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A Rohingya boy in Unchiprang camp, Cox Bazaar district. One in two Rohingya children who fled to Bangladesh without their parents were orphaned by violence, while more than 6,000 children living in Cox’s Bazar are alone or having to fend for themselves. Rohingya refugee children who lack proper education in camps in Bangladesh could become a “lost generation.” (Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations) Photo used under CC BY

Rohingya refugee children living without aid, education

The lives and futures of more than 380,000 children in refugee camps in Bangladesh are in peril, while hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children still in Myanmar are cut off from aid, said a report by UNICEF.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Who can protect Rohingya returnees?

Al Jazeera

Medical marijuana may ease Lebanon’s deficit

Lebanon is one of the world’s most indebted countries and the government is milling a controversial idea of taking over the illicit cannabis trade and developing a medicinal marijuana industry to help the economy.

PRI

China’s ‘upgrades’ push thousands from homes

In Shenzhen, China, anger is growing as hundreds of thousands of low-income, migrant residents are expected to be displaced as part of the city’s planned “upgrade.”

Guardian

Hundreds face mass eviction in Ottawa

Al Jazeera

Delhi high court decriminalizes begging

The Delhi high court has decriminalized begging, citing that criminalizing begging violates the most fundamental rights of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Hindustan Times

US to cut funding for UN human rights office

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, says the United States will cut funding for the office of the UN human rights chief, the administration’s latest blow against the United Nations.

The Province

Net EU migration to Britain lowest since 2012

Net migration of European Union citizens into Britain fell to its lowest level since 2012 in the year to March, but this was more than outweighed by a record influx of non-EU citizens ahead of Brexit.

Reuters

Italy lets children disembark from Diciotti rescue ship

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Sexism hinders futures of American women

America’s most sexist states have been revealed in a new report which suggests that women from areas with higher levels of misogyny go on to earn less money.

The Independent

India refuses aid for Kerala flood relief

The decision to refuse aid has drawn ire with the funds pledged by New Delhi falling far short of the amount requested by the state. Some now say the Indian policy not to accept foreign disaster money needs to change.

Deutsche Welle

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Venezuelans rush to Peru to beat deadline

Venezuelans trying to emigrate to Peru are rushing to get there before Saturday when new rules will come into force requiring them to have valid passports. So far, Venezuelans have been allowed to enter Peru with just an ID card.

BBC

Ugandan opposition MP charged with treason

Bobi Wine had been arrested with four other opposition MPs, three of whom also face treason charges. A fifth legislator was hospitalized with injuries allegedly sustained during detention.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tech is changing teenage dating in Cambodia

As a result of mobile technology, there is no need for young people to adhere to tradition. Cell phones are making it faster and simpler to communicate with potential love interests, which is changing the dynamics of dating.

National Geographic

Ancient human hybrid is discovered

A female who died around 90,000 years ago was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan, according to analysis. This is the first time scientists identified an ancient individual whose parents belonged to distinct human species.

Nature

Special section:

Why do people still believe in Bigfoot?

Smithsonian Magazine

GLOBAL HEALTH

Tropical disease on rise in Europe

Europe is facing a growing threat of tropical disease outbreaks, as rising temperatures linked to climate change cause illnesses brought by travelers to spread more easily.

Guardian

New tech aims to prevent newborn deaths

NEST aims to develop a collection of medical technologies that would be appropriate for a harsh and challenging environment and make them sustainable through educating clinicians and developing systems for this technology.

Voice of America

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Brian Resnick):

How scientists are trying to predict your future with your genes

Vox

Column (Robert Crowcroft):

Can the study of the past really help us to understand the present?

History Today

Column (Tinashe Mushakavanhu):

The 40-year-old novel that predicted the troubles of modern-day Zimbabwe

Quartz

Column (Nihar Gokhale):

Indian minister’s fishy plan to outsmart environment policies

Asia Times Online

Column (Sandro Galea):

Feeling sick? You may have a case of climate change

Huffington Post

Column (Eric Holthaus):

My generation is radically remaking climate activism. Will it be enough?

Grist

Column (Sam Haselby):

Change the world, not yourself

Aeon

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GOOD NEWS

Benin community turns waste into biogas

ReBin built the facility which turns around six tons of organic waste into 200 cubic meters of biogas, saving some 164 tons of wood from being used to make charcoal. The center also plans to produce organic fertilizer.

MSN

Company turns human waste into a resource in Kenya

YouTube

Group seeks to save crafts of refugees

Initiated by the UN Refugee Agency and supported by a global network of local social enterprises, Made51 gives makers a way to market their crafts worldwide by linking them with established supply chains.

Positive News

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Unique donor group provides nonprofit lifeline

It’s one of the group’s few rules, which break down like this: four one-hour meetings a year. Three nonprofits are picked out of a basket and pitched by volunteers. The group votes for one, and members write a $100 check.

Times Union

Nigerian philanthropist moved by poor past

In tackling lacking funds, Oladega Adebogun, the founder of Caleb University, has brought his experience and resources to help the educational development of Nigerian students. He had realized that youths may not get an education because of high costs.

Vanguard

ENVIRONMENT

Global warming opens Arctic shipping lanes

As Earth has warmed, global shipping companies have increasingly eyed the Arctic as a way to cut expensive travel time. Some shipping companies are already plying Arctic waters carrying heavy equipment.

NPR

Deforestation remains a problem for Brazil

Brazil has announced that it has cut its climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions meeting a long-established goal. Scientists say that while the milestone reflects slashing rates of forest loss, declaring victory is premature.

Mongabay

Climate change is making trees bigger, but weaker

Science Magazine

ECONOMY

Lebanese economy begins to plateau

Years of stagnation have merged with several newer trends: high interest rates, falling house prices and questions about the currency at a moment of uncertainty as politicians wrangle over forming a new government.

Reuters

America’s great economy costs the world

With the rise in the dollar and interest rates already squeezing emerging economies just as President Trump’s trade war threatens China, the U.S. is set to be the only Group of Seven nation to see growth accelerate this year.

Bloomberg

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About 30 Ivorian seed producers participated in a training workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The main objective of the training workshop was to equip the seed producers with up-to-date knowledge, principles, best practices and skills for quality rice seed production. (Photo by R.Raman, AfricaRice) Photo used under CC BY

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