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Four-year-old Shahed (left) from Syria recovers after open-heart surgery she received in Jordan. Her treatment was carried out by NGO La Chaîne de l’Espoir, or Chain of Hope. Sick and wounded Syrians as less likely to recover when stuck in foul refugee camps without proper medical care. (Photo by Peter Biro/European Commission DG) Photo used under CC BY

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Syrian refugees struggle to heal from war wounds

Three times a week, Dr. Ghaith Homsi, 45, hitches a ride from a truck driver to a makeshift clinic in a desert settlement on the Jordanian border. The clinic lies about 250 kilometers northeast of Amman, where 75,000 Syrians are now stranded in two desert camps with limited access to clean water, food and medical care.

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Syrian refugees are just like us, reporter finds

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Vanity Fair

Escaping Iraqi civilians facing ‘dire conditions’

Iraqi civilians are said to be enduring dire conditions after fleeing the Mosul area as the army attempts to retake the city from ISIS. Some 5,000 people have crossed the border into Syria in the last 10 days. They have arrived at a refugee camp where conditions are already reported to be filthy and overcrowded.

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UN high commissioner for refugees visits Iraqi camp

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ABC News

Many Chibok girls resist leaving Boko Haram

Nigeria’s government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram captors because of shame or radicalization.

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Al Jazeera

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.

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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.

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Bloomberg

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Scientific American

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Red Planet welcomes ExoMars

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Global News

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.

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NPR

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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UN promises more aid efforts in Haiti

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Telegraph.co.uk

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.

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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.

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Bloomberg

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We’re nearing peak car ownership

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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.

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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.

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CNN

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Shot Oct. 16, 2016, at the Festival of Lights in Berlin. (Photo by Claudio Lara) Photo used under CC BY

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