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The Jungle, the slumlike refugee camp outside Calais, France, is being dismantled this week. (Photo by Malachy Browne) Photo used under CC BY

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Fear, questions haunt doomed migrant camp

Migrants prayed, plotted and played soccer a day before France starts clearing them by the thousands from a makeshift refugee camp that is doomed for destruction by the end of the week. The evacuation of at least 6,486 migrants — aid groups have estimated 8,300 — is expected to take a week.

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USA TODAY

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Tear gas, fires mark the beginning of the end for the ‘Jungle’

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Islamophobia won’t end on Election Day

In the current political season, hate groups are acting more visibly and brazenly, according to Mother Jones reporters Sarah Posner and David Neiwert: “Trump’s tacit welcoming of…hate groups into mainstream American politics will have long-lasting consequences, regardless of the election outcome.”

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The Nation

Mosul Battle: Hundreds treated for toxic fumes

Hundreds of people in Iraq are being treated for the effects of toxic gases after a sulphur plant was set alight in fighting with so-called Islamic State.

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BBC

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Mosul: Iraqi troops storm into Qaraqosh

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ABC News

Thousands in Philippines flee path of typhoon

Tens of thousands have been evacuated in the Philippines amid one of the country’s worst-ever storms. Super Typhoon Haima is battering the northern island of Luzon, where over 10 million people are within its reach.

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BBC

Scores die in trail derailment in Cameroon

The death toll is rising at the site of a train derailment in Cameroon, with President Paul Biya saying the crash of the crowded car killed more than 70 people and wounded 600 more.

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NPR

Peshmerga forces approach ISIS-held Mosul

Kurdish Peshmerga forces are within five miles (eight kilometers) of Mosul, commanders said after days of fighting and sweeping territorial gains in the operation to free the key Iraqi city from ISIS control.

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CNN

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

N. Dakota pipeline protest prompts arrests

More than 80 people protesting the Dakota Access pipeline were arrested during a demonstration that gathered about 300 people at a construction site in North Dakota.

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ABC News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Warlord surrenders for crimes against humanity

A wanted warlord in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has surrendered, five years after he escaped from prison following his conviction for crimes against humanity, the provincial governor said. Gedeon Kyungu, leader of regional separatist group Bakata Katanga, turned himself in with about 100 of his fighters.

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Reuters

Philippines police ram protesters

Outside the U.S. Embassy in Manila, a protest against the U.S. military presence in the Philippines ended in a violent police crackdown, including a van ramming protesters.

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NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

One girl under 15 is married every seven seconds

A new report, named Every Last Girl: Free to live, free to learn, free from harm by aid and development agency Save the Children has revealed that one girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds.

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The Independent

European lander prepares for Mars touchdown

Almost three weeks after it crash-landed the Rosetta orbiter on a comet, the European Space Agency is gearing up to land another spacecraft — this time on Mars. It hopes Schiaparelli will touch down on the red planet on Oct. 19.

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Scientific American

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Red Planet welcomes ExoMars

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ESA

Benefits of greenhouse gas pact may fall short

A pact by almost 200 nations to slash greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners will likely fall short of governments’ hopes of averting a full half-degree Celsius of warming this century.

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Reuters

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

AT&T-Time Warner merger not a done deal

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is no Hollywood bigwig. But as the media and communications industries converge, Stephenson knows it’s time for him, AT&T and its investors to step outside their comfort zone -- at much risk and cost.

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Bloomberg

GLOBAL HEALTH

Tuberculosis not under control, WHO says

The World Health Organization says global governments are not on track to meet their goals for reducing tuberculosis deaths and infections. The number of reported cases actually grew between 2013 and 2015.

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NPR

Breastfeeding incident sparks debate

New mom Alexandra Shimo breastfed her baby, Jacob, at a country club in Toronto – until staff alerted her that she was disturbing other patrons and asked if she could come down to the basement where she would be out of sight.

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GOOD NEWS

Empowering ‘black banking’ emerges

Recent racial unrest in the US has bloomed into a different kind of protest. ‘Black banking’ is emerging as a tool of empowerment for communities in America, and further afield.

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Mom spurs effort to feed schoolkids

Josette Duran‘s emotional Facebook Live video is getting a lot of attention. She’s been packing her son’s lunch and an extra one since the beginning of the school year because her son asked her to.

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KCCI Des Moines

NGOs AND NPOs

Doctors Without Borders rejects vaccine gift

The global aid organization turned down Pfizer’s offer of 1 million doses of pneumonia vaccine in what The Atlantic magazine characterized as a principled stand to spotlight the need for greater competition among drug makers to bring down prices.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Netanyahu seeks to punish Israeli NGO

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will act to amend the country’s national service law so that young Israelis will no longer be able to serve at B’Tselem.

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Haitian-Americans ask communities for aid

Haitian-Americans are leading relief efforts for their home country after Matthew killed hundreds in the southern portion and caused panic over potential rise in cholera outbreaks. Some are advocating donating to smaller “Haitian-led” groups, not larger international groups, such as the American Red Cross.

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UN promises more aid efforts in Haiti

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Telegraph.co.uk

Reforms could raise subsidies to private sector

Wealthy donor countries are debating the biggest changes to development aid in more than 40 years, in a closed-door meeting on Monday that could see a “massive increase” towards aid that supports the private sector.

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Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Forget OPEC: We’re approaching peak demand

OPEC’s decision to reverse its policy of unfettered production and cut oil output to boost prices may be at odds with the industry’s long-term trend: demand for what they produce could start falling within 15 years.

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Bloomberg

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We’re nearing peak car ownership

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Coexist

The Great Barrier Reef is not actually dead

After Outside Magazine published a tongue-and-cheek obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have since recaned that statement as false and incendiary.

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CNN

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A ritual celebration is performed during Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. Shot Oct. 11, 2016, at Belur Math in Kolkata, headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, a chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. (Photo by Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math Follow) Photo used under CC BY

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