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Pakistan refuses to take back Europe’s rejected migrants

The Pakistan government has refused to accept a specially chartered plane of rejected migrants sent from Europe, turning it round and sending it right back again.

Breitbart

Pakistan rejects 30 refugees from Greece

Haaretz

Fed’s Yellen faces battle in 2016 after getting all clear for December hike

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has the evidence of U.S. labor market health she wanted in order to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade, but she may have a tougher time selling further hikes.

Reuters

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Janet Yellen lays groundwork for rate hike to Congress

MarketWatch

Sunnis suffer abuse in areas taken from ISIL

Sunni Muslims are facing forced evictions, abductions, and other serious human rights abuses in areas of Iraq freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) control, the United Nations.

Al Jazeera

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

No respite for aid workers as refugees continue to flood into Europe

An indication of just how desperate some people are to get to Europe is that it is now December, when a sea crossing in an open boat is extremely dangerous, and yet some 4,600 have arrived in southern Italy.

Euronews

Aid reaches Syrian rebel-held area of Homs

Humanitarian aid has reached a besieged rebel-held area in the central Syrian city of Homs, part of a local ceasefire deal that is to include the withdrawal of opposition fighters.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Celebrate International Human Rights Day in Nashville

The UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on Dec. 10, 1948. It represents the universal recognition that basic rights and fundamental freedoms.

Tennessean

European Union raises human rights issues in Tibet with China

The European Union raised with China the issue of human rights in Tibet during the 34th round of the EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights.

The Tibet Post

China’s Communist Party targets members in Xinjiang, Tibet

Sydney Morning Herald

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Venezuela opposition wins parliamentary majority

The opposition in Venezuela has won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, overturning nearly two decades of dominance by the Socialists of President Nicolas Maduro.

BBC

Growing connection between climate change, terrorism affects politics

Only a few politicians were beginning to view climate change as a threat to global security equal or greater than terrorism.

Newsweek

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Faintest galaxy in the early universe spotted by Hubble Space Telescope

Researchers have spotted the faintest galaxy from the early universe. They‘ve harnessed the combined power of NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to reveal the faintest object seen, existing 13.8 billion years ago.

Science World Report

UK researchers may have cured human pain

Scientists have come up with a two-pronged treatment regimen that they believe would help patients suffering from chronic pain.

Modern Readers

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

US prepares to amend Myanmar sanctions

The U.S. is preparing to amend sanctions on Myanmar after banks complained they can‘t finance trade that goes through the nation’s main port terminal because it is run by a blacklisted business tycoon.

U.S. News & World Report

Vanishing gold trade prompts Singapore to refine contract

Singapore Exchange Ltd. started gold trading to help bolster the country’s role as a bullion hub in Asia, the world’s largest consuming region. Transactions slumped to zero in November and an effort is underway to revitalize the market.

Bloomberg

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GOOD NEWS

Jimmy Carter announces he is cancer-free

Jimmy Carter’s cancer is gone, the former president announced on Sunday. “My most recent MRI brain scan did not reveal any signs of the original cancer spots nor any new ones.”

CNN

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Jimmy Carter says he Is cancer-free

Slate

Yuan move is good for China’s politics

The IMF’s decision to designate the Chinese renminbi, commonly known as the yuan, as a global reserve currency will, over time, encourage the country’s leadership to make the currency more tradable.

Bloomberg

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Labor activists detained in China: NGOs

At least three prominent labor activists have been arrested in southern China, sparking concern the Communist party is ramping up a sweeping crackdown on rights groups.

Daily Star

Labor activists detained in China

Manila Times

Nonprofits look to increase awareness after Thanksgiving

For businesses, Black Friday and Cyber Monday mean big deals, chaotic crowds and massive sales. But in 2012, nonprofits reminded consumers about another aspect of the holiday season: giving back.

The Norman Transcript

ENVIRONMENT

Italy’s Etna Unleashes a Short but Spectacular Eruption

After a quiet 2015, Etna saw one of its first paroxysms of the year. Over the last few weeks, the Voragina crater on Etna has been restless, with low level Strombolian activity that was mainly confined to the crater.

Wired

Global warming is threatening our food supply

The world is facing a conundrum, as global warming is threatening our food supply by disrupting agriculture, and yet that is one of the main domain that releases greenhouse gasses.

Utah Peoples Post

USDA report warns climate change likely to hinder global food security

USDA

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