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Women and children rescued from Boko Haram arrive at a camp for displaced people in Nigeria, where at least 300,000 people have died since the insurgency began, some due to violence, many more from starvation and disease, according to the UN. (Photo by Ebony Black) Photo used under CC BY

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Nigeria military directed secret abortion program

Since at least 2013, the Nigerian Army has run a secret, systematic and illegal abortion program, terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies among women and girls, many of whom had been kidnapped and raped by Islamist militants, an investigation found.

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Reuters

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Nigeria army rejects report of mass abortion program

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Reuters

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Nigeria candidate to probe forced abortions if he wins

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Reuters

Jamaica PM declares emergency amid criticism

Jamaica’s prime minister declared a state of emergency to fight a surge in gang violence, allowing authorities to arrest people and search buildings without a warrant, drawing heavy criticism from activists.

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Associated Press

8M Pakistanis exposed to floodwaters, malaria

A UN report on Pakistan’s devastating floods says more than 240,000 people in the southern province of Sindh remain displaced while satellite images indicate about eight million are “still potentially exposed to floodwaters or living close to flooded areas."

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Al Jazeera

Afghan Taliban stages first public execution

A man who was convicted of murder has been executed in public, a Taliban spokesman said, the first such sentence to be confirmed since the group seized power in Afghanistan.

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Taliban returns to archaic rules; woman flogged for shopping alone

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In Syria, relatives of ISIS group ‘stuck in limbo’

Following the defeat of ISIS, tens of thousands of people, including women and children, were detained when territory in Syria was retaken. Many are “stuck in limbo,” as countries are refusing to repatriate foreign nationals.

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BBC

India indigenous community loses homestays

The Manipur state government in India has ordered the destruction of an indigenous people’s homestays on Lake Loktak, clearing the wetlands for multimillion-dollar projects.

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Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Muslim LGBTQ people remain marginalized

Many Muslim nations criminalize gay sex — including World Cup host Qatar. LGBTQ people routinely are rejected by their families, denounced by authorities, hounded by security forces and limited to clandestine social lives.

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Associated Press

Iran AG: Iran will disband ‘morality police’

Iran‘s attorney general has said that the country’s “morality police” will be disbanded, according to media reports.

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N. Korea executes 3 minors for sharing shows

North Korea has executed three high school students by a firing squad for watching and widely distributing South Korean drama shows among their friends.

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The Independent

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Honduras suspends rights to tackle extortion

Authorities in Honduras will partially suspend constitutional rights as part of an effort to combat an apparent rise in extortion, raising fears of human rights violations and warnings of creeping authoritarianism in Central America.

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Guardian

Iran businesses go on strike amid crackdown

Iranian shops closed in several cities on following calls from activists for a strike.

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Colombia: agreement made with ELN rebels

Colombia has reached an agreement in peace talks with the ELN rebel group to allow the Indigenous Embera community to return to its lands in the west of the country, President Gustavo Petro said.

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Al Jazeera

Sudan’s generals, group ink deal to end crisis

Sudan’s coup leaders and the main pro-democracy group signed a deal to establish a civilian-led transitional government following the military takeover last year.

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ABC News

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Protesters decry Sudan agreement

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Taiwan battles against mobile phone fraud

Fighting mobile phone fraud is a constant battle, and that Taiwan is on the front line, Telecomm’s security boss said.

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BBC

Morocco to spend over $12B on green energies

Morocco announced it will invest nearly $12 billion over four years in renewable energies.

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i24 News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Condom shortage forces workers to reuse them

Condoms are in such short supply in Kenya that some sex workers have been forced to wash and reuse them or risk exposure to sexually transmitted infections.

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Newsweek

Groups ask Gavi to start delayed hep B vax

A group of global health organizations is calling on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to “immediately commence” support for the introduction of hepatitis B vaccinations at birth.

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Devex

Seaweed a key to successful heart surgeries

Seaweed—the marine algae that covers beaches across the world—could be key to improving heart surgeries that are conducted to restore blood flow to areas of the heart where vessels have become blocked.

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Newsweek

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GOOD NEWS

DNA helping Holocaust survivors find families

The New York-based Center for Jewish History is launching the DNA Reunion Project, which offers free DNA kits to Jews who endured the Nazi genocide and have been searching for family members since World War II.

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i24 News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Philanthropist wants African women to give big

A Zimbabwean megadonor, Tsitsi Masiyiwa, said she wants to create more pathways for women who have historically been “extremely limited” by traditional gender roles.

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Devex

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

India to continue buying oil from Russia

India will prioritize its own energy needs and continue to buy oil from Russia, its foreign minister signaled, as Western governments press Moscow with a price cap to squeeze its earnings from oil exports.

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The Independent

Syria to close state agencies amid fuel crisis

Syria’s government will close state agencies for two days in December due to severe fuel shortages caused by a disruption in the arrival of supplies and Western sanctions.

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Associated Press

Israeli firm signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Israel‘s NewMed Energy said it signed a deal with Morocco’s energy and mining ministry and Adarco Energy for offshore natural gas exploration and production in Morocco.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Hotspot offers haven to endangered species

Gabon is home to many threatened or endangered species, such as African forest elephants. These animals find a safe haven in the Congo Basin rainforest, which covers 90 percent of Gabon’s territory.

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France24

Brazil faces challenge to reverse deforestation

Lula has vowed to reverse the environmental destruction wreaked under his far-right predecessor and work toward zero deforestation by tackling crime and the protection of Indigenous rights.

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Guardian

Ukraine grain reach east Africa amid drought

The first shipment of grain as part of Ukraine’s own initiative to supply countries in need arrived in Djibouti for delivery to neighboring Ethiopia amid the worst drought in decades.

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Associated Press

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UN: Somalia drought causing catastrophic emergency

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Somalia avoids famine declaration as hunger spreads

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Guardian

India has massive climate protection potential

Germany‘s foreign minister praised India’s pursuit of renewable solutions to its growing energy needs on the second day of her two-day trip to the south Asian country.

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A woman and child ride a rickshaw through a market in Phnom Phen, Cambodia. (Photo by M M) Photo used under CC BY

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