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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee addressed an August 2015 press conference in Abuja, Nigeria, on Boko Haram and the abduction of the Chibok girls. (Photo by U.S. Embassy Nigeria) Photo used under CC BY

Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls

Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said.

Reuters

Families tearfully welcome first freed hostages

Al Jazeera

Boko Haram faction ready to negotiate release of 83 more girls

Yahoo! News

Iraqi, Kurdish forces begin assault on ISIS-held Mosul

The first day of a long awaited mission to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (Isis) ended with Iraqi forces “ahead of schedule”, according to the Pentagon. Starting about 6 a.m. Baghdad time, about 30,000 coalition forces advanced on Mosul.

Guardian

Tuberculosis not under control, WHO warns

The World Health Organization says global governments are not on track to meet their goals for reducing tuberculosis deaths and infections. In fact, the number of reported cases actually grew between 2013 and 2015.

NPR

Humanitarian crisis looms

CNN

Reforms could raise subsidies to private sector

Wealthy donor countries are debating the biggest changes to development aid in more than 40 years, in a closed-door meeting on Monday that could see a “massive increase” towards aid that supports the private sector.

Guardian

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Duterte seeks business ties in Beijing

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte will bring up to 400 business leaders on a four-day visit to Beijing. In doing so, he’ll become the first Philippine leader invited to the capital by Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks.

Bloomberg

Australia torturing refugees, report says

The Australian government is responsible for the deliberate and systematic torture of refugees on Nauru and should be held accountable under international law, according to a major new report informed by unprecedented access to the secretive island.

Sydney Morning Herald

More than 1 million losing Obamacare coverage

A growing number of people in Obamacare are finding out their health insurance plans will disappear from the program next year, forcing them to find new coverage even as options shrink and prices rise.

Bloomberg

HUMAN RIGHTS

Warlord surrenders for crimes against humanity

A wanted warlord in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has surrendered, five years after he escaped from prison following his conviction for crimes against humanity, the provincial governor said. Gedeon Kyungu, leader of regional separatist group Bakata Katanga, turned himself in with about 100 of his fighters.

Reuters

UAE to set up Sharia-compliant trade bank

The UAE is to establish the world’s first Sharia-compliant trade bank to bolster its ambition to be the center of the Islamic economic world.

The National

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

European lander prepares for Mars touchdown

Almost three weeks after it crash-landed the Rosetta orbiter on a comet, the European Space Agency is gearing up to land another spacecraft — this time on Mars. It hopes Schiaparelli will touch down on the red planet on Oct. 19.

Scientific American

Red Planet welcomes ExoMars

ESA

Benefits of greenhouse gas pact may fall short

A pact by almost 200 nations to slash greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners will likely fall short of governments’ hopes of averting a full half-degree Celsius of warming this century.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Tuberculosis not under control, WHO says

The World Health Organization says global governments are not on track to meet their goals for reducing tuberculosis deaths and infections. The number of reported cases actually grew between 2013 and 2015.

NPR

Breastfeeding incident sparks debate

New mom Alexandra Shimo breastfed her baby, Jacob, at a country club in Toronto – until staff alerted her that she was disturbing other patrons and asked if she could come down to the basement where she would be out of sight.

Global News

Thousands of French protest same-sex marriage

Thousands of people have marched in Paris to call for the repeal of a law allowing gay marriage, six months before France’s next presidential election.

NBCNews.com

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GOOD NEWS

Empowering ‘black banking’ emerges

Recent racial unrest in the US has bloomed into a different kind of protest. ‘Black banking’ is emerging as a tool of empowerment for communities in America, and further afield.

Positive News

Mom spurs effort to feed schoolkids

Josette Duran‘s emotional Facebook Live video is getting a lot of attention. She’s been packing her son’s lunch and an extra one since the beginning of the school year because her son asked her to.

KCCI Des Moines

NGOs AND NPOs

Doctors Without Borders rejects vaccine gift

The global aid organization turned down Pfizer’s offer of 1 million doses of pneumonia vaccine in what The Atlantic magazine characterized as a principled stand to spotlight the need for greater competition among drug makers to bring down prices.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Netanyahu seeks to punish Israeli NGO

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will act to amend the country’s national service law so that young Israelis will no longer be able to serve at B’Tselem.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Haitian-Americans ask communities for aid

Haitian-Americans are leading relief efforts for their home country after Matthew killed hundreds in the southern portion and caused panic over potential rise in cholera outbreaks. Some are advocating donating to smaller “Haitian-led” groups, not larger international groups, such as the American Red Cross.

CNN

UN promises more aid efforts in Haiti

Telegraph.co.uk

Reforms could raise subsidies to private sector

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Forget OPEC: We’re approaching peak demand

OPEC’s decision to reverse its policy of unfettered production and cut oil output to boost prices may be at odds with the industry’s long-term trend: demand for what they produce could start falling within 15 years.

Bloomberg

We’re nearing peak car ownership

Coexist

EU blocking its own emissions reductions

The European Union’s own internal policy processes are blocking the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across the 28-member bloc, finds new research by an international team from Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Environment News Service

The Great Barrier Reef is not actually dead

After Outside Magazine published a tongue-and-cheek obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have since recaned that statement as false and incendiary.

CNN

Photo of the Day

Hurricane Matthew destroyed 90 percent of homes in Haiti’s Grande Anse department. (Photo by European Commission DG) Photo used under CC BY

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