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Stallkeepers salvage their belongings as rescuers and residents gather at the charred scene after a bomb blast at Terminus market in Jos, Nigeria, one of two deadly bombings on May 20, 2014, attributed to Boko Haram. (Photo by Diariocritico de Venezuela) Photo used under CC BY

Boko Haram creating multifaceted crisis

Boko Haram violence has created a multifaceted humanitarian crisis in Nigeria that the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative and former U.S. Rep. Frank R. Wolf describe as the “gravest” in the world.

BRnow.org

Six killed in Boko Haram suicide attack at mosque

Punch

President threatens Venezuelan Congress

Venezuela‘s President and his party are talking about shutting down the country’s congress that opposition lawmakers took over in January and that Maduro has sidelined.

NBCNews.com

Poor, bereaved, hopeless: faces of Venezuela crisis

Yahoo! News

What we know about Dallas shooter

The sniper who shot 12 Dallas cops — killing five — was identified Friday as a former Army reservist with no criminal record or ties to terror groups.

MSN News

Obama to visit Dallas next week as city mourns police

MSN News

China releases activist as UN urges tolerance

China released on bail a legal assistant who worked for a prominent human rights lawyer, as the visiting U.N. secretary general called on China to respect civil society.

Reuters

Zimbabwe accused of persecuting protesters

Zimbabwean civil society organizations have closed ranks in condemning government for its heavy-handed response to ongoing citizen protests and urged the African Union and SADC to intervene.

Nehanda Radio

Russian spy ship appears off Hawaii

The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a Russian spy ship has been stationed in international waters off Hawaii, but says its presence is not affecting military exercises.

MSN News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Myanmar’s abused housemaids toil in silence

Thousands of girls in Myanmar leave their families to become domestic workers and send money home. But the process is being replaced by recruitment agencies and unregistered brokers.

Reuters

Envoy pushes Myanmar on Muslim minority

Myanmar Times

Refugees who can’t pay are ‘sold’ for organs

Migrants who are unable to pay people smugglers for their journey from Africa to Europe are killed for their organs. One man’s testimony has helped break open a transnational network of migrant trafficking.

The Independent

Syrian refugees increasingly impoverished

United Nations

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Trump may quit if he wins election

Presented in a recent interview with a scenario in which the Republican nominee wins the presidency, only to forgo the office as the ultimate walk-off winner, Mr. Trump flashed a mischievous smile.

MSN News

Medina bombing appalls mourning Muslims

ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing in Medina, the site of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad’s tomb and his home.

NPR

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Harley-Davidson investigated for brakes

The US government is investigating complaints from Harley-Davidson riders who say their motorcycle brakes failed without warning.

CBS News

How Brexit may affect world aid

The shock of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union sent world stock markets tumbling and triggered global concern, some began to calculate the toll it might take on the world’s most needy.

LA Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2016 needs a ‘Leap Second’

The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service decided a “leap second” is needed to ensure that the world‘s clocks are in sync with the Earth’s rotation.

PC Advisor

Antarctica’s ozone hole is shrinking

Scientists say Antarctica’s ozone layer is finally showing signs of healing. A study published in the journal Science found that the ozone hole in the Antarctic is getting smaller.

ABC News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Andrew Malcolm):

Why Hillary Clinton so badly wants Benghazi to go away

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Jamelle Bouie):

Our political culture doesn’t know what to do with Trump’s explicit prejudice

Slate

Column (Fred Caplan):

Reading between the lines of Obama’s drone-casualty report

Slate

Column (Jeet Heer):

The method to Trump’s Twitter madness

The New Republic

Column (Ben Mathis-Lilley):

Republicans appear inclined to grumble about FBI’s Clinton decision, move on

Slate

Column (David Doniger):

Ozone succes gives hope for climate

USA TODAY

Editorial:

Post-Brexit, Britain fixes a rise in immigrant abuse

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

3-D printed prosthesis lets girl play music

Born without her right hand, Cassie Stewart was unable to play certain instruments like her peers. Now she doesn’t have to worry, thanks to an invention by a high school student.

NBCNews.com

Pride parades celebrate LGBT community

Millions will march across the nation Sunday to celebrate annual LGBT parades amid tight security following the Florida massacre.

CNN

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

NGOs urge broader input on trafficking bill

After the conclusion of the Women and Child Development Ministry’s consultative process on its draft Trafficking of Persons Bill, several NGOs show negative reactions to the proposed legislation.

Indian Express

NPO urges Japan to still aid Bangledeshis

Workers for nonprofit organizations in Japan that connect the country with Bangladesh are calling for continued efforts by Japan to contribute to global society, even after the terror attacks in Dhaka that claimed 28 lives.

Japan Times

Islamist militants kill 20 in Bangladesh

Reuters

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

US gives Ukraine another $23M in relief aid

The US will provide nearly $23 million in additional humanitarian aid to help people affected by the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The funding brings the total of US humanitarian aid to Ukraine to more than $135 million.

euronews.com

Can gift of 100,000 chickens help Africa?

Bill Gates is renowned for his philanthropic work, but the billionaire‘s most recent campaign is unusual: He’s promised to donate 100,000 chickens to countries with high levels of poverty, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.

cnn

ENVIRONMENT

Toxic algae causes FL state of emergency

Swaths of thick, algae blooms have plagued miles of Florida coastline, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency.

BBC

How Djibouti has kept Ethiopia from starving

With crop failures ranging from 50 to 90 percent, Ethiopia, sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest wheat consumer, has been forced to seek international tenders and drastically increase wheat purchases to alleviate its food shortfall.

africajournalismtheworld.com

Photo of the Day

Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. This shot was uploaded on June 30. (Photo by PRONASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Photo used under CC BY

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