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Whales swimming off the coast of Greenland. Economies that are dependent on the seas such as fishing or tourism will be hit hard by warming oceans. (Photo by Greenland Travel)

Fast-tracking development: A Ugandan village’s experience

The village of Ruhiira is one of the locations across Africa chosen by the US economist Jeffrey Sachs to establish Millennium Villages - intended to be a model for accelerating the end of global poverty.

BBC

Making sense of Miami: what America‘s refuge city says about the US’s future

The dizzying blend of accents entices some visitors and alarms others. But as the US gets ever-closer to Cuba, what can the rest of America learn from its own multicultural metropolis?

Guardian

Drastic CO2 cuts needed to save oceans

If carbon dioxide emissions are not dramatically curbed, the world’s oceans will suffer “massive and mostly irreversible impacts,” researchers have warned. Twenty-two leading marine scientists collaborated in the report.

IPS

Special section:

Everything you need to know about the Paris climate summit and UN talks

Guardian

Greece debt crisis: The cost to pensioners

When the Greek government announced that banks would shut for the week, they put a cap on withdrawal from cash machines of €60 a day. But that left many pensioners who did not have bank cards in the lurch.

BBC

Greek economy close to collapse as food and medicine run short

Guardian

In the race to control the Arctic, the US lags behind

The Arctic, covering 8 percent of the Earth’s surface, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. The region is in danger of becoming a modern Wild West, a free-for-all for power and riches at the top of the planet.

Newsweek

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Philanthropy is inspiring when kids make the decisions

There’s an aphorism that’s often used by nonprofit organizations to recognize and reference long-time donors and other generous supporters: “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Nonprofit Quarterly

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal pledges to give away $US32 billion fortune

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has promised to give away his entire fortune. His commitment is "to helping build a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world for generations to come.”

Sydney Morning Herald

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Iran nuclear talks in endgame, negotiators push on sticking points

A year and half of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers were creeping towards the finish line on Friday as negotiators wrestled with sticking points including questions about Tehran’s past atomic research.

Reuters

Blog:

With a week to go in nuclear talks, Iran wants focus on sanctions relief

Guardian

Oil heads for biggest weekly drop since March as rig count rise

Oil headed for the biggest weekly decline since March as a rebound in U.S. drilling added to signs that producers will keep pumping into an oversupplied market.

Globeandmail.com

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

China brokerages pledge to buy $19.3 billion in shares to steady plunging market

China‘s securities brokerages said that they would collectively buy at least 120 billion yuan ($19.3 billion) of shares in a bid to stabilize the country’s stock markets after a slump of nearly 30 percent since mid-June.

Reuters

World stocks drift lower ahead of Greek vote; Chinese stocks plunge as support measures fail

FOX News

Fed Rate Hike Is Nothing to Panic About

The Street

Australia‘s ’aid for trade’ strategy a springboard for aid impact

Continuing to push its controversial aid for trade strategy, the Australian government hopes to boost its influence within the international development community.

Devex

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Seahorse-inspired robots to assist in surgeries

The little seahorse is inspiring researchers to build robots that have capabilities sometimes at odds with one another; flexible, but also tough and strong.

ZeeNews

Silky story: Spiders sail the seas, say scientists

New research helps solve the secret of how spiders can migrate across great distances, and how they are so fast to colonize new areas.

Reliawire

Seafaring spiders depend on their ‘sails’ and ‘anchors’

Business Standard

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GOOD NEWS

On the rebound, panthers rowl expanding swath of land In Florida

In Florida, the official state animal triggers mixed feelings. The Florida panther has been on the endangered species list for nearly 50 years, but now the species has rebounded.

NPR

iPhone’s Siri shames users who ask her to divide 0 by 0 with a bizarre response

After being unearthed late yesterday, iPhone users have been urging friends to ask Siri: “What is zero divided by zero?”

NEWS.com.au

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution condemning Israel

The United Nations Human Rights Council decided on Friday to adopt a resolution condemning Israel over the UN report into the Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.

Haaretz

Srebrenica 20 years on: ‘Every year I think this is the year I will bury my son’

For families of the 1,200 victims whose remains have yet to be found, the agony lingers on in a town where the 1995 genocide is never discussed

Guardian

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Over 2,000 NGOs face crackdown as government cancels licences

The government has cancelled the licences of over 2,000 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) across the country, which would prevent them from receiving foreign funds.

New Indian Express

Africa Twitter campaign shatters stereotypes, people tell their own stories

Africa’s diverse nations have taken to Twitter en masse to share images ranging from food to fashion to architecture and landscapes. Their photos aim to disrupt the standard stereotypes the public has come to know.

Huffington Post

ENVIRONMENT

Magnitude-6.4 earthquake in rural China kills three, damages thousands of homes

A strong earthquake has hit a rural part of China’s far western Xinjiang region, killing at least three people, injuring dozens and destroying or damaging thousands of homes, the government and state media say.

ABC News

Solar Impulse 2 lands in Hawaii after 5-day journey

A solar-powered plane that left central Japan on Monday landed in Hawaii after a five-day journey on the longest leg so far of its journey to circumnavigate the globe without fuel.

CBC News

Photo of the Day

Reigning champion Vincenzo Nibali strives for a consecutive Tour de France win during one of the first stages of the three week cycling race. (Photo by Rob Schleiffert)

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