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‘Saudi Rosa Parks’ held for hijab-less Twitter pic

A Saudi woman who went out without wearing a veil late last month was arrested after authorities uncovered a photo of her posted to social media, sparking outrage from women’s rights activists.

Christian Science Monitor

German minister refuses to wear hijab

Jerusalem Post

Saudi king warns foreign ‘menace’ in Yemen

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has warned against external “interference in the internal affairs” of neighboring war-torn Yemen. The monarch also said his country would never accept that Yemen “becomes a base or a point of passage for whatever state or party to menace the security or the stability of the kingdom.”

Al Jazeera

2.2 million Yemen children acutely malnourished, UN says

Gulf News

Raids on Aleppo ‘likely a war crime,’ UN says

Plans to evacuate besieged rebel districts of Aleppo were under threat as renewed airstrikes and shelling rocked the Syrian city in a bombardment the United Nations said “most likely constitutes war crimes.”

BBC

Buses, ambulances evacuate civilians, wounded

BBC

For Russia and Iran, Aleppo doesn’t end war

Christian Science Monitor

UN report finds 48 countries in a poverty trap

As the first year of Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030 comes to a close, a new United Nations report finds that a group of 48 countries is falling further behind the rest of the world in terms of economic development.

In Depth News

Political foe accuses Afghan VP of sex assault

A senior Afghan official has said that he was violently kidnapped and sexually molested on the orders of Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum at the residence of the former warlord.

Nigerian Tribune

ISIS is making arms on industrial scale

ISIS was manufacturing weapons in and around Mosul on an industrial scale with products largely bought in bulk from Turkey, according to a report published by an arms research group.

FOX News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Swift action urged to avert S. Sudan genocide

Conditions in South Sudan were repeatedly likened to those in Rwanda on the eve of its genocide at a special session of the UN human rights council, with a top official warning that escalating ethnic violence has left the country teetering on the brink of disaster.

Guardian

IMF: S. Sudan facing ‘massive’ economic challenges

Sudan Tribune

Ohio’s Kasich bans abortions after 20 weeks

Ohio Gov. John Kasich vetoed a measure that would have outlawed abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected while approving a law that prevents them after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

CNN

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

US downplays Iran’s move on nuclear power

The White House has agreed with the experts‘ assessment that the timing of the announcement to coincide with U.S. President Barack Obama’s signing of the Iran Sanctions Act is not likely a coincidence.

Indian Express

Fed raises rates, forecasts costlier borrowing

Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for the first time this year and forecast a steeper path for borrowing costs in 2017, saying inflation expectations have increased “considerably” and suggesting the labor market is tightening.

Bloomberg

Forecast: 3 more rate raises in 2017

ABC News

Tech workers forsake Muslim registry work

A group of engineers, designers, and tech executives pledged that they would never participate in mass data collection that targets people based on race or religion.

CNNMoney

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

62-foot Atlantic surge set world wave record

The largest wave ever recorded was a six-story monster in the North Atlantic Ocean, scientists have revealed. A World Meteorological Organization expert committee found data from a buoy between Iceland and the U.K.

NBCNews.com

How scientists measure massive waves

CNN

Study: Abortion not harmful to mental health

A new study – considered to be the most rigorous on the topic to date – finds that women who have abortions are not more likely to experience mental health difficulties than those who do not.

CBS News

GLOBAL HEALTH

What’s major death cause in your county?

A study published in the journal JAMA shows trends that revealed the major causes of death for counties across the United States.

CNN

Obama signs bill boosting cancer spending

The bill also authorizes giving states $1 billion over two years to prevent and treat the abuse of heroin and other opioids and addictive drugs.

Associated Press

Agency wants vehicles to ‘talk’ to each other

The U.S. Transportation Department has proposed requiring all new cars and trucks to be able to “talk” to one another using short-range wireless technology to potentially avoid tens of thousands of crashes annually.

Reuters

BUSINESS

Trump to tech: ‘I’m here to help you do well’

Ringed by tech‘s elite, President-elect Donald Trump promised to do “anything we can do” to help the industry he often baited during the presidential campaign.

USA TODAY

Cuisinart recalls processor blades

Cuisinart’s parent corporation, Conair, is voluntarily recalling about 8 million units after 69 consumers reported finding broken pieces of blade in their food.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Kindest people named David, Susan, Brits say

Experts polling 2,000 adults have revealed the names most associated with kindness and good will. The study found men called John, Michael and James are compassionate and kind-hearted, while ladies named Sarah, Ann and Margaret are considered caring.

Irish Sun

The 5 elements that make a video go viral

You see it on your newsfeed, your Twitter account, even sometimes through email from an older relative: a video that suddenly has millions of views. What makes a video popular? Well, there are lots of reasons, but here are just five elements of a video gone viral.

Time

Hedgehog’s belly rub bliss goes viral

Huffington Post

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

UAE launches five-year foreign aid strategy

The UAE‘s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation has launched a five-year plan for the country’s foreign aid strategy. The UAE will focus on three key pillars - women’s empowerment and protection, transport and urban infrastructure, and technical cooperation.

Gulf News

Brazil: Clashes as austerity plan approved

The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial amendment to the constitution capping public spending for the next 20 years. The approval of the austerity measure is an important victory for President Michel Temer.

BBC

NGOs AND NPOs

Foreign-backed NGOs defensive on China law

Foreign organizations including social and environmental advocacy groups fear they could inadvertently break broadly defined new rules that take effect in China next month, with some even shutting up shop to avoid such pitfalls.

Reuters

Creepy clowning hurts NGO’s mission, donors

Creepy, “killer” clowns have drawn community concerns and headlines across the U.S. Clowns Without Borders USA, a 21-year-old organization that works with charities such as UNICEF and CARE to bring laughter to crisis zones, is not amused.

NonProfit Times

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Tech giant Amazon boosts philanthropic rep

Amazon has been making headlines recently. The Seattle-based tech giant is providing housing for homeless families, contributing large sums to the University of Washington’s computer science program, and supporting a mass transit initiative.

GeekWire

Initiative launched to expand college access

An alliance of 30 colleges and universities and Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced an initiative to expand access to college for high-achieving low- and middle-income students.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Efforts to avert catastrophic Mosul Dam crash

As Iraqi forces continue their military operation to take Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), another equally important battle to save the Mosul Dam, located 60km north of Mosul, is under way.

Al Jazeera

Arctic is warming at ‘astonishing’ rates

“The Arctic as a whole is warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the planet,” says Jeremy Mathis, climate scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and one of the report card’s authors.

NPR

California’s Brown seeks offshore drilling ban

California Gov. Jerry Brown has asked President Barack Obama to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in the state before he leaves office.

Associated Press

Climate change reducing reindeer weights

Ecologist Steve Albon of Scotland’s James Hutton Institute, along with his team, have found that adult reindeer living on the Arctic island of Svalbard in Norway born in 2010 weigh on average 12 percent less than those born in 1994.

Deutsche Welle

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Boys offload food aid in Raymah, Yemen. (Photo by Julien Harneis) Photo used under CC BY

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