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Mother Teresa to be canonized in September

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a nun who dedicated her life to helping the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church at a ceremony on September 4.

Al Jazeera

The life of ‘The Saint of the Gutters’ in 60 seconds

Telegraph.co.uk

Suu Kyi confidant elected Myanmar president

Myanmar’s parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s new president, ushering the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi into government after 54 years of military rule.

Christian Science Monitor

Russian warplanes start partial pullout from Syria

Russian warplanes and troops stationed at Russia’s airbase in Syria started leaving for home after a partial pullout order from President Vladimir Putin, a step that raises hopes for progress at the newly reconvened U.N.-brokered peace talks in Geneva.

ABC News

Syrian children relate their experience of the war

BBC

Trade deals overshadow Dem race in Ohio

In a presidential campaign where candidates are clamoring to be the next 21st century leader, the Democratic contenders here are battling about a decades-old issue: trade.

U.S. News & World Report

Obama drops plan to allow Atlantic drilling

The Obama administration will abandon its plan to allow new offshore oil drilling on the U.S. southeast coast, dealing a blow to petroleum companies and marking a victory for environmentalists and coastal residents.

USA TODAY

NFL admits football-CTE link; now what?

For the first time, the National Football League has publicly acknowledged a connection between football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

CNN

In Depth

Police kill gunman in Brussels siege linked to Paris attacks

Belgian police killed a gunman in a raid on a Brussels apartment linked to Islamist militants involved in November’s Paris attacks, and two others were on the run, state broadcaster RTBF reported.

MSN News

IS commander ‘Omar the Chechen’ dead, US confirms

A top Islamic State group commander known as “Omar the Chechen” is dead after suffering injuries in a US-led coalition strike in northeastern Syria, the Pentagon confirmed Monday.

MSN News

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN panel urges prosecuting Syrian war crimes

UN investigators have called for legal proceedings against war criminals in the Syrian conflict to begin as soon as possible. They say despite “glimpses” of peace, serious violations are occurring on a daily basis.

Deutsche Welle

4 million Zimbabweans in need of food aid

The severe drought in Zimbabwe is worsening and increasing the number of people in need food. Up to 4 million people are now in need of food assistance, up from 1.5 million last year, according to the UN.

Christian Science Monitor

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

RNC aims to keep Obama nominee off court

The RNC has formed a task force to launch radio and digital attack ads, petitions, and media appearances in an attempt to block President Obama’s effort to nominate a justice to the Supreme Court.

The Hill

Criticism grows over violence at Trump rallies

Presidential candidates for the 2016 race and other politicians are speaking out against GOP front-runner Donald Trump over a string of violence at his rallies.

BBC

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

US eases financial restrictions on Cubans

The Obama administration announced on Monday a series of reforms to U.S.-Cuban relations, including allowing Cubans greater access to US financial institutions and reducing travel limits.

Deutsche Welle

Chinese exports plunge 25% in February

Chinese exports have seen their sharpest drop in almost seven years, adding to concerns over the health of the world’s second largest economy. This comes after Beijing registered the slowest economic growth in 25 years.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Blueberries could help fight Alzheimer’s

New research bolsters the idea that the blueberry, already labeled a “super fruit” for its power to potentially lower the risk of heart disease and cancer, also could be another weapon in the war against Alzheimer’s disease.

Science Daily

Experts ponder Pluto’s ‘bite mark’

The space agency released photos last week of the area, discovered by the recent NASA New Horizons mission, that appear to show a huge bite mark.

NewsMax

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GOOD NEWS

Danish shoppers snapping up expired food

A new grocery store in Copenhagen is selling only expired or damaged products. And employees at WeFood, a brainchild of Danish NGO Folkekirkens Nødhjælp, can’t restock the shelves fast enough.

Christian Science Monitor

How businesses, families can profit from reducing food waste

CNBC

NGO AND NONPROFIT

NGO reports forced labor in Myanmar army

A nonprofit reported new cases of forced labor in the Myanmar army despite President Thein Sein’s promise to the International Labor Organization to eliminate the use of forced labor by 2015.

Latin American Herald Tribune

NGO clears over 60 schools under trees

Pencils of Promise, a nongovernmental organization committed to improving quality education, has made giant strides by removing over 60 schools under trees in 19 districts of the Volta Region during 2014/2015 academic year.

CITI FM online

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

CDC, Walgreens work to prevent Zika spread

In an effort to curb the spread of Zika virus disease in Puerto Rico, Walgreens is collaborating with the (CDC) and the CDC Foundation to educate the public on preventive steps to avoid Zika.

BusinessWire

Sexual transmission of Zika more common than thought

USA TODAY

Aid campaign features ‘Game of Thrones’

The actors in “Game of Thrones,” the epic fantasy series featuring story lines about civil war and banishment, are using the enormous popularity of their HBO series to raise money for real-life victims of conflict and exile.

New York Times

ENVIRONMENT

Californians call for end to water restrictions

After four years of drought and nearly a year of mandatory water conservation measures, a growing chorus of consumers in the wetter parts of the state call for an end to restrictions they see as overbearing.

Yahoo! News

Environment causes 1 in 4 deaths, WHO says

Environmental factors like air, water and soil pollution cause one in four deaths worldwide, the WHO says. Environmentally linked deaths are most prevalent in Southeast Asia.

Deutsche Welle

Flooding closes major highway in South

Flooding caused by days of heavy rain forced the temporary closure of a section of a major east-west U.S. highway on the Louisiana-Texas border along the rising Sabine River.

Reuters

When will the rising waters subside?

NBCNews.com

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