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A girl stands at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), outside of Belet Weyne, Somalia. The regional advisor for the Norwegian Refugee Council says the conflict in Somalia is getting worse for civilians, making thousands homeless. (Photo by UN Photo/Tobin Jones) Photo used under CC BY

Somali conflict forces 320K to flee their homes

A new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council reveals a 30 percent increase in the number of people fleeing violence in 2018 when compared to 2017; 2.6 million Somalis are now internally displaced within the country.

East Africa Monitor

Myanmar law could displace millions of farmers

Under a land reformation act, millions of farmers across Myanmar could be forced from land they have tilled for generations. Many are unaware of the danger they face.

Deutsche Welle

Bangladesh unable to take new Myanmar refugees

Dhaka Tribune

UN investigates its ‘dysfunctional’ conduct in Myanmar

Guardian

Drought triggers disease, malnutrition in Pakistan

One of the worst droughts in Pakistan’s history has triggered “alarmingly high” levels of malnutrition and disease in the hardest-hit areas, where people have been forced to drink salty or contaminated water.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Climate change to cause water shortages in US

The pressures of climate change and population growth could cause water shortages in most of the United States, preliminary government-backed research said.

Devdiscourse

Measles rising amid mistrust, complacency

UNICEF says, last year, 98 countries reported an uptick of measles cases, pinning its resurgence on poor infrastructure and conflict in some cases, and complacency and an anti-vaccine movement in others.

TIME

US imposes more sanctions on Venezuela

The United States imposed fresh sanctions on Venezuela, targeting six Venezuelan government officials tied to President Nicolas Maduro, in its latest move to squeeze the embattled leader.

Reuters

Why you should care about the crisis in Venezuela

MSNBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

German refugees exploited by own countrymen

Most bosses in Germany abide by employment regulations when they take on refugees. But there are exceptions — including some bosses with a similar cultural background.

Deutsche Welle

11-year-old’s C-section sparks abortion debate

Doctors performed a caesarean section on an 11-year-old rape victim, reigniting a debate on Argentina’s abortion rules. Abortion is legal in some cases in Argentina, but uncertainty about victim’s legal guardian caused delays.

BBC

They had abortions late in their pregnancies. These are their stories

CNN

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Spain launches new counter-terrorism strategy

Spain has released a new counter-terrorism strategy that targets jihadist terrorism, focusing on former members of ISIS, Al Qaeda who are returning from conflict zones, prisons where petty criminals become radicalized.

El Pais

Bin Laden: US offers reward for Osama’s son Hamza

BBC

Thai party campaigns on cannabis as cash crop

The Bhumjaithai (Proud to Be Thai) party might have hit on a winning issue for Thailand’s election next month: promoting cannabis farming now that the Southeast Asia nation has legalized medical marijuana.

Channel NewsAsia

Thailand hopes to carve out a stake in global cannabis industry

The Diplomat

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Iris-scanning phone pitched at refugees

UK firm IrisGuard hopes to help refugees access banking and services with its iris-scanning smartphone.

BBC

Singing mice show how conversation happens

By studying the songs of mice from the cloud forests of Costa Rica, researchers have discovered a brain circuit that may enable the high-speed back and forth of conversation.

ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

Cancer drugs pose risks to cremation workers

During the course of treatment, cancer patients often receive radioactive drugs that target tumor cells. A new case report suggests there could be unanticipated fallout if these patients die and their bodies are cremated.

Channel NewsAsia

Discovery fuels hope of Alzheimer’s treatment

Doctors have discovered four new genetic variants that increase risk of Alzheimer’s. These genes appear to work in tandem with those earlier found to control bodily functions that affect disease’s progress, the study found.

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Conrad Black):

Why Trump is destined for an historic 2020 win

American Greatness

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The sensible politics of soaking the rich

The New Republic

Column (Kumi Naidoo):

Why the growing attack on NGOs globally concerns all of us

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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GOOD NEWS

Kabul’s mobile library making a difference

A mobile library in Kabul has been providing children with their favorite books for a year. The Charmaghaz (walnut) project started in February last year and has since became a regular sight around the city.

Al Jazeera

Fat rat stuck in manhole cover captures the internet’s heart

NBCNews.com

Feminine job titles get go-ahead in France

Decades after other French-speaking countries adopted feminine names for professions, the official guardians of the language in France have also backed the change.

BBC

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Chevron invests in workplace gender equality

Chevron Corp. announced a $5 million grant to Catalyst, a global nonprofit that works to advance gender equality in the workplace, to support the expansion of Catalyst’s Men Advocating Real Change (MARC) program.

Convenience Store News

MacArthur offering $100M for social change

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced the launch of a new round of its 100&Change competition. The competition awards a grant of $100 million to help address critical social challenge.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Ship leaks 80T of oil near Pacific UNESCO site

An environmental disaster is unfolding in the Pacific after a large ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Solomon Islands, Australian officials have said.

Associated Press

Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life

Guardian

Zambia will cull 2,000 hippos over five years

The orchestrated killing of 2,000 hippos over five years in Zambia’s Luangwa River valley will begin in May. The cull is based on claims that the region is overpopulated with hippos and water levels are too low to sustain them.

CNN

ECONOMIC EQUITY

Botswana extends credit line to Zimbabwe

Diamond-rich Botswana has offered to lend its neighboring country of Zimbabwe $95 million in private sector loans to help ease its economic crisis. It’s rare for an African country to offer such a deal.

Deutsche Welle

The glitter of Zimbabwe gold fails to brighten economy

VOA

Layoffs in US hit women, minorities hardest

When a company lays off employees, women and minority employees don’t always stand an equal chance. Research shows they are labeled redundant or non-essential more frequently than their white male colleagues.

CNN

Photo of the Day

Since leaving Syria in 2011, Chouk has been living with her parents and 5 brothers and sisters in a makeshift, tented shelter in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. After 3 years in Lebanon, Chouk started attending Terbol Elementary School - a school supported by UK aid and UNICEF to help accommodate Syrian refugee students. (Photo by Adam Patterson/Panos/DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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