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A woman tends to her sheep in Bolivia’s highlands. (Photo by CE/ECHO/ R. Silva) Photo used under CC BY

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Bolivia’s severe drought threatening water supply

More than three hundred Bolivians marched to a dam that overlooks the capital and prayed for rain and an end to a severe drought that has threatened their water supply. The capital only has 135 days of water left, Bolivia’s state-owned water company warned.

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U.S. News & World Report

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Philippines’ capital running out of water

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NPR

UN commission accuses S. Sudan of violations

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan accused the country of threatening media and civil society and undermining prospects for a democratic transition.

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Associated Press

Pakistan announces plans to deport Afghan migrants

Pakistan’s foreign ministry said it will carry out plans to deport all “illegal immigrants,” including 1.7 million Afghans. The announcement sent a wave of panic among those living in the country without papers.

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Guardian

Migrant influx in Darién jungle ‘unsustainable’

The unprecedented flow of tens of thousands of U.S.-bound migrants crossing Panama‘s Darién Gap is “an unsustainable crisis,” Colombia’s ambassador to the U.S. said.

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CBS News

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Migrant children recount journey to reach US

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CNN

Worst dengue outbreak kills 1K in Bangladesh

The death toll from Bangladesh’s worst dengue outbreak on record has topped 1,000 this year, official data showed.

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NBCNews.com

Indian government raids homes of journalists

Journalists in India say they are working under an “atmosphere of intimidation” after the government raided homes and offices linked to journalists from a news website.

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The Independent

HUMAN RIGHTS

Israeli arms helped retake Nagorno-Karabakh

Israel has helped fuel Azerbaijan’s campaign to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh, supplying powerful weapons to Azerbaijan ahead of its lightening offensive last month that brought the ethnic Armenian enclave back under its control.

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Reuters

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Nagorno-Karabakh enclave emptied after entire ethnic Armenian population flees

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CNN

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Armenia at a crossroads after Nagorno-Karabakh exodus

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New inquiry into Brazil bank’s past slavery ties

Brazilian prosecutors have launched an investigation into one of the country’s largest banks’ historical links to slavery, to hold Brazilian institutions to account for their role in the enslavement of millions of Africans.

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Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

UN counsel approves Haiti anti-gang mission

The United Nations (UN) Security Council authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after the Caribbean country asked for help to fight violent gangs that have largely overrun its capital Port-au-Prince.

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Reuters

Senegal cracks down on Europe refugee boats

The West African nation’s navy is stopping refugee boats at record rates. Some 1,500 people have been transferred to local authorities since May.

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Al Jazeera

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Italy impounds migrant charity ship after multiple rescues

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Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Study: AI pumps up disinformation, censorship

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are boosting online disinformation and enabling governments to increase censorship and surveillance in a growing threat to human rights, a U.S. non-profit said in a report.

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Context

Crackdown on anti-Modi website sparks uproar

Following a crackdown on news portal NewsClick, Modi-critical journalists and activists say the government misuses anti-terrorism laws to stifle scrutiny.

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Indian police widen probe into funding of news portal

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Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Zimbabwe records 5K suspected cholera cases

Zimbabwe has recorded 100 suspected deaths from cholera and more than 5,000 possible cases since late last month, prompting the government to impose restrictions to stop the spread of the disease.

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Associated Press

S. Asian female health workers fight for rights

From India to Pakistan and Nepal, thousands of low-paid rural community health workers are demanding higher wages and labor rights.

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GOOD NEWS

Transforming the lives of former child soldiers

What happens to child soldiers once war ends? In Liberia, brutal civil wars have produced a generation of traumatized young men. A project started by a former teen soldier that offers CBT to criminals is transforming lives.

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Africa‘s ’kidpreneurs’ are next-gen trailblazers

Young African entrepreneurs are taking the world by storm. With boundless creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit, these trailblazers are committed to making a difference.

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NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

USAID resumes food aid to Ethiopian refugees

The U.S. Agency for International Development is resuming food aid to Ethiopia after a five-month pause aimed at allowing the agency to get a handle on problems with the diversion of lifesaving assistance.

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Devex

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Lack of safety nets hurts vulnerable Ghanaians

Ghana’s low-income households and working class are feeling the effects of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.

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Al Jazeera

Poor miss out as ‘faulty’ algorithms target aid

Nine Arab nations are using an algorithm-powered assessment tool to target aid but critics say it is a poor way to measure poverty.

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Context

ENVIRONMENT

Seed guardians of Peru try to save the potato

From potatoes to quinoa, many of our favorite foods are at risk from threats like climate change and disease. The “seed guardians” of the Andes are hoping to change that.

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BBC

Oil-soaked pelican photo sparks mass cleanup

On 20 April 2010, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded. A photograph of an oil-soaked pelican came to epitomize the environmental disaster and helped galvanize the clean-up.

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BBC

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A malnourished Pakastani boy whose family was displaced by floods sits on a piece of cardboard on the ground outside at a temporary camp in Pakistan. (Photo by AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) Photo used under CC BY

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