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With almost 60 million people forcibly displaced globally the words refugee and migrant are often used interchangeably in the media. Refugee aid agencies want more awareness over the difference between these two terms. (Photo by UNHCR / Andrew McConnell)

The difference between refugee and migrant?

The majority of the people attempting to reach Europe this year are leaving conflict-torn countries like Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia leading to calls for them to be described as refugees rather than migrants.

Slate

Al Jazeera’s position on the use of refugee vs. migrant

YouTube

Crisis in Brazil hampers infrastructure under construction

Besides suffering from macroeconomic imbalances, like a drop in GDP, a high inflation rate and a large public deficit, Brazil is experiencing heavy losses as many oil industry and logistical works grind to a halt.

IPS

Syrian refugees reach Munich after long ordeal

The first group of what are expected to be some 10,000 migrants has been greeted in Munich after an arduous journey through Hungary and Austria.

BBC

On the road with the refugees

Guardian

Here’s how you can help during the refugee crisis in Europe

Mashable

Tired of waiting, hundreds of migrants start to walk to Austria

NBCNews.com

Sierra Leone village in quarantine after Ebola death

Nearly 1,000 people in Sierra Leone have been put under quarantine after the death of a 67-year-old woman. It comes five days into a six-week countdown for the country to be officially declared Ebola-free.

BBC

Japan lifts 4-year evacuation of Fukushima town

The Japanese government has lifted an evacuation order for the small town of Naraha, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant in Fukushima prefecture.

CNN

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

LeBron James philanthropy a light in the darkness

We’re approaching the one-year anniversary of a story that proved way too good to be true.So thank you, LeBron James, for a respite from the mind-numbing drumbeat of bad news.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Philanthropy: A surprising rise in giving

Barrons

Better shelters getting put to work in Nepal

The Ikea Foundation is one the few international NGOs that is dedicated to alleviating suffering of refugees, but it hasn’t turned a blind eye to those that have been displaced from their homes for other reasons.

Inside Philanthropy

HUMAN RIGHTS

Virginia shooting: Alison Parker’s father in gun reform appeal

The father of Alison Parker, one of two journalists killed live on air, has appealed to US President Barack Obama to push through tougher gun laws.

BBC

Thailand arrests main suspect in Bangkok blast case

Thailand‘s prime minister announced that a second foreign national believed to be the main suspect in the country’s worst bombing at a Brahma temple here that claimed 20 lives has been arrested near the Cambodian border.

Times of India

Authorities believe arrested foreigner likely Erawan bomber

Bangkok Post

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

The biggest risk to Obama’s climate plan may be politics, not the courts

After releasing the Clean Power Plan the Obama administration must shift from offense to defense. The plan, which set the first national limits on carbon pollution from existing coal- and natural gas-fired power plants.

Guardian

Environment Minister denounces failure to resolve waste crisis

Environment Minister Machnouk said that his decision to suspend participation in the committee tasked with finding a solution to Lebanon’s waste management crisis was a denouncement of the current political class.

The Srar

Dozens of Lebanon protesters occupy environment ministry, call for minister to resign

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Rare nautilus sighted for the first time in 3 decades

In early August, biologist Peter Ward returned from the South Pacific with news that he encountered an old friend, one he hadn’t seen in over three decades.

Science News

Less sleep leads to more sickness

Not getting enough sleep every night can have a bigger effect on your health than just making you feel groggy during the morning commute.

NY Daily News

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Economies of scale: Why small solar is better than big solar

Utilities imply that large-scale solar projects are more economical than small ones, yet the data are tell another story. Costs for transmission of utility-scale solar energy undermine better economics at the point of generation.

Renew Economy

Wall Street braces for stormy month: Dow plunges more than 300 points on weak data

New month, same old negative, scary, correction-like price action on Wall Street as the Dow plunged more than 300 points at the opening bell Tuesday.

USA TODAY

More China worries hit global stocks, oil

Reuters

Lagarde says global growth outlook weaker than IMF July forecast

Bloomberg

Columns And Op-Ed

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GOOD NEWS

US home prices rise steadily in June, a sign of improvement in housing market

U.S. home prices rose solidly in June, another sign of health in the housing market. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5 percent from a year earlier.

U.S. News & World Report

Portuguese government sees good news in higher tax revenue ahead of elections

Portugal’s center-right government is citing a jump in tax revenue as evidence the economy is growing based on its crackdown on tax evasion. Tax receipts between January and July were up almost 5 percent over 2014.

U.S. News & World Report

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Sustainable aid: The long-term solution to poverty

The statistics are staggering. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die every day from poverty. For the 1.9 billion children living in the developing world, there are 640 million without adequate shelter, or 1 in 3 children.

Triple Pundit

Facebook launches Donate Now for NGOs

Newly announced Donate Now button is different from the feature that the social giant Facebook launched in 2013 after associating itself with WWF, American Red Cross and other major non-profits.

Dispatch Times

ENVIRONMENT

Hurricane season heats up with three in the Pacific and one in the Atlantic

Three hurricanes were roaring Monday in the Pacific Ocean as a fourth hurricane churned far out in the Atlantic. It’s the most powerful developing hurricane season in the central Pacific since 1994.

USA TODAY

This year’s El Nino weather pattern could be strongest on record

The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected peak between October and January and could turn into one of the strongest on record, experts from the World Meteorological Organization said at a news conference.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

Although sailing as a means of transportation predates history, sport sailing—or yachting—seems to have originated in the 17th century in Holland. From there it was introduced into England (c.1660) by Charles II, and eventually spread to the American colonies. (Photo by Paul Davis) Photo used under CC BY

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