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London pollution level nine (very high)on April 3, 2014. (Photo by David Holt)

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China to pass landmark domestic violence law

Committing domestic violence can result in penalties as severe as the death sentence, according to a guideline released by China’s top judicial authorities.

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China Daily

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Violence against women illegal in Algeria, but human rights group remains skeptical

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International Business Times

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International Women‘s Day: we have made great strides but there’s a long way to go

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Guardian

Lowest unemployment since 2008 – young need help

The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 5.5 percent, the lowest in seven years. But youth unemployment is rising – and some young people need all the help they can get.

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Guardian

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OECD: Turkey has highest rate of unemployed and out of school youth

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Today’s Zaman

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Our youth unemployment rate makes us all look bad

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Sunshine Coast Daily

As air pollution declines, kids breathe better

Improvement in older children’s lung function was seen in conjunction with declines in ambient air pollutant levels, according to combined results from three studies in Southern California.

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China’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’ yields environment billionaires

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Bloomberg

The anti-pollution documentary that’s taken China by storm

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NPR

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Corporate philanthropy: hostile takeover or helpful charity?

Corporations are not necessarily driven to make donations for altruistic reasons nor are they influenced emotionally to support nonprofits.

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Huffington Post

The top five most promising trends in philanthropy

Impact investing, collaborating, best practices sharing, addressing causes of social ills, and venture philathropy.

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Forbes

HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty: China‘s draft anti-terror law ’contravenes international human rights law’

The overly broad definition of extremism in China’s proposed anti-terrorism law could mean that almost any behavior or speech that the government dislikes could qualify as “extremism.”

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Human Rights Watch urges Kyrgyzstan to reject anti-gay bill

The Human Rights Watch has urged Kyrgyzstan to reject an anti-gay bill similar to Russia’s anti-gay law.

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Pink News

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

European trade policy is at an impasse

All eyes are currently on the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which the EU and the U.S. have been engaged in since the summer of 2013.

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Euractiv

Sunderland retailers get the chance to develop city’s market trade

Retailers are getting the opportunity to develop the city’s market trade, as part of a major plan to help boost the economy.

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Sunderland Echo

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Federal Reserve stress tests: What you need to know

A certain kind of March Madness is under way at the biggest banks in the U.S. Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and their competitors will wait to learn how they stacked up against peers in yearly exams.

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International Business Times

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Banks meet Fed’s capital requirements in stress test

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USA TODAY

The gangsters of Ferguson

Yesterday the Justice Department concluded an investigation of the killing of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson showing there was not enough evidence to prove a violation of federal law by Officer Wilson.

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The Atlantic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Galaxy in front of supernova creates cosmic mirage: Einstein Cross

Far, far away, a galaxy is acting as a cosmic split-screen. Parked in front of an exploding star, the galaxy’s gravity is projecting magnified images of the supernova in a celestial mirage called an Einstein Cross.

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National Geographic

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Hubble Space Telescope captures exploding star

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Sydney Morning Herald

El Niño’s arrival is too little, too late for drought-ridden California

Congratulations are in order for the Pacific Ocean. An El Niño that has been forecast for the past year finally arrived, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an “El Niño Advisory.”

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Mashable

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GOOD NEWS

Detroit campaign seeks a few good mentors

Isaiah “Ike” McKinnon knows the impact a mentor can have on a youngster’s future — he’s had the same one for 60 years.

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Detroit News

Coffee isn’t bad for you - but is it really good?

Conventional wisdom on coffee has flip-flopped. Once considered an indulgence with potentially harmful health effects, coffee is now being talked about as a magical elixir that could potentially save your life.

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New Zealand Herald

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

The nonprofit sector is going on a hiring spree this year

Here’s more proof that it pays to give back. Half of U.S. nonprofits plan on creating new positions this year, and will outpace the private sector while they’re at it.

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Huffington Post

China says NGOs need regulating for national security reasons

China needs to better regulate foreign non-governmental organizations (NGO) operating in the country for national security reasons, as the government drafts a law that has unnerved many aid groups.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Infrastructure boom threatens world’s last wildernesses

Spread of new roads in developing nations is a greater danger than the dams, mines, oil well or cities they connect, as they open up untouched habitats to poachers, illegal loggers and land speculators, study says

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Guardian

Arctic sea ice is getting thinner faster than expected

While the steady disappearance of sea ice in the Arctic has been one of the hallmark effects of global warming, research shows it is not only covering less of the planet, but it’s also getting significantly thinner.

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Guardian

Antarctic sea ice gains do not “cancel out” Arctic sea ice losses, NASA finds

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Washington Post

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Chris Polashenski, of Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, hiked over sea ice to estimate its thickness as part of ICESCAPE’s campaign. ICESCAPE is short for “Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment,” (Photo by NASA/Kathryn Hansen)

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