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A government building in Bangkok prepares for protesters with a fence of barbed wire. (Photo by Kenneth Lu)

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Life in a North Korean camp: ‘no thinking ... just fear’

The head of a U.N. panel said that atrocities committed by North Korea against its own people were “strikingly similar” to those perpetrated by the Nazis in World War II.

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UN report details abuse in North Korea

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Kenya’s battle to end ’sex for fish’ trade

Fishermen bargain with women, who hope to make a small profit at the local market. But the transaction between fisherman and female market seller is rarely a financial one.

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BBC

Thailand police and protesters clash in Bangkok

Three people have been killed and dozens injured in violence that erupted as Thai police cleared protest sites in the capital, Bangkok.

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Guardian

A 1st for conservative Saudi Arabia: a female newspaper editor

In a first for male-dominated Saudi Arabia, Jabarti has been appointed editor of a major newspaper, the English-language Saudi Gazette.

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Saudi Arabia makes advances on women’s rights, but still far behind: poll

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Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacks plane to seek Geneva asylum

The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane flying from Addis Ababa to Rome hijacked the aircraft and landed in Geneva where he has sought asylum due to fear of persecution in Ethiopia, Swiss police say.

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BBC

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Foundations back White House effort to aid minority men

President Obama announced a major push to improve the lives of young men of color, enlisting foundations and businesses to develop strategies to keep minority males in school and out of the criminal-justice system.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Ukraine opposition asks for Merkel help as Russia pledges more aid

Ukraine’s pro-EU opposition asked Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel for sanctions against embattled President Viktor Yanukovych and financial support during talks in Berlin, as Russia pledged a new $2 billion tranche of aid.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

North Korean human rights abuses systematic and unparalleled, says UN

North Korea’s leadership is committing systematic and appalling human rights abuses on a scale unparalleled in the modern world, including crimes against humanity, a U.N. report has concluded.

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Guardian

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Film exposes human rights violations

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Bing

Obama warns Uganda over anti-gay law

President Obama warned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni that enacting an anti-gay law would complicate U.S. relations with Uganda and would be a “step backward for all Ugandans.”

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Reuters

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Uganda‘s President explains why he’ll sign the ‘jail the gays’ bill after all

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DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Economy takes $50 billion winter weather hit: CNBC survey

A CNBC Fed Survey of 19 Wall Street economists, strategists and fund managers puts the total weather impact at about a third of a percentage point on the $16 trillion U.S. economy, or roughly $50 billion.

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Japan’s GDP miss - what went wrong?

Japan‘s economy grew at a much slower pace than expected at the end of 2013, stoking fears that Abenomics’ momentum has stalled, but some economists say the dip will prove fleeting.

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POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Italy’s Renzi gets nod to form new government

Italy’s president asked the brash young leader of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, to try to form a new government after Renzi managed to oust the previous premier in a power grab.

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Italy has a bold new leader. Can he deliver?

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BusinessWeek

EU states try to bury energy state aid guidelines

A proposal to limit the state aid that the EU can offer their energy sectors would do “massive harm” to industry and needs to be “thoroughly revised,” according to a position paper signed by Germany and other countries.

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EurActiv.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

An injectable bandage can stop heavy bleeding in 15 seconds

A technology developed for the military has the potential to save soldiers from fatal gunshot wounds. It is a syringe that, which when injected directly into a wound, creates a sealed barrier made up of pill-sized sponges.

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Smithsonian Magazine

Somalia powerless to stop al-Shabaab mobile internet shutdown

Somalis have been unable to use the internet on their mobile phones after Islamist group al-Shabaab banned the biggest telecom company, Hormuud Telecom, from providing the service to its customers.

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North Korea in the docket after UN report

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Expand Medicaid to close racial health gap

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USA TODAY

A Christian-Muslim crisis of faith in Africa

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

To make natural gas a good fuel, find the ‘super-emitters’

Gas likes to escape. That’s bad news for the atmosphere when the gas is methane, the primary component in natural gas that is a much stronger greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

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Scientific American

Random acts of kindness across America

Its the ‘‘random acts of kindness’’ day. So, get clicking to see people caught in the act of bringing a smile to someone’s face.

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NGOS AND NONPROFITS

Industries, unions fund nonprofits’ studies to aid lobbying

A widely quoted economic-research center whose academic reports have repeatedly warned that increasing the minimum wage could increase poverty and unemployment.

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Columbus Dispatch

Nonprofit model entirely misleading

One of the many virtues of the U.S. is it has an exceptionally lively nonprofit sector. There is an organization for everyone, and every organization speaks for itself.

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Newsday

ENVIRONMENT

Water in America: is it safe to drink?

The U.S. has one of the safest water supplies, but experts say the Charleston contamination with a coal-washing chemical shows how quickly the trust most Americans place in their drinking water can be shattered.

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National Geographic

EPA seen as underreporting emissions: what that means for natural gas use

Researchers say U.S. methane emissions could be 25 percent to 75 percent higher than EPA estimates. The finding affects how natural gas stands up, environmentally, to other fossil fuels.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Italian astronaut Samantha Christoforetti with the European Space Agency has her pressurization checked in a Sokol suit. (Photo by Samantha Christoforetti)

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