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Men and women harvesting crops in Madagascar. The U.N. warns that rising heat will likely destroy 80 million jobs, particularly in agriculture, by 2030, and that poor, less-developed countries and women will be the worst hit. (Photo by World Bank) Photo used under CC BY

UN says heat to destroy 80M jobs; poor worst hit

The UN said that rising heat due to climate change could lead to the loss of 80 million jobs by 2030, with poor, less-developed countries and agricultural workers, particularly women, worst hit.

Al Jazeera

Climate change made EU heat wave more likely, more severe

Guardian

Bird feeding her chick a cigarette filter captures litter, ocean trash crisis

BBC

Muslim parents protest UK teaching gay rights

In the UK, the Birmingham school curriculum has sparked confrontations between teachers and mainly Muslim parents who believe it is inappropriate for schools to teach kids about LGBTQ rights and same-sex relationships.

CNN

In India, monsoon rains collapse walls, kill dozens

Heavy monsoon rains are causing wall collapses that have killed 27 people in western India as bad weather continues to disrupt road, rail and air traffic in Mumbai, prompting schools and offices to close.

Al Jazeera

Mumbai deluge raises same old question: Why are Indian cities flooded again and again?

Down To Earth

US Border Patrol members ran racist FB group

U.S. officials are investigating a secret Facebook group where current and former Border Patrol members allegedly posted racist and sexist jokes about migrants and mocked migrant deaths.

BBC

Border patrol agents ‘telling migrants to drink from toilet’ at US detention camps

The Independent

Special section:

Trump’s border wall: How much has actually been built?

Newsweek

UN criticizes Italy for hostility to rescue ships

The UN criticized Italy for its hostility toward refugee rescue ships. The comments came after the arrest of a German ship’s captain who contravened Italian law by docking in Italy with 42 rescued passengers.

Deutsche Welle

Over 1M raised for rescue ship captain detained in Italy

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Libyan migrant centre attack may be war crime

The United Nations envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, has condemned an air raid on a migrant detention center in Tripoli that killed dozens of people, saying that the attack “clearly could constitute a war crime.”

Al Jazeera

Who’s fuelling the fighting in Libya?

Al Jazeera

Brazil will “shame” employers of slave labor

Brazil will create a new “dirty list” of employers that engage in modern slavery, drawn from a roster of companies and people found guilty in labor courts of the practice, officials said. This is aimed at shedding more light on slave labor.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh’s migrants struggling back home

Many Bangladeshis traveling overseas for jobs are victims of trafficking, but have little redress for the crimes they have suffered in Bangladesh. The country has an official policy of encouraging citizens to look for jobs abroad.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

In pictures: Supporting migrants in Bangladesh

IFRC

Climate change creates a new migration crisis for Bangladesh

National Geographic

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Trump announces immigration raids after July 4

President Trump said that immigration raids will begin after the July 4 holiday. The delayed ICE operation was to take place in 10 cities, targeting nearly 2,000 immigrant family members living illegally in USA for deportation.

The Hill

Trump signs bill granting $4.6B in emergency funds for US border

New York Post

Mexico president wants to disband entire army

Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would like to disband the army and put national security in the hands of the new National Guard militarized police force, though he recognized it was unlikely.

The Independent

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Arctic fox amazes scientists with 2,000 mile hike

A young female Arctic fox has shocked scientists by traveling over 2,175 miles from Norway to Canada in just 76 days. She undertook one of the longest dispersal events ever recorded for the species.

CNN

Scientists use CRISPR tech to cure HIV in mice

Researchers say they’re one step closer to finding a potential cure for HIV after successfully eliminating the virus in living mice in a first. They used CRISPR gene-editing tech and a therapeutic LASER ART treatment.

CNBC

Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct

Medical Xpress

GLOBAL HEALTH

WHO: Africa on track to be declared polio free

Africa is on track to be declared polio-free within the next couple of months, the head of WHO’s polio initiative has said. Nigeria was the last country on the continent where polio was endemic, but there have been no new cases.

Telegraph.co.uk

Why are Nigeria’s doctors leaving the country?

CNBC

Sale of banned pain pills rampant in Nepal

Nepal’s drug administration department recently confiscated 38 types of drugs that were unregistered and have been banned for sale in the country. Studies show 11.36 percent annual growth of drug users in the country.

Kathmandu Post

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GOOD NEWS

Sanctuary saves old dogs, pays vet bills for life

Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary in Mount Juliet, Tennessee was started by Michael and Zina Goodin to prevent older dogs from dying alone and afraid in shelters.

MSN

Inactive buses houses London’s homeless

A fleet of four decommissioned buses has been converted by British-based social enterprise Buses4Homeless into a shelter for homeless people, with spaces for sleeping, dining, cooking, job training and relaxing.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Boeing pledges $100M to victims of 737 Max

Boeing will pay out $100 million to families of the 346 people who died in two 737 Max crashes in the last year. The money will be given to nonprofits and community groups who will help distribute the funds.

CNN

Lyft donates in rides to immigration groups

The ride-hailing company Lyft will be donating $150,000 in rides to support immigration groups across the U.S. in the next six months. It has also partnered with Raices, a nonprofit providing legal services to immigrants.

Guardian

Report: Walmart heir donates $1.2B in shares

Walmart heir Jim Walton donated $1.2 billion worth of the retail giant’s shares. It’s unclear where the money went, but the family’s Walton Family Foundation is known to support organizations helping education, environment.

Fox Business

ENVIRONMENT

Amazon forest destruction accelerates by 60%

Amazon deforestation accelerated more than 60 percent in June over the same period last year, in what environmentalists say is a sign that the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro are starting to take effect.

FOX News

Amazon forest indigenous fight for survival

BBC

Freak summer hailstorm hits Mexican city

People in Guadalajara, Mexico, woke up to a thick blanket of ice over areas of their city, after a freak hailstorm that damaged houses and left cars partially buried. This, with temperatures hitting 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

NPR

Heavy rains force more than 1M to evacuate in Japan

YouTube

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

LGBTQ earn 16% lesser than straight workers

LGBTQ employees earn an average $8,450 less per year than their straight colleagues in the UK, a survey suggests. It also found that 21 percent of LGBTQ respondents have experienced verbal abuse at work.

The Independent

Cuba eyeing cryptocurrency to boost economy

Cuba’s Communist government said it was studying the potential use of cryptocurrency as part of a series of measures to boost its economy amid a deepening crisis exacerbated by U.S. sanctions.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

A mother in a wheel chair and her new born wait with other mothers and babies aged 0 to 5, for the oral polio vaccine at the Begoua’s health post in Bangui’s capital, Central African Republic, in May 2008. UNICEF has been working closely with the Ministry of Health and WHO in order to organize the event, providing vaccinations and operational support to the campaign which is set to benefit 750,000 children across the country. (Photo by Pierre Holtz for UNICEF) Photo used under CC BY

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