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More Africans can afford stays at luxury resorts like the Palace in Sun City, South Africa, these days as economic progress on the continent creates more personal wealth. (Photo by South Africa Tourism)

Growing super-rich class changing African market

The millionaires’ club is growing in Africa. At the end of 2014 there were 169,000 millionaires in the continent – a number expected to rise by 53 percent over the next 10 years, according to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2015.

CNN

Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth

After nearly a year aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Scott Kelly is back on Earth. He touched down in Kazakhstan at 11:26 p.m. Eastern time after 340 days in space.

Vox

15 amazing photos from Kelly’s year in space

National Geographic

Trump, Clinton rack up Super Tuesday wins

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton racked up a string of Super Tuesday primary victories, pulling well ahead of their rivals in the delegate race, but their closest competitors notched enough wins to keep the race alive.

FOX News

Trump holds election night press conference

The Hill

In victory, Clinton turns attention to Trump

Time

House panel grills FBI, Apple over encryption

FBI Director James Comey and Apple’s top lawyer testified before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday over the court order forcing Apple to unlock a terrorist’s iPhone.

NPR

US Reform rabbis voice alienation from Israel

American Reform rabbis who recently met in Jerusalem to celebrate gains by the liberal Jewish movement have left Israel warning of a sense of alienation for diaspora Jews, stemming from denigration by Israeli officials.

Guardian

IN-DEPTH

French military especially tolerant of Muslims

Sharp restrictions on religion in the public sphere have heightened tension with the Muslim population living in France, but the military does things differently.

Christian Science Monitor

What the defeat of Iran’s hard-liners means

The Feb. 26 Iranian elections were neither democratic nor fair, yet the defeat of Iran‘s hard-liners will have important implications for Iran and the Middle East, as well as Iran’s relations with the West.

Huffington Post

HUMAN RIGHTS

‘Serious’ human rights crisis in Mexico

The human rights situation Mexico is “tragic” and the problems don’t just involve drug violence but also torture, impunity, excessive force and police collusion with criminals, said an Organization of American States panel.

CBS News

Refugees stranded in Greece stage protest

Hundreds of migrants trapped at a refugee camp along Greece’s border with Macedonia staged protests for a second day, temporarily shutting down a rail line for several hours.

PBS NewsHour

Armed protesters say ‘Veterans Before Refugees’ at Texas mosque protest

Breitbart News

Black students ejected from Trump rally

About 30 black students who were standing silently at the top of the bleachers at Donald Trump’s rally here Monday night were escorted out by security officials before the presidential candidate began speaking.

MSN News

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Ben Carson sees no ‘path forward’

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson will not participate in Thursday’s GOP debate in Detroit and sees no “political path forward” following disappointing Super Tuesday finishes, he said in a statement on Wednesday.

USA TODAY

Romney to give address on 2016 race

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will give a speech on Thursday addressing his party‘s presidential race. Romney so far has lashed out at GOP front-runner Donald Trump over his harsh rhetoric.

The Hill

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Brexit called threat to UK economy

The world’s largest fund manager, BlackRock, has warned that a Brexit vote would damage Britain’s economy by leading to lower growth and investment, and possibly higher unemployment and inflation.

Guardian

CEO dies in car crash one day after indictment

Aubrey McClendon, a brash risk-taker who led one of the world’s biggest natural gas producers, died in a single-car crash on Wednesday one day after being charged with breaking federal antitrust laws, police said.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Astronaut Kelly stretched by 2 inches in space

After living in space for nearly a year, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is two inches taller than his identical twin brother Mark. One of the main goals of his mission is to study how well humans can endure a long-duration spaceflight.

CNBC

Cellphones rule in unmanned Swedish shop

Customers simply use their cellphones to unlock the door and scan their purchases. All they need to do is to register for the service and download an app. They get charged for their purchases in a monthly invoice.

MSN News

Forgotten fossil belongs to massive Abelisaur

A fossil, thrown in a museum drawer, belonged to Abelisaur, a newly identified dinosaur. At roughly the size of a double-decker bus, the carnivorous dinosaur roamed the earth about 95 million years ago.

Inquisitr

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GOOD NEWS

‘Doggie Dentist’ gives a pooch braces

A six-month-old Golden Retriever puppy is getting relief in his mouth thanks to a set of braces.

ABC News

Monarch butterflies rebound to 140 million

Their numbers seem to have rebounded, raising hopes that the species is no longer threatened and on a road to recovery, Discovery reported.

Inquisitr

FedEx flies transplant patient through storm

FedEx whisked the family across the country, in time for Brooklyn’s vital seven-hour operation, needed due to her genetic condition, Alagille syndrome.

Mirror.co.uk

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Rich world cracks down on nonprofits

Western governments are stepping up efforts to suppress campaign groups, fearful of their growing influence and ability to mobilise through social media, the head of a civil society group said on Monday.

Reuters

NGO faults Israeli care of African migrants

A report by a pro-migrant NGO painted a picture of overcrowding, poor health care, insufficient access to legal services and a shortage of translators for the 5,000 African migrants held in Israel’s detention centers.

Jerusalem Post

Israeli NGO depicts EU ambassador in Hannibal Lecter face mask

RTTV

ENVIRONMENT

Court restores polar bear habitat in Alaska

A 187,000 square-mile swath of land and sea in Alaska was restored by a federal appeals court as a “critical habitat” for polar bears, a boon for the endangered species and another blow to Alaska’s tumbling petroleum industry.

MSN News

Advanced trackers reveal wildlife secrets

Technological advances in recent years have allowed what could be the most inquisitive Earth dweller of them all, humans, to invent ever more ingenious tracking devices to find out what their fellow inhabitants are up to.

CBS News

1900’s sea level rise quickest in 2800 years

Global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, finds new research led by Rutgers University.

Environment News Service

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Australia donates $7M to aid cyclone-hit Fiji

Australia said it would donate AU$10 million (US$7.1 million) to fund relief efforts in Fiji, where 60,000 people shelter in evacuation centers over a week after the Pacific island nation was hit by its worst cyclone.

Yahoo! News

Majority of UK wants overseas aid to increase

More than two-thirds of people in the UK believe that aid to developing countries should increase, with nearly as many agreeing that overseas aid is an effective way to tackle irregular migration from poorer nations.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

A squirrel dives into a cavity nest in a tree on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. (Photo by Corey Seeman) Photo used under CC BY

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