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South Sudanese women carrying water. At the beginning of 2019, it was estimated that 6.1 million people were facing hunger. But this figure now stands at 6.9 million — or roughly 61 percent of the population. South Sudan declared a “man-made” famine in 2017. (Photo by UNICEF Ethiopia) Photo used under CC BY

7M in South Sudan face critical lack of food

A record number of nearly 7 million people are facing severe hunger in South Sudan despite a peace agreement that has largely stopped fighting after more than five years of war.

Japan Times

Drought forces thousands to flee India villages

Hundreds of Indian villages have been evacuated as a historic drought forces families to abandon their homes in search of water. The country has seen extremely high temperatures in recent weeks.

Guardian

Is our love of avocados drying Chile’s water supplies?

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Amid global waste struggle, US ups plastic production

Production of the most common plastic, polyethylene, is on track to jump more than 40 percent by 2028 in the U.S., according to research firm S&P Global Platts.

PRI

America’s grungy, ’recycled’ plastic is creating wastelands in Asia

PRI

Attacks against Thai democracy activists rise

Democracy activists in Thailand have been the target of increasing physical assaults and intimidation since the elections earlier in the year - the first since 2014’s military coup - that led to the return of military leader Prayuth Chan-Ocha to power.

Al Jazeera

Ecuador approves same-sex marriage

Ecuador’s highest court has authorized same-sex marriage in a landmark case seeking to expand LGBTQ rights in the small South American nation.

NBCNews.com

Sudan government orders internet shutdowns

The Sudanese military government is the latest beleaguered administration to cut off internet access during times of political sensitivity and crisis.

allAfrica.com

HUMAN RIGHTS

Swiss women strike for money, time, respect

Women across Switzerland have taken to the streets to protest against what they say is the country’s unacceptably slow pace to equality. Women in Switzerland still earn 20 percent less than men, on average.

BBC

Indian factories endangering workers with pills

Garment workers in southern India say they have been given unnamed drugs at work for period pains, to keep production lines running, which have led to health problems.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Brazil criminalizes homophobia, transphobia

Brazil’s top court officially criminalized homophobia and transphobia, in a ruling that comes amid fears that the country’s far-right administration would roll back LGBTQ rights.

The Independent

Does legalizing same-sex marriage decrease homophobia?

Pacific Standard

Far-right parties form new group in Europe

A group of 73 lawmakers from far-right groups across Europe wants to devolve power back to EU member states, curb immigration and stop the spread of Islam. Italy’s League and France’s National Rally are at its head.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dolphins form friendships just like humans

When it comes to making friends, it appears dolphins are just like us and form close friendships with other dolphins that have a common interest. These bonds can last decades and are critical to each male’s mating success.

ScienceDaily

Scientists create new guide for saving corals

Huffington Post

Could an online system end plastic pollution?

Poorer communities in the developing world bear the brunt of plastic pollution. Could a new recycling-for-digital-payment system spark a clean-up revolution?

BBC

How to make biodegradable ‘plastic’ from cactus juice

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Ebola outbreak to be declared global emergency

The WHO is expected to declare the ebola outbreak rampaging through two countries in Africa, an international health emergency, a move that would spur international donors to race resources to curb its spread.

The Hill

5-year-old dies in Uganda as Ebola spreads from DRC

NPR

New York bans religious vaccine exemptions

Lawmakers in New York have voted to eliminate religious exemptions for school vaccines for children, as the state grapples with a measles outbreak. Much of its outbreak has centred around orthodox Jewish communities.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Youngster stocks used equipment for disabled

Mohan Sudabattula, 23, created Project Embrace from his dorm room — a nonprofit that collects gently used disability equipment and redistributes them to disabled children and adults who can’t afford them.

MSN

Photo project celebrates global ‘water warriors’

The “Waterkeeper Warriors” photo project celebrates clean-water activists who have fought and won significant court battles in sites around the world.

The Cut

Singapore salvages expired food to fight waste

South China Morning Post

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Amazon to donate $8M to fight homelessness

Amazon said it will donate $8 million to fight homelessness in its two headquarter cities, Seattle and Arlington, Virginia. They will also match employee donations to some charities that address housing and homelessness.

USA TODAY

Facebook debuts new tool for blood donation

Facebook began rolling out a tool that helps inform Americans that nearby blood banks need donations. If you sign up for it, you’ll be alerted when one of Facebook’s blood bank partners in your area needs a blood donor.

CNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Scotland plants 22M trees to tackle climate

Twenty-two million trees were planted in Scotland last year as part of a push to tackle the “global climate emergency,” official figures show. However, England is falling significantly short of its targets.

The Independent

Australia approves controversial coal mine

One of India’s richest men just got the green light to start building a new coal mine in Australia despite fierce opposition from climate change campaigners.

CNN

Pentagon emits more harmful gas than Portugal

Guardian

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Germany’s church can keep its billions secret

A court in the western city of Cologne has ruled that Germany’s richest Catholic archdiocese doesn’t have to reveal what it does with the billions it receives from taxpayers each year.

FOX News

Size of undocumented workers shrinking in US

Size of the undocumented labor force is shrinking, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. From 2007 to 2017, the number of undocumented workers dropped to 7.6 million from 8.2 million.

Quartz

Photo of the Day

Ebola survivors and father-son duo William and Patrick Poopei visit William’s place of work, where William presents the certificate stating he is Ebola free in Paynesville, Liberia in September, 2014. His employer refused to accept him back due to fear of the virus, despite the fact that William has been cured. (Photo by Morgana Wingard) Photo used under CC BY

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