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The People‘s Liberation Army - the world’s largest - is bracing for major showdowns in its increasingly volatile neighborhood. (Photo by Schmeeve) Photo used under CC BY

Amid S. China Sea tensions, Chinese army training hard

Undergoing radical transformation to increase its combat capability amid rising tensions over the disputed South China Sea, President Xi Jinping is pushing China’s 2.3 million-strong People’s Liberation Army to train hard to win wars as it expands its high-tech arsenal.

Times of India

Pope Francis visits predecessor’s shrine

Thousands attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at a church dedicated to the late Pope John Paul II in the Polish city of Krakow.

BBC

Pontiff remembers Auschwitz victims

Guardian

Dem congressional group hacked; Russia implicated

A committee that raises money for Democratic candidates confirmed it had been hacked, a cyber intrusion that may be linked to Russian hackers, like an earlier one targeting another Democratic Party.

MSN News

A Twitter spat breaks out between Snowden and Wikileaks

MSN News

Trump blames GOP as Dems top RNC ratings

MSN News

Turkey’s Erdogan slams West for doubts

President Tayyip Erdogan condemned Western countries for failing to show solidarity with Turkey over the recent failed coup, saying those who worried over the fate of coup supporters instead of Turkish democracy could not be friends of Ankara.

Reuters

Syria, Russia to open aid, exit corridors

Syrian and Russian forces are to open humanitarian corridors for people to flee the besieged city of Aleppo, officials in both countries said after Syria’s army announced it had encircled the city and cut off supply routes.

CNN

U.S. worries Russian humanitarian operation in Syria may be ruse

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Bahrain urged to lift reprisals against journalist

The International Press Institute has joined Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, Reporters Without Borders and 40 other human rights organisations in calling on Bahrain to end reprisals against a journalist accused of unlawfully working for international media.

Free Media

Committee to Protect Journalists joins 42 other organizations in joint statement

Committee to Protect Journalists

Thai army detains critics of referendum

Thailand’s junta should stop bringing sedition charges against critics of the draft constitution, Human Rights Watch said. A referendum on the proposed constitution is slated for Aug. 7.

Human Rights Watch

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Anti-TPP protesters keep trade topic hot

For all the rhetoric surrounding trade deals on the campaign trail, the TPP earned relatively few mentions during the prime-time speeches at the Democratic Convention. But some of the deal‘s opponents kept the subject in mind.

Politico

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Facebook could get hit with $3B to $5B tax bill

Facebook could get hit with a tax bill between $3 billion and $5 billion from the Internal Revenue Service that would have a “material” impact on the company, the technology giant said in a filing on Thursday.

USA TODAY

Musk’s plan to transform energy, transit

Tesla Motors CEO has outlined his vision for the company, one which appears to cover the breadth of the sustainable energy chain — from generation and storage, to electrification of the entire vehicle fleet and the sharing economy.

Green Biz

A girl’s view of the 17 sustainable development goals

Guardian

Winners in Volkswagen’s mess are drivers

A U.S. District Court in California may approve the details of a massive Volkswagen repurchase program as early as Monday, and checks are expected to trickle down this fall to US owners.

MSN Money

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Thumb suckers have lower rates of allergies

These bad habits might actually be good for something: Kids who sucked their thumbs or chewed their nails had lower rates of allergic reactions in lab tests, a new study finds.

Science News

Ice bucket challenge led to gene discovery

Project MinE has identified a gene that is responsible for ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in part because of the contributions made by the millions of people who participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge.

CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

Study warns of risks linked to supplements

Consumer Reports finds certain ingredients in dietary supplements sold around the country can carry major health risks, including heart palpitations, allergic reactions and pain.

CBS News

Malaria drug may help in cancer fight

An off-patent malaria drug could help to destroy cancer cells by making them more susceptible to radiotherapy, according to early work that has prompted British scientists to start a clinical trial.

FOX News

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GOOD NEWS

Former gang rivals providing gourmet meals

Tired of life on the streets, friends in Los Angeles are putting aside gang colors to provide home-cooked, gourmet meals to members of their community. Their popularity has grown enormously thanks to social media.

NBCNews.com

NGOs

Sowing hope in Syria’s besieged towns

Amrha, with support from Alseeraj for Healthcare and Development, is a Syrian NGO based in southern Turkey that supplies vegetable seeds to families for free in Syria’s besieged areas.

Huffington Post

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Pope Francis faces tepid welcome in Poland

Francis will have a hard time winning over hearts and minds in Poland as he arrives for his first visit, part of the weeklong World Youth Day faith extravaganza.

Yahoo! News

Young pilgrims gather for World Youth Day in Krakow

Deutsche Welle

Kidnapping a rising concern for aid workers

Over the past few years, there’s been a sharp increase in the number of aid workers being targeted for kidnap and ransom. Of all forms of violence that aid workers are subjected to, kidnapping has seen the steepest rise.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Flooding hits over 1 million people in India

More than 1.2 million people in northeast India have been hit by floods which have submerged hundreds of villages, inundated large swathes of farmland and damaged roads, bridges and telecommunications.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Carbon producers face human rights case

The world’s largest oil, coal, cement and mining companies have been given 45 days to respond to a complaint that their greenhouse gas emissions have violated the human rights of millions of people living in the Phillippines.

Guardian

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Shot in المدينة, Tangier-Tetouan, Morocco. (Photo by Hernán Piñera) Photo used under CC BY

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