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Syrian civilians flee war violence in 2015. Between Dec. 12 and 25 this year, more than 235,000 people fled from fighting in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, the last major region held by rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo by Freedom House) Photo used under CC BY

More than 235,000 Syrians flee rebel-held Idlib region

More than 235,000 people have fled from their homes in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, the UN says, as government forces step up their offensive on the area.

BBC

Top adviser to Syria’s president warns of ’operations’ against US troops guarding oil fields

The Hill

Hundreds of refugees in Italy will lose shelter

Enactment of an anti-migrant decree drafted by former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini, a far-right League party leader, could push vulnerable asylum seekers onto streets of Italy.

Al Jazeera

2019: The year refugees were urged to return

Al Jazeera

Fury grows as gunfire claims 5 Indian Muslims

The by gunfire deaths of five Muslim men constituted the most intense burst of violence in two weeks of protests. India has been convulsed by broad unrest since the nationalist government enacted a law that many see as discriminatory against Muslims.

The Independent

Nigerian Islamists behead Christian hostages

An affiliate of the Islamic State says it executed 11 Christians in Nigeria in retaliation for the killings of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman earlier this year, according to Agence France-Presse.

NPR

Nigerian witness relates atrocity

The Sun

Sexist slurs abound in Taiwan election

Taiwan has forged a reputation as Asia’s most progressive democracy and it boasts a higher proportion of women in parliament than anywhere else in the region – yet misogynistic insults have littered its presidential race.

Asia Times Online

Indonesian Muslims protest Uighur crackdown

More than a thousand Muslims marched to the heavily guarded Chinese Embassy in Indonesia’s capital to protest China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslims.

South China Morning Post

HUMAN RIGHTS

Hundreds of refugees in Italy could lose shelter

Enactment of Salvini’s anti-migrant decree could push vulnerable asylum seekers onto streets of Italy.

Al Jazeera

Women’s rights to take center stage in 2020

Throughout the year, thousands will attend high-level UN events and forums in Mexico City and Paris to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing platform for action, a landmark agreement to end gender inequality.

Guardian

Japanese businesses urged to lift wages

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda piled pressure on the country’s business leaders, urging them to increase wages to help boost the economy.

Bloomberg

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Indian state will confiscate protesters’ property

Amid deadly protests across India over a contentious new law, one of its largest states has warned protesters it will seize their property, forcing activists to call it a “reign of terror” intended to crush dissent.

Al Jazeera

Internet bans continue with India’s Uttar Pradesh

Al Jazeera

US stops sending sniffer dogs to Jordan, Egypt

The U.S. says it has stopped sending explosive-detecting dogs to Jordan and Egypt after the deaths of more than 100 dogs due to negligence. The U.S. trained dogs were provided as part of anti-terrorism programs.

BBC

US lists fictional nation as trade partner

The U.S. Department of Agriculture listed Wakanda as a free-trade partner, despite it being a fictional country. Its tariff tracker hosted a list of goods the nations apparently traded, including ducks, donkeys and cows.

BBC

Iran reimposes internet blackout

Iranian authorities have shut down mobile internet access across several provinces and security has been heightened in Tehran, as morning ceremonies approach for protesters killed last month in a government crackdown.

Bloomberg

Weakened Israeli PM faces primary vote

Israel’s longest-serving prime minister is poised to face one of his most dangerous political challenges in a decade when the ruling Likud party holds a leadership primary to decide who will lead it in the next election.

Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

App said to be spy tool removed from stores

Apple and Google have reportedly both removed the messaging app ToTok from their online stores after The New York Times reported that it is a spy tool used by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government.

The Hill

Georgia clinic pioneers radical superbug

The Eliava Institute in Georgia, has been producing an antibiotic alternative since the Soviet period. Tiny viruses called bacteriophages invade bacteria and multiply until they burst out and destroy their host.

The Telegraph

GLOBAL HEALTH

How ads created a global junk food generation

From Bangladesh to Britain, blanket exposure to promotional material for unhealthy foods is encouraging children to eat badly.

Guardian

Breakthroughs of past decade in global health

Millions of lives were saved in the 2010s as new ways of tackling global health problems made their debut.

NPR

Measles detected at multiple major airports

Someone with measles traveled through two terminals at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in a two week span. Other cities with similar cases included Richmond, Virginia, Austin, Texas, Los Angeles and Denver.

Fox 8

Indians travel hours to see doctor for a minute

With fewer than two psychiatrists for every 100k people, experts are seeking innovative solutions to address India’s mental health crisis - which is expected to worsen and have economic, social and cultural consequences.

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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How breastfeeding helped ancient civilizations create vast cities by boosting population

Newsweek

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Law must be adapted for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Hill

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ISIS winter offensive illustrates need to confront global threat

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Women prep for New Year party in Indian town

The local government at Perinthalmanna, a small municipality of about 50k people in the state of Kerala, is holding week-long New Year celebrations exclusively for women for the first time as a “women’s empowerment” exercise.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Artist raises awareness of Uighur suffering

A Japanese artist whose manga comics about a Uighur woman went viral wants to use the simple power of her work to raise awareness of the “daily suffering” endured by the Chinese mostly Muslim minority, she told Reuters.

Reuters

Ethiopia launches first satellite into space

Ethiopian successfully launched its first satellite into orbit. The satellite, developed with engineers from China, marks the country’s first foray into space and a milestone for its three-year-old space program.

The Hill

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Rethinking philanthropy for next generation

As a charitable generation, millennials are catching up to and surpassing baby boomers and Generation X. Millennials utilize the power of collective action, acting in individual small ways to create leverage as a larger group.

Forbes

This star player is inspiring a new generation of athletes through basketball

CNN

Woman converts food truck into mobile shower unit for homeless

USA TODAY

Paraguay’s recycled orchestra

A music teacher helps children living by a Paraguay landfill site to reach stardom with instruments made from rubbish.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Up to 30% of koalas killed in New South Wales

Australia’s environment minister has said up to 30 percent of koalas on the New South Wales mid-north coast may have been killed in the country’s ongoing bushfire crisis.

Guardian

Typhoon kills at least 16 in Philippines

Tourists on the popular Philippine holiday island of Boracay were stranded after a typhoon swept across on Christmas Day, killing at least 16 people in various parts of the county.

AFP

5 Charts that help explain the state of the environment in 2019

Foreign Policy

Fire in Chilean city destroys about 50 homes

A fire in a poor neighborhood of the coastal Chilean city of Valparaíso destroyed dozens of houses and firefighters struggled to control the blaze, authorities said.

Reuters

Is ‘super coral’ the key to saving the world’s reefs?

BBC

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Amazon midwives fear for future

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who took office in January made a campaign promise to roll back protection of the Amazon rainforest, indigenous rights, and prioritize expansion of agriculture and business interests.

The Telegraph

Venezuela’s poor struggle to take care of dead

Death has become an overwhelming financial burden for many of Venezuela’s poorest, who already struggle to find dignity in life.

Associated Press

How climate and corruption have combined to create Zimbabwe’s food crisis

PBS NewsHour

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A protester declares his sentiments at an Anonymous protest in Dallas, Texas, U.S., Anonymous Protest on Nov. 5, 2015. (Photo by Sean P. Anderson) Photo used under CC BY

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