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2017 promises US-China tensions, trade conflicts

2016 has been a tumultuous year around the world on several fronts, thanks to the migration crisis, terrorism, increasing nationalism, and the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president. But next year could be just as turbulent. Here is a quick tour of places and stories to keep an eye on in 2017.

Christian Science Monitor

The good things that happened in 2016

Following the news in 2016 certainly has been no treat. But before complete depression sets in, take a few minutes to remember the good things that happened this year. There are more of them than you think.

Deutsche Welle

Year in Review: Best photos from around the world in 2016

Global News

Suu Kyi fails to calm Myanmar’s ethnic strife

Reports have emerged of mass arrests, torture, the burning of villages, killings of civilians and the systematic rape of Rohingya women by Burmese soldiers. At least 86 people have been killed. Satellite imagery suggests that soldiers have burned at least 1,500 buildings.

Economist

Russia combs Black Sea for plane wreckage

A huge search operation is continuing for a Russian military plane with 92 on board which crashed into the Black Sea. Some 3,000 people, including more than 100 divers, as well as ships, planes, helicopters and submersibles are involved in the operation near Sochi.

BBC

Machete-wielding rebels kill dozens in Congo

Authorities in northeastern Congo say Ugandan rebels have hacked more than two dozen people to death in a Christmas massacre. Rebels belonging to the Allied Democratic Forces attacked several villages on Christmas Eve, killing at least 25 people with machetes.

FOX News

Can the Catholic Church save Congo?

Newsweek

Survey: 69% of Americans read newspapers

Ever hear the phrase “print is dead”? Almost 170 million Americans would tell you that nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, newspapers reach 69 percent of the U.S. population in a given month.

Nielsen.com

Syrian rebels spoil Damascus’ water supply

Rebel groups reportedly dumped diesel into the source of the city’s water supply, prompting a shutdown of pipelines. Government forces are laying siege to the source of the water.

Deutsche Welle

Duped, Pakistani minister threatens nuke war

Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif responded to the fake news article on his official Twitter as if it were real. He warned Israel that it was not the only nuclear power.

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Saudi coalition accused of using cluster bombs

Human Rights Watch has accused the Saudi-led coalition of deploying cluster bombs containing outlawed munitions in Houthi rebel-held province of Saada, Yemen. The attack in questions targetted two schools, HRW has said.

Deutsche Welle

Turkish cafe boss held for insulting president

Turkish authorities have arrested the cafeteria manager of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper for insulting the president after he said he would not serve tea to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, one of the manager’s lawyers said.

Guardian

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Obama vs. Trump: 44, 45 trade conjectures

In an alternate universe in which President Barack Obama ran for a third term against Donald Trump, who would have won? No surprise: The president and the president-elect disagree.

ABC News

California to trump US on climate action

President-elect Donald Trump’s climate change denial has environmentalists worried. But California proves that local efforts can achieve real progress independent of Washington.

Deutsche Welle

Report urges clearer guidance on phone tech

Associated Press

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Could gene therapy cure heart disease?

Harnessing the organ’s own healing properties may help prevent heart attacks and lessen the painful effects of severely narrowed arteries.

Scientific American

Online sociality linked to lower death risk

Exercise and healthful eating are linked to better health—and so is having a decent circle of friends. Now it looks like that link between friends and better health is true for the major online social network, too: Facebook.

Scientific American

GLOBAL HEALTH

Class misery linked to junk food cravings

People with low economic status are the hardest hit by the obesity pandemic and related health problems. Poor health care, stress, unhealthy lifestyles, and cheap junk food all play roles. But a new study suggests there’s a subconscious component, too.

Ars Technica

First ebola vaccine likely to stop next outbreak

When Ebola struck West Africa a few years ago, the world was defenseless. There was no cure. No vaccine. And the result was catastrophic: More than 11,000 people died. Nearly 30,000 were infected. Now it looks like such a large outbreak is unlikely to ever happen again. Ever.

NPR

BUSINESS

Alibaba blames politics for counterfeit charge

The U.S. trade representative said the e-commerce giant’s main consumer site allows the sale of an unacceptably high level of fake goods.

CNNMoney

U.S. economy grew strong 3.5% in third quarter

The U.S. economy grew 3.5% in the third quarter -- July to September -- compared to the same time a year ago, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. It’s the best quarter of growth in two years.

CNNMoney

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GOOD NEWS

Cheerleader forgives teen who used racial slur

An Indianapolis Colts cheerleader has met with and forgiven an Indiana teenager who used a racial slur to describe her in a photo he posted on social media.

WHIO

Muslims, Christians work to help homeless

Different faith groups are teaming up across the UK to help the homeless at Christmastime. Muslim NGOs are working hand-in-hand with churches in London to distribute food and sleeping kits. Anglicans, Catholics, Methodists, Quakers, Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, meanwhile, opened up a night shelter.

The Independent

Love or money: What makes world go ’round?

A post-growth society is a society that nurtures the ecological, economic and especially cultural foundations on which it is built. These value community cohesion over private property.

Positive News

Unlikely reunion of young girl, teddy bear goes viral

NBCNews.com

Why kindness may be key to human survival

Research being done in Stanford and Edinburgh challenges the dominant view that humans are primarily selfishly motivated. According to these scientists, humans have two quite different biological drives – and one of these could be summed up as compassion.

The Herald

Dying people talk to chaplains about love, family

CNN

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Sweden gives $2.2M drought aid for Somalia

A new contribution of $2.2 million from the Government of Sweden to the Somalia Humanitarian Fund has immediately been allocated by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia to support humanitarian response to drought-affected families.

allAfrica.com

Economist’s guide to holiday charitable giving

There is a lot of variation in the cost of delivering services. This tells us that if we can grow the size of the smallest projects in our portfolio, we can take advantage of economies of scale and improve our efficiency.

Time

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Brazil disputes Canada’s bombardier funding

Brazil vowed to launch a trade challenge against Canada before the World Trade Organization over financial support for Bombardier, a move the Montreal-based company said was without merit.

CBC News

5 trends in international trade to watch in 2017

As 2016 draws to a close and businesses look to 2017, there are some interesting trends likely to pan out in 2017 that are important to look out for.

Daily Mirror

NGOs AND NPOs

Foreign NGOs under pressure in Cambodia

Foreign NGOs in Cambodia say they are treading more carefully since a stricter registration regime was introduced last year under a new NGO law, with some claiming that it has been used to constrict their activities.

Cambodia Dailly

Nonprofit helps youngsters learn tech skills

Hack the Hood, a not-for-profit organization that introduces young people of colour to careers in technology by training them to design and build free websites for small businesses. The participants, who range in age from 16 to 25, learn crucial skills for the 21st century economy.

Positive News

NGOs strike back at Malaysian government

A group of NGOs blasted the government for trying to discredit the good work done by civil society organizations by vilifying their acceptance of international funding.

FMT News

ENVIRONMENT

China shaming law-breaking polluters

China has made yet another attempt to bring law-breaking companies to account as an outbreak of hazardous smog has shocked the world’s second-largest economy. Beijing kicked off a new name-and-shame campaign.

Deutsche Welle

Mongolians brave cold to protest grave smog

Hundreds of Mongolians braved frigid weather to stage a protest in the country’s capital demanding the government do more to address air pollution that they fear is sickening their children and shortening their lives.

Associated Press

‘Heat wave’ hits North Pole

The Washington Post reported that the severe weather pattern for December was comparable to last year’s freak heat wave in the Arctic Sea.

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

The COP21 climate negotiations sparked citywide protests in Paris on Dec. 13. (Photo by Mark Dixon) Photo used under CC BY

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