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Lance Cpl. Samalay Yassini, Ugandan armed forces, Norah Nagai, a malaria patient, and her mother Rukia Nazziwa gather at the Nyimbwa Health Clinic. Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa visited the clinic in a preemptive defense against Ebola. (Photo by Tom Ouellette/ US Navy/ USAID)

Ebola scare forces Senegal to close borders

Guinea records more cases and deaths, as Senegal shuts crossings amid reports of cases in other neighbouring states.

Al Jazeera

Taliban strike Afghan election HQ in relentless bid to disrupt key vote

Attackers wearing women’s burqas further ratcheted up the Taliban bid to disrupt Afghanistan’s presidential election, blasting the country’s election headquarters with grenades and heavy machine-gun fire.

Christian Science Monitor

Taliban attack election commission HQ in Kabul ahead of vote

Reuters

Suicide attackers storm Kabul aid agency as Taliban step up violence

Guardian

Ukraine crisis: Russia vows no invasion

Moscow has no intention of sending troops into Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. His comments came after the U.S. and Russian presidents discussed a possible diplomatic solution to the crisis.

BBC

Obama’s 4-nation trip ends in diplomatic limbo over Ukraine

Reuters

Egypt crisis: Young detainees allege torture

Brutal beatings, sexual abuse, and electric shocks are being carried out on detainees, including teenage children, in Egypt, according to testimonies gathered by the BBC.

BBC

Assad preparing to run for President despite Syrian war

Assad is preparing the ground to hold elections by early this summer to win another 7-year term, even as the Syrian conflict rages.

The Hindu

Landslide search persists along with rain: ‘The weather is ... working against us’

The dreary slog to comb through the aftermath of the landslide that devastated part of Washington state became even worse, with persistent rain and strong winds adding to searchers’ already daunting challenges.

CNN

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Kenya: Kinango gets Sh8 million water pipes, tanks

PLAN International Kenya has handed over a Sh8 million water project at Silaloni in Kinango to residents.

allAfrica.com

South Sudan: relief supplies reach remote Akobo

Using helicopters and air drops, United Nations Children’s Fund and U.N. World Food Program have begun assisting 30,000 people in urgent need in Akobo, in Jonglei State.

allAfrica.com

HUMAN RIGHTS

Eyeing disability backlog, GOP rep. pushes Veterans Affairs accountability

Citing a backlog of disability claims that leaves many disabled veterans waiting months to receive their benefits, Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., slammed the Department of Veterans Affairs for mismanagement.

CBS News

Crimean Tatars‘ want autonomy after Russia’s seizure of peninsula

The Crimean Tatars’ assembly voted in favor of seeking “ethnic and territorial autonomy” for the indigenous minority on the Black Sea peninsula annexed from Kiev by Moscow.

Daily Star

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Syria refugee crisis poses major threat to Lebanese stability -UN

An influx of almost 1 million refugees from Syria into neighboring Lebanon poses a serious threat to the already fragile country, but donor nations may not grasp the potential impact of further destablization.

Thomas Reuters Foundation

On cloud nine trillion

The heft of China’s GDP combined with the modesty of its GDP per person is one of the curiosities of China’s economy. But it is not the only one. Another example is China’s “financial repression”.

Economist

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Grenade attack on Thai anti-graft office ahead of PM hearing

Grenades were thrown at the offices of Thailand’s anti-corruption agency, which has summoned the prime minister to answer charges of dereliction of duty.

Thomas Reuters Foundation

Obamacare tops 6 million signups

More than 6 million people have signed up for Obamacare, as a crush of people raced to get health insurance before the March 31 deadline.

CNNMoney

Latinos remain wary of Obamacare as deadline looms

Yahoo! News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Gunshot victims to be suspended between life and death

Neither dead or alive, knife-wound or gunshot victims will be cooled down and placed in suspended animation later this month, as a groundbreaking emergency technique is tested out for the first time.

New Scientist

Heart of the Matter: 7 things to know about your ticker

The heart does not need a brain, or a body for that matter, to keep beating. The heart has its own electrical system that causes it to beat and pump blood.

LiveScience

Columns And Op-Ed

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No NSA reform can fix the American Islamophobic surveillance complex

Guardian

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Why coastal winds could power every US home, and car

LiveScience

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Kuwait summit: Arab unity or disunity?

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Man cuts porcupine from its dead pregnant mother

A Maine man has a prickly new addition to his family after an unlikely roadside C-section left him caring for a baby porcupine.

ABC News

Same-sex marriage now legal in UK as 1st couples wed

The first same-sex weddings have taken place after gay marriage became legal in England and Wales at midnight.

BBC

NGOS AND NONPROFITS

8 Nonprofits to receive $500K grant

Eight Colorado-based nonprofits will share a $500,000 grant to help local youth live healthier lives. The initiative is part of a program launched by global healthcare company GSK.

NonProfit Times

World Vision reverses decision to allow same-sex marriage

World Vision U.S., one of the largest Christian charities in the country, changed its guidelines to allow for employees in same-sex marriages. Now, it is reversing that decision.

The Wire

ENVIRONMENT

White House looks to cut methane emissions

The Obama administration has directed the EPA to study the key sources of the potent greenhouse gas and develop strategies for reducing emissions.

Time

2nd earthquake in Los Angeles area could prompt bigger jolt

More than 100 aftershocks have rattled Southern California since a 5.1 magnitude earthquake jolted the area. Minor damage and injuries were reported.

NY Daily News

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Large earthquakes in the Los Angeles area

Los Angeles Times

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Earthquake hits area near Los Angeles; some damage reported

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NPR Blog

Photo of the Day

Yemeni schoolchildren swing in a playground restored by UNICEF. During the wars that afflicted Sadah governorate in Yemen as many as 235 schools were destroyed or damaged. (Photo by Julien Harneis)

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