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Millions of boys forced into marriage globally

An estimated 115 million boys and men worldwide were married as children, UNICEF research has found. Of those, one in five became child grooms before the age of 15.

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The Independent

Mexico deploys military to curb migration

Mexican soldiers, armed police and migration officials blocked hundreds of migrants after they crossed the border from Guatemala in a caravan into southern Mexico, and detained dozens of them.

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NBCNews.com

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US follows Europe’s lead in prosecuting those who help migrants

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PRI

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‘Dramatic’ rise in African migrants arriving at US border

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BBC

WHO links dating apps to 1M STD cases a day

The World Health Organization has reported a lack of progress in combating sexually transmitted diseases, and warned of complacency in the wake of an increase in the use of dating applications.

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366K on the brink of famine in Madagascar

Recurring drought in Madagascar’s south has left more than 360,000 people on the brink of famine, a top United Nations official has warned, urging donors to do more to help people prepare for climate shocks.

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Moneyweb

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Rohingya refugees fret for their children’s futures

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UNHCR

US scores low on human rights in new survey

Police brutality, migrant abuse and Death Row ensured the United States scored poorly among rich countries in a survey assessing human rights from Mexico to Mozambique.

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Reuters

Climate change seen as major risk to business

Business leaders are seeing climate change as a major risk to their bottom line. And according to a new report, more companies are planning for it.

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KUNC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Togo failing in mission to eradicate child labor

Child labor is still widely accepted in Togo and the government is not doing enough to stop it, the U.N. Special Rapporteur has said. Kids are forced into domestic servitude and hard labor young, driven by poverty and cultural tradition.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Hershey can’t prove chocolate is free of child labor

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ABC News

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Much of the chocolate you buy starts with child labor

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UN seeks inquiry into killings in the Philippines

United Nations human rights experts called for an international investigation into “a staggering number” of police killings linked to a crackdown on drugs in the Philippines.

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Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

US opens new Texas facility for migrant children

The Trump administration has opened a new facility in Texas designed to temporarily house 1,600 migrant children detained alongside their families after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The facility will provide food, shelter and water.

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The Hill

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Why are migrant children dying in U.S. custody?

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NBCNews.com

‘Anti-immigrant left’ wins elections in Denmark

Social Democrats adopt anti-immigrant rhetoric from the far-right to secure national election victory in Denmark. The leader of the Social Democrats, Mette Frederiksen, is set to become the youngest PM in Denmark’s history.

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cotton waste fuel aids Kenya’s drought-hit crop

Kenyan farmers are irrigating their drought-hit crops more cheaply, cleanly and efficiently using a pump fueled by cotton waste. Unlike other biofuels, this is more sustainable because no extra land is needed to produce it.

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Reuters

Study of runners reveals human endurance limit

A new study quantifies for the first time an unsurpassable “ceiling” for endurance activities such as long-distance running and biking—and it also finds that pregnancy’s metabolic toll resembles that of an ultramarathon.

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Science

GLOBAL HEALTH

25% cancer survivors face financial hardship

About one-fourth of cancer survivors in the United States say they have had problems paying medical bills and about one-third say they have worried about medical costs, according to a new report.

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CNN

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U.S. looks to help more cancer patients access experimental drugs

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CBS News

Half of Africa’s child deaths stem from hunger

One in three African children are stunted and hunger accounts for almost half of all child deaths across the continent, an Addis Ababa-based thinktank has warned.

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Guardian

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Can sweet potatoes be a solution to Africa’s food problem?

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Gender equality is central to achieving universal health coverage and climate mitigation

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Malaysia’s Indians face growing racial hostility

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What the US could learn about vaccination from Nigeria

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The Conversation

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GOOD NEWS

Women sailors raise awareness about plastic

Since co-founding eXXpedition, an all-women sailing crew that focuses on the impacts of plastic and toxins, Emily Penn has taken part in 11 voyages where women from around the world contribute to the program.

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MSN

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Washington tribe feeds starving, wild whales

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Guardian

Entrepreneur buys bikes for Myanmar students

Entrepreneur Mike Than Tun Win bought 10,000 bikes from bike-sharing companies which he plans to provide to school children across Myanmar, many of who walk miles to school and lack transport for their families.

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MSN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Wells Fargo pledges $1B for low-cost housing

Wells Fargo announced it was pledging $1 billion through 2025 toward affordable housing initiatives as part of the embattled lender’s goal to dedicate 2 percent of its after-tax profits to philanthropy.

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Fox Business

Billionaire launches paid internship program

Robert F. Smith, the billionaire investor who erased the student debt of Morehouse College’s Class of 2019, has launched a paid internship program in the STEM field for ethnically underrepresented students.

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Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

US plans hunting expansion in protected areas

In a bid to increase access to public lands, the U.S. Interior Department unveiled a proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing access to 1.4 million acres in 46 states.

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FOX News

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Will Grizzly Bears survive being hunted?

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National Geographic

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Group sues Trump administration for issuing fishing permits known to harm sea turtles

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The Hill

Activists urge end to SeaWorld dolphin shows

Years after the documentary film “Blackfish” galvanized a movement to end SeaWorld’s killer whale performances, animal rights activists are now calling for an end to “circus-style” dolphin shows at the theme parks.

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Reuters

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Liberians protests over economy, corruption

Thousands of people have gathered in Liberia’s capital to protest against failures to tackle corruption, economic mismanagement and injustice under the former footballer turned president George Weah.

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Guardian

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Where are Liberia’s missing millions?

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BBC

Poor audited more frequently than millionaires

Poor taxpayers are far more likely to be audited by the IRS than high-income taxpayers – and the trend has only increased in the last decade, according to data released by the agency last week.

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FOX News

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In January 2013, this 17-year-old boy was learning to be a tailor. Many teenagers rescued from the worst forms of child labor are too old to restart mainstream education, but they can benefit from vocational skills training so that they can be self-sufficient adults. Shown here, India runs shelters for runaway, abused, neglected, and sexually exploited children. (Photo by ILO/Jeffrey Leventhal) Photo used under CC BY

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