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A happy workplace has an equal mix of men and women

A more equal mix of men and women in the workforce not only boosts national economies but also increases job satisfaction and performance in workplaces.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Keeping women out of the work force is economic nonsense

NPR

Slow Ebola response cost thousands of lives

The slow international response to the West Africa Ebola outbreak created an avoidable tragedy that cost thousands of lives, a leading medical charity said on the one year anniversary of the first confirmed case.

Reuters

The price of an affordable housing development

A deal to renovate 175 homes for low-income residents in Camden totals nearly $57 million, or $324,000 per home. Much of the funding comes from government loans to be repaid with the help of federal rent subsidies.

ABC News

Affordable housing a problem for California farmworkers

Merced Sun Star

Farmland without farmers

The landscapes of our country are virtually deserted. In the vast, flat acreage of the Midwest now given over exclusively to the production of corn and soybeans, the number of farmers at an all time low.

The Atlantic

Urban farming in your backyard? There’s a vertical aeroponic garden for that

Treehugger

Ancient supernova explosion in our galaxy created enough dust to make 7,000 Earths

Scientists have long known that “we are made of star stuff,” or, in other words, cosmic dust. But where all that dust came from, and how it survived, has been a bit of a mystery.

Huffington Post

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Obama urged to collaborate, not dictate, on aid to Central America

The Obama Administration, has asked Congress to approve $1 billion in aid funding for at-risk countries in Central America to deal directly with some of what’s been driving the exodus from these poor countries.

Humanosphere

Management questioned at US-backed mortgage-aid nonprofit

Reports on allegations of questionable management and procurement practices at Neighbor Works America, a nonprofit that has received some $2 billion to help homeowners battered by the mortgage crisis.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

HUMAN RIGHTS

UK court seizes girls’ passports over Syria fears

A British judge barred five teenage girls from travelling abroad amid concerns they would go to Syria to join Islamist fighters.

Yahoo! News

Hundreds gather in Uitenhage to celebrate Human Rights Day

Hundreds of people, young and old, have gathered in Uitenhage, in the Eastern Cape, to celebrate Human Rights Day. The choice of location is to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Uitenhage Massacre.

allAfrica.com

Ireland is eking out a new layer of human rights

Slowly and forensically, layer by granular layer, the human rights treaty bodies have been building a three-dimensional model of Ireland’s compliance with its international obligations.

Irish Examiner

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Big bank’s analyst worries that Iran Deal could depress weapons sales

Could a deal to normalize Western relations with Iran and set limits on Iran’s development of nuclear technology lead to a more peaceful and less-weaponized Middle East?

First Look

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Global weapons trade targets Africa as imports to Algeria and Morocco soar

Guardian

Discussions at China development forum focus on “new normal”

Domestic and international officials, scholars, political advisers and world-class business people have gathered to share their wisdom on China‘s future and the “New Normal” growth model.

xinhuanet

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Afghan president to embark on landmark Washington visit

As the Afghan president heads to the US on his first trip to Washington as head of state, the landmark visit offers a chance for both sides to start afresh and wipe the slate clean on the legacy of troubled US-Afghan relations.

ABC News

French launch a new law allowing a ban on half the private cars in Paris

Tomorrow will be an odd day in Paris. The government has triggered a pollution control law which allows it to ban half the private cars in the greater Paris area.

The Independent

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GOOD NEWS

PA toddler, presumed dead in a creek, survives

First responders said high-quality CPR saved a toddler’s life in Pennsylvania. Gardell Martin was in the backyard, playing when he fell into an icy stream and was swept away.

KLTV/ABC

Global News reporter Brett Ruskin helps mother-to-be in Halifax snowstorm

For Global News reporter Brett Ruskin, it was just a day covering a winter storm until he heard the words “Help me, I’m in labor!”

Global News

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5 things you need to know about the crazy amount of snow in Halifax

Global News

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Beyond 2015 - NGO advocates citizens’ involvement in MDGs

The first lady of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Mary Odili, emphasized the need to ensure the rights of women with dignified care and increased access to family planning.

allAfrica.com

Who wants a government handout? Tons of Hawaii nonprofits

More than 250 Hawaii nonprofits and other groups are asking the Legislature for roughly $185 million in grants-in-aid. Only a fraction will be approved and even then the governor may decide to withhold the money.

Honolulu Civil Beat

ENVIRONMENT

Chinese airline completes cooking oil fuel flight

A Chinese airline completed the country’s first commercial flight using biofuel, made from waste cooking oil, as the government seeks to promote greater environmental sustainability.

Times of India

Thousands gather along English Channel to witness ‘tide of the century’

The exceptionally high spring tide, swollen by a “supermoon” effect linked to the solar eclipse on Friday, sent huge surge waves crashing onto beaches on both sides of the English Channel, to the delight of surfers and tourists.

The Telegraph

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

GMO mosquitoes may have unintended consequences, scientists warn

A new technique to genetically alter insects that promises to eradicate many mosquito-born diseases. But scientists warn of unintended consequences for the environment.

Sputnik News

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GMO science deniers: Monsanto and the USDA

Huffington Post

Comet 67P is slowly spinning down

Comet 67P, which is observed by Europe’s Rosetta satellite, is gradually spinning down. Flight director Andrea Accomazzo said that gas jets coming from the comet are acting as thrusters and slowing down the comet.”

Silver Ink

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A red Ferrari drives down Les Champs Elysees away from the Arc de Triomphe. (Photo by A.G. photographe)

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