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Bangladesh women find liberty in hard labor

The garment factory workers toil for paltry wages. But such jobs have also afforded Bangladeshi girls a measure of independence in a traditional Muslim society.

Los Angeles Times

Bangladesh’s garment factories still unsafe for workers, says report

TIME

‘At a crossroads’: Russia military muscle, Sunday vote heighten crisis in Crimea

Secretary of State John Kerry said talks with Sergey Lavrov showed that Russian President Vladimir Putin, “Is not prepared to make any decision regarding Ukraine until after” the referendum in Crimea.

CNN

Poll: Most say US should ‘not get too involved’ in Ukraine situation

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Ordeal of a dying child shows the tragedy of Syria

The ongoing conflict in Syria is about to enter its fourth year and has led to a fragmented health care system, where even manageable diseases become death sentences.

TIME

Syria: Aid groups pin hopes on UN resolution

PBS NewsHour

Special section:

Syria: The story of the conflict

BBC

Syria conflict: 3 years on

(Guardian)

Data Blog

Lost passenger jet was diverted deliberately: Malaysian PM

Investigators believe someone aboard a missing Malaysian airliner deliberately shut off its tracking systems and flew for nearly seven hours after it vanished.

Reuters

Tomnod — the online search party looking for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370

Guardian

For the poor, warmth in the winter comes at a steep price

Record-cold temperatures in Knoxville, Tenn., have brought with them high utility bills, squeezing wallets. And while there are some assistance programs, there’s not enough money to go around.

NPR

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Calls to increase aid to Burma in bid to press home democratic gains

As Burma sheds its pariah status after decades of military dictatorship, British politicians were urged to step up involvement in a country that, once among the richest in south-east Asia, is now among the poorest.

Guardian

Schwarzenegger crushes stuff for charity

The former California governor is raffling off a chance to ride shotgun in his M47 tank. Proceeds will benefit After-School All Stars, a charity that provides at-risk youth with after-school programs.

USA TODAY

HUMAN RIGHTS

In Cambodia, voicing the struggle

Mam Sonando, described by his supporters as Cambodia’s only truly independent radio broadcaster, says he is fighting to “protect people who have been victimized.”

New York Times

Panel urges end to US ban on transgender troops

The U.S. should join other nations that allow transgender people to serve in the military, an independent commission reported, saying there is no medical reason for the decades-old ban.

Yahoo! News

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

EU, US to commit to remove all duties on transatlantic trade

President Barack Obama and E.U. leaders will announce removal of all tariffs on bilateral trade, an ambitious step towards the world’s largest free-trade deal.

Reuters

EU struggles to convince US to export gas under trade pact

Reuters

Marijuana job fair attracts hundreds of job-seekers

A Denver event attracted people from over the U.S. seeking positions in the burgeoning cannabis industry. Representatives from 15 marijuana-related companies met with job-seekers.

CBS News

Denver holds first cannabis job fair

kdvr.com

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Twilight for Kurdish academics

Professors and students in Iraq’s Kurdistan fear political rivalry is unraveling the fabric of their education system.

Al Jazeera

Gaza militants call ceasefire In Israel flare-up

Gaza militants declared a ceasefire after two days of rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel, ending a cross-border flare-up that threatened the 16-month ceasefire in the region.

TIME

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Lab results raise question: Do we need oil if we have natural gas?

Researchers say they‘ve unlocked the chemistry that could help gas beat oil as a cheaper source for liquid fuels and ’commodity’ chemicals used to make plastics and other products.

Christian Science Monitor

Rare case of female-to-female HIV transmission reported

A woman in Texas likely acquired HIV from her female partner in what health officials say is a rare case of female-to-female transmission of the virus.

LiveScience

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Correcting SAT isn’t the answer

USA TODAY

Column (Leila Monroe):

The oceans, and job hunters, can benefit from recycling boom

LiveScience

Column (Ari Melber):

Our fierce fight over torture

Reuters

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GOOD NEWS

Andrew Stoloff’s Rubicon Bakery gives a second chance to ex-cons

Rubicon Bakery, a moneymaking business owned by Andrew Stoloff, employs 105 full-time staff, some with only a sixth-grade education and many having served time in prison.

Christian Science Monitor

Photographer turns dreams into realities for kids with health conditions

Van Daele, a photographer from Eden Mills, Ontario, has traveled across Canada and the U.S. to bring to life the imaginations of kids who battle health conditions.

Huffington Post

NGOS AND NONPROFITS

Minnesota sues nonprofit for diverting money meant for low-income students

State suit against Eden Prairie educational foundation says its director diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars for himself.

Star Tribune

Nonprofit turns fake legs into custom limbs for amputees in Ghana

Standing With Hope collects used prosthetic limbs. Inmates disassemble the legs and the pieces are sent to clinics in Ghana, where trained technicians put them back together for patients.

NY Daily News

ENVIRONMENT

New international pact aims to protect the Sargasso Sea — why it’s worth saving

Five countries signed an agreement this week committing to the protection of the Sargasso Sea, which occupies a vast stretch of the North Atlantic Ocean around Bermuda.

National Geographic

Special section:

Ocean health

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

In US most do not see global warming as a serious threat

Americans continue to believe that global warming is happening or will begin to happen during their lifetimes. However, only 36 percent believe it will pose a threat to their way of life.

Gallup

‘Shocking’ scale of pangolin smuggling revealed

Official records show that pangolins are being illegally traded on a “shocking” scale, according to a report. Annual seizures have been estimated at roughly 10,000 animals but experts warn the illegal trade is far greater.

BBC

Photo of the Day

The changing and intensifying weather conditions of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam are indicative of climate change. (Photo by CIAT- International Center for Tropical Agriculture)

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