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In an archival photo (1943) from the Library of Congress, Dr. Schreiber of San Augustine vaccinates a young girl at a rural school, San Augustine County, Texas. (Photo by John Vachon)

Pakistan arrests parents refusing children’s polio vaccinations

Pakistan authorities have arrested hundreds of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against polio, as community opposition and Taliban threats block efforts to eradicate the crippling disease in one of its last strongholds.

Reuters

Measles outbreaks turn focus to vaccinations

Green Bay Press Gazette

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Shot in the right direction

Economist

Netanyahu: Deal paves Iran’s path to the bomb

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the U.S. against agreeing to a nuclear deal with Iran and working with a country “deeply rooted in militant Islam,” saying Tehran “will always be an enemy of America.”

Haaretz

Bad relationship gets worse for Obama, Netanyahu

CNN

US House to vote on security bill without immigration provisions

House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner cleared the way for a vote on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year not blocking President Barack Obama’s immigration actions.

Reuters

Thousands flee as Chilean volcano erupts

One of South America’s most active volcanoes erupted in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands.

Christian Science Monitor

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Philanthropy’s green thumb

Donors are pouring money into parks, including the National Mall. The results are often stunning, but is it the job of private money to spruce up public spaces?

Christian Science Monitor

China increases its aid contribution to Pacific Island nations

Chinese aid to the Pacific has exceeded $1.9bn in the past decade, according to new research that reveals the Asian powerhouse’s growing footprint in Australia’s neighbourhood.

Guardian

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Nonprofits selling access to research data a growing movement

It is known as venture philanthropy — a growing movement that includes the idea of a nonprofit selling access to its data for profit.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly’s nonprofits push back against the city’s filing requirements

Philadelphia’s plan to generate revenue by requiring nonprofits to justify their tax-exempt status is being vociferously challenged. Now, two council members have introduced bills to relieve the burden.

Nonprofit Quarterly

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Netherlands boosts defence spending in light of MH17

A report commissioned by the European Leadership Network (ELN) has found that the Dutch are bucking the trend in western Europe in terms of military spending.

Newsweek

Mikulski retirement sets up big U.S. Senate race

Sen. Barbara Mikulski announced that she will retire at the end of her term in 2016, closing a trailblazing 30-year career in the U.S. Senate.

Washington Times

Sen. Mikulski, ‘ground-breaker’ for women legislators

NPR

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Seattle’s public transit riders will pay based on income, not distance

Seattle launched a new public transit fare program based not on distance traveled but on household income.

CBS News

Zuckerberg: Facebook is ‘working on’ building lasers and drones

Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at Mobile World Congress, said that Facebook is still building drones, lasers and satellites as a part of an initiative to get the world’s population online.

Mashable

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ikea unveils phone-charging furniture at MWC

The Home Smart range will initially include lamps, bedside tables and a coffee table as well as individual charging pads for any surface.

BBC

We now have the best ever 3D view of the universe

MUSE, an instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), recently looked at a patch of sky once studied by Hubble, unveiling more galaxies than ever before.

Tech Times

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GOOD NEWS

Blind man regains sight after 33 years with ‘bionic eye’

Called the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, it’s the world’s first FDA-approved device designed to restore vision to the blind.

ABC News

Seizure knocks skydiver unconscious mid-fall

For 30 seconds, Christopher Jones plummeted through the air over Australia, unconscious and in free fall after suffering a seizure just seconds after jumping out of a plane.

USA TODAY

HUMAN RIGHTS

Report: Boko Haram beheads two men, claiming they were spies

Fighters with the Nigerian terrorist organization Boko Haram have executed two men, claiming they were spies. The men were beheaded and a video of the execution was circulated online.

Newsweek

Nigeria’s kidnapped girls forgotten ahead of election day

Time

ISIS releases 19 caputured Syrian Christians, activists say

The Islamic State group released at least 19 Christians on Sunday who were among the more than 220 people the militants took captive in northeastern Syria last week, activists and a local leader said.

FOX News

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ISIS destroys objects that record region’s history of cultural diversity

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Study: Ice Age Emperor penguins hit hard by cold

Studies suggest that over the last 30,000 years, only three populations of Emperor penguins survived the last ice age.

World Report Now

China hopes novice environment chief will be breath of fresh air

One year after “declaring war” on pollution, China has appointed an inexperienced outsider as its new environment minister tasked with breathing life into a massive clean-up campaign.

Channel NewsAsia

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A mix of emporer and chin strap penguins. When they get bored, as some of them are, they look up and hold their wings out. (Photo by Beth Punches)

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