ‘irrational’ WH outliers on immigration

CNN

Russia refuses to give refugee status to Syrians

The perception that it’s difficult for Syrians to get refugee status in Russia is untrue. It is actually impossible according to the head of the Civic Assistance Committee, a Moscow-based NGO assisting refugees.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Trump accuses Russia of helping N. Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump complained that Russia was helping North Korea to evade international sanctions, signaling frustration with a country he had hoped to forge friendly relations with after his 2016 election win.

Reuters

Twitter probe identifies additional Russian-linked accounts

Deutsche Welle

Pakistan heads toward more political chaos

Pakistan’s top political parties have joined hands to topple the government, holding a major demonstration in Lahore city. But apart from their opposition against ousted PM Nawaz Sharif, they have nothing in common.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

21 states sue to keep net neutrality

A group of 21 U.S. state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with net neutrality on Tuesday while Democrats said they needed just one more vote in the Senate to repeal the FCC ruling.

CNBC

China, Europe test storm satellite technology

China and Europe are jointly testing new technology that could help satellites peer through clouds and analyze storms. Current satellite systems are unable to gather the temperature and humidity data needed to accurately monitor storms.

Seattle Times

Volcano in Papua New Guinea unpredictable

People in Papua New Guinea are being warned that an eruption of a volcano in the South Pacific nation could also cause a local tsunami. The volcano on Kadovar Island has been erupting for more than a week, forcing 700 people to leave that island and 3,000 to be evacuated from nearby Biem Island.

ABC News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Way to stop cell division aids cancer fight

Researchers at Uppsala University, Karolinska Institutet, and the University of Oxford, have used a new strategy to shut down specific enzymes to stop cells from dividing. The method, published in Cell Chemical Biology, can be used as a strategy to fight cancer.

ScienceDaily

Medics rush to contain ‘eye-bleeding fever’

Express.co.uk

Lower blood-alcohol limit recommended

States should raise taxes on booze and lower the blood-alcohol content threshold to reduce drunk driving deaths across the nation, a government panel said.

NY Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

Blood donors save toddler’s life

For most of her short life, 3-year-old Skye Savren-McCormick has been fighting cancer. Now, the toddler is recovering today thanks to her doctors — and 71 strangers.

Today

MO politician donates organ; saves wife

Missouri State Representative J. Eggleston was in surgery all day in order to help a complete stranger, and to secure an organ donation for his wife, Cathie in a ‘kidney swap’.

msn.com

NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPY

Holiday giving via PayPal exceeded $1B

Giving via PayPal during this past holiday season was up 19.4 percent compared to 2016, with users contributing more than $1.1 billion. More than one in five donations were made via a mobile device.

NonProfit Times

Funding for human rights on the rise

Foundation funding in support of global human rights initiatives increased 44 percent over five years from 2011 to 2015, a data analysis from Foundation Center and the Human Rights Funders Network finds.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Global warming: 2017 was second-warmest

Data from leading international weather agencies shows the record-breaking trend toward a warmer planet is continuing. The findings uphold scientists’ understanding of human-caused climate change.

Deutsche Welle

2017 sees warmest ocean on record: Chinese institute

Hindustan Times

EU aims to make plastic packaging recyclable

The EU executive unveiled plans on Tuesday to make all plastic packaging in the bloc recyclable by 2030. Europeans produce 25 million tons of plastic waste annually, but less than 30 percent is recycled.

Deutsche Welle

BUSINESS AND TRADE

China reports rapid economic growth

China is reporting its fastest economic growth in seven years, saying its gross domestic product grew by 6.9 percent in 2017. It’s the first time since 2010 that the speed of China’s economic growth went up.

NPR

What’s behind expansions of Apple, Amazon

The announcements highlight the rapid growth of the two companies, as well as the need to address the political and public relations liabilities they face because of that growth.

CNNMoney

Labor shortage means longer hours but more cash for workers

USA TODAY

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Japanese performers conduct a Golden Dragon Dance in 2013 in Asakusa, Japan, in March 2013. (Photo by Wikimedia Commons) Photo used under CC BY

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