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Child maids Have ignited social debate in Mauritania. Many Haratine girls work as servants and human rights activists want to see the government enforce anti-slavery laws. (Photo by Magherebia)

Beyond Ebola: Why rural development matters

Ebola‘s impact on health distracts from another looming danger - hunger, says Kanayo Nwanze, the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s President, as the One World Forum for the Future unfolded in Berlin.

Deutsche Welle

UVA students pledge to end campus sexual assault, but offer no solution

Student leaders committed to ending sexual assault banded together at the University of Virginia (UVA) after a recent Rolling Stone article laid bare an epidemic of sexual violence at the school.

MSNBC

UVA Dean admits: Students who confess to sexual assault aren’t expelled

BusinessWeek

Ferguson grand jury decides not to indict Darren Wilson in death of Michael Brown

After a tense wait, the St. Louis County prosecutor announced that a grand jury of nine whites and three blacks will not indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown in August.

Christian Science Monitor

Outrage across US over Ferguson ruling

Al Jazeera

India has more than 14 million people living in slavery

Almost 36 million people are living as slaves across the globe, with India having the greatest number of more than 14 million victims of slavery, ranging from prostitution to bonded labor.

Hindustan Times

Iran nuclear talks: why the diplomats deserve a little more time

Diplomats conceded defeat, with hours to spare before the deadline. Instead of choosing to abandon talks, the two sides have chosen a wiser course.

Telegraph.co.uk

With Iran secure as a threshold state, has Israel failed?

Times of Israel

Morocco rights groups boycott Marrakech meeting

A group of Moroccan human rights groups announced they would boycott an international human rights conference being held in their country because of consistent government interference.

ABC News

Archbishop of Westminster shocked by effects of Gaza war

The archbishop of Westminster said he was deeply shocked by his first visit to Gaza and that he had seen “a deeply depressing situation in a devastated region where people are trapped”.

Guardian

Brain’s dementia weak spot identified

The brain has a weak spot for Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, according to UK scientists who have pinpointed the region using scans.

BBC

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Charitable giving on the rise, but mostly from the rich

After the deepest and longest drop in charitable donations in four decades, Americans are on track to give record amounts this year. However, the surge in charitable giving is coming almost exclusively from the wealthy.

Christian Science Monitor

Checkout charity: Get ready for the cash register ambush

Consumers are getting used to the increasing prevalence of checkout charity. An analysis of more than 60 of the most prominent fundraising campaigns found that they brought in $358 million in 2012.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Erdogan says that women are not equal to men

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said women cannot be treated as equal to men, and has accused feminists of rejecting motherhood.

BBC

Speech:

‘Against nature’: Erdogan‘s gender inequality comments at women’s rights conference spark outrage

RT.com

Islamic State recruits, exploits children

The IS is enlisting children for battle and committing abuses against the most vulnerable at a young age, says evidence from residents, activists, independent experts and human rights groups.

USA TODAY

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Gutiérrez warns of GOP ‘fear campaign’ against illegal immigrants  

Democratic lawmakers are warning that the GOP intends to mount a “fear campaign" directed at illegal immigrants who are in line to benefit from Obama’s executive action protecting millions of them from deportation.

The Hill

Israel ponders bad options to ease Jerusalem tension

As Jerusalem has been infected by the rising Islamist fervor of the region, Israel faces a short menu of options for lowering tensions in its capital. Worse: None of the items on that menu are very palatable.

Newsweek

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

China dismisses US call to halt island construction project in South China Sea

China says its construction of an island on top of a reef in the contested Spratly Islands is ‘completely justifiable.’ It appears the expanded island could accommodate an airfield.

Christian Science Monitor

Oil price slide and sanctions ‘cost Russia $140bn’

The falling oil price is costing Russia up to $100bn a year, while Western sanctions have hit the country by $40bn, its finance minister has said.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Robot sub finds surprisingly thick Antarctic sea ice

Antarctica’s ice paradox has yet another puzzling layer. Not only is the amount of sea ice increasing each year, but an underwater robot now shows the ice is also much thicker than was previously thought.

Discovery News

‘Dark side’ of Antarctic sea ice mapped

New Scientist

3D-printed hearts help surgeons save babies’ lives

Replicas of the human heart that are made on 3D printers could help save babies’ lives, new research suggests.

LiveScience

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

On Iran talks, extension beats confrontation

USA TODAY

Column (Van Jones):

‘Hunger Games,’ a mirror of America’s inequality

CNN

Column (Bernd Riegert):

Real commitment to world hunger looks different

Deutsche Welle

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GOOD NEWS

Good Samaritan Fund partners with foundation

The Good Samaritan Fund, established by the Talbot Association of Clergy and Laity, is currently operating as a component fund of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.

The Star Democrat

Queen Mary University of London pioneers Google Glass in surgery lessons

Queen Mary University of London has become the first university in the UK to teach its medical students using Google Glass.

Positive News

NONPROFITS & NGOS

CFRE and EFA in fundraising credential deal

CFRE International and the European Fundraising Association announced a partnership that will extend fundraising best practices in Europe with collaboration of the partners’ education and certification programs.

NonProfit Times

Air Force officers’ nonprofit helps Afghans sell scarves

Air Force officers created Flying Scarfs, a nonprofit offering an online market for the Afghan products. Sales quickly rose to $50,000 in each of the past two years, benefiting more than 400 Afghan women.

Virginian-Pilot

ENVIRONMENT

Australians target eco-unfriendly banks

‘Ethical’ banking surges after big banks lent out $16bn for coal, oil and gas projects in Australia since 2008.

Al Jazeera

Urban farming boosts global food production

Urban farming is much more important to food production than previously thought. Satellite imagery found that an area the size of the European Union is being cultivated in and around the world’s cities.

America Fruit

Calorie counts on restaurant chain menus set to go nation-wide

Scientific American

Photo of the Day

Mother and chick penguin stand together although the chick nears time for a nap. He huddles against mom and slides down each time catching himself. Soon, he will slide down in slumber. (Photo by Rob Stimpson)

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