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Children in a Lobi village, Burkina Faso. In its annual report Save the Children said the overall situation for children has improved in 173 of 176 countries since 2000, but one in four under the age of 18 is still being deprived of the right to a safe and healthy childhood. Those living or fleeing conflict zones are among the most vulnerable, it said. (Photo by Eric Montfort) Photo used under CC BY

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Conflicts, early marriage, no school for 690M kids

An estimated 690 million children are being robbed of their childhood today due to conflict, early marriage and exclusion from education among other factors, even as progress was made over the last two decades, according to an international aid group.

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Al Jazeera

Fossil fuel subsidies are wrecking the world; UN

Subsidies that promote the use of fossil fuels are helping “to destroy the world”, and are a bad way to deploy taxpayers’ money, the head of the United Nations has said.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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How climate change impacts people of color

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CNN

Myanmar committing war crimes, Amnesty says

In a new report, Amnesty International accuses the Myanmar army of carrying out extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary arrests amid an operation against an ethnic Buddhist guerrilla force.

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BBC

China won’t follow Taiwan in same-sex unions

The Chinese government has signaled that it would not follow Taiwan’s example on same-sex marriage after the first legal unions in Asia were hailed by activists as a social revolution for the region.

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Yahoo

Germany suspending refugee aid to Uganda

Germany has followed the UK and Japan in suspending some aid meant for refugees in Uganda, in reaction to what they say is a lack of justice and accountability.

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Irish Times

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UK unveils $2M aid package for Gaza

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The Independent

Venezuelan criminals feel the economic crisis

An unexpected silver lining to Venezuela’s all-consuming economic crunch, experts say, is armed assaults and killings are plummeting in one of the world’s most violent nations.

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NBCNews.com

HUMAN RIGHTS

Filipinos among most indebted in Singapore

Many Filipino women, followed by Indian domestic workers, who have to leave home to work overseas become financially vulnerable, as they are among the most indebted workers in Singapore.

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Asia Times Online

Activists renew battle for abortions in Argentina

Abortion rights activists in Argentina are proposing a new bill after a similar bill passed in the lower house of Congress, but failed in the Senate last year. They are seeking legal, safe abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.

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Al Jazeera

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Who is trying to ban abortion in the US?

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Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Nigeria’s Buhari sworn in for a second term

Former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn in for a second term as Nigeria’s president as he vowed to tackle security threats and root out corruption.

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Al Jazeera

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How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom

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BBC

Kampala, Uganda bans giving to street kids

Kampala, Uganda, seeking to end child exploitation, passed a law banning donations to street children. But many say that poverty forces them to beg and that donations are what enables them to survive.

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cuba legalizes private Wi-Fi, router imports

Thousands of Cubans who built their own data networks at home can now apply for a license, but control over the internet itself stays under state control. Cuba has been one of the least-connected places on the planet.

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Digital colonialism: Cheap internet access for Africa, but at what cost?

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Exploded stars led humans to walk on legs

Scientists say a series of stars exploded in a cosmic riot that began about 7 million years ago, and that the surge of radiation led to lightning causing forest fires. As a result, humans adapted to walking on two feet.

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Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Mexico budget cuts hit patient care, surgeries

Mexico’s hospitals are reeling under steep budget cuts by the country’s new government, with surgery delays for children, reductions in testing and staffing shortages, hospital directors have said.

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Reuters

Study: Teens still commonly prescribed opioids

Opioid prescriptions remain common for teens and young adults, a new study finds. From 2005 to 2015, nearly 15 percent of teens and young adults received an opioid prescription during an emergency room visit.

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NBCNews.com

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Despite being innocent, Asia Bibi was forced out of her country – this is the dark truth about Pakistan’s blasphemy laws

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The Independent

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Nonprofits and foundations aren’t going to save us from climate change. Here’s why.

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Mother Jones

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Recent attempts at reparations show that World War II is not over

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GOOD NEWS

WWII veteran finally gets his college degree

Lou Pioli was studying to be a dentist at Niagara University in New York when he was drafted into the Army. At a special ceremony in Vermont, the 99-year-old finally got to hold his own diploma, an associate degree.

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MSN

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In pictures: Class of 2019

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MSN

12-year-old helps homeless in LA, Chicago

Khloe Thompson, the 12-year-old founder of Khloe Kares is on a mission to serve those less fortunate in Los Angeles and Chicago. It all started when she was just 8, and four years later, her passion has grown even stronger.

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MSN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

MacKenzie Bezos to donate half her fortune

MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, has promised to give half her $37 billion fortune to charity. She joins billionaires such as investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates in the Giving Pledge.

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BBC

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BitMEX co-founder pledges to give away majority of wealth

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Coin Rivet

Amnesty to lose bosses over ‘toxic’ culture

Amnesty International is to lose most of its senior leadership team after a report said it had a “toxic” workplace. Amnesty is the latest in a growing list of human rights groups to face criticism for its treatment of employees.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Deforestation in Amazon rose 20% this year

Deforestation of the Amazon has increased by 20 percent in the past year, according to a non-governmental group that has been monitoring the rainforest for two decades.

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The Independent

Russia preparing for polar bear ‘invasions’

As global warming melts the polar sea ice, polar bears are being forced onto land. The risk is rising of conflict with the humans, who are also arriving in greater numbers as Russia develops oil and gas deposits.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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WHO’s recognition of traditional Chinese medicine ‘could push species into extinction’

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The Independent

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Housing in Chicago: Pushing out the poor?

Low-income areas in Chicago are losing affordable housing due to decades of economic disinvestment and discrimination.

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Al Jazeera

Child hunger threatens Africa’s economy

According to a new report, Africa’s economic and social progress is under threat from persistently high levels of child hunger, which currently costs African nations up to 17 percent of their gross domestic product.

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Devex

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Poor Haitians are forced to eat ‘dirt cookies’

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The Epoch Times

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Children queue for food at a aid distribution centre in Mogadishu, Somalia, August 2011. (Photo by James Hooley/FCO) Photo used under CC BY

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