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About 6 million South Sudanese – more than half of the country’s population – are now in need of humanitarian assistance, with 4.8 million facing severe hunger. (Photo by European Commission DG) Photo used under CC BY

Sudan triggers crisis

Sudan is reeling from an unprecedented humanitarian crisis after deadly clashes between government and opposition forces set off a cycle of violence and displacements.

Guardian

UN approves bigger peacekeeping force

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Boko Haram offers to trade hostages, terrorists

Boko Haram demanded the freedom of terrorist prisoners in exchange for the release of the Chibok schoolgirls as Nigeria’s Islamist gunmen published a video showing 50 of their captives.

Telegraph.co.uk

Imam shot dead near mosque in NYC

Two men, including an imam, were shot dead near a mosque in New York City, police said.

ABC News

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Hong Kong democracy activists spared jail

Two student leaders who brought tens of thousands onto Hong Kong’s streets during pro-democracy protests in 2014 have been spared jail, with a local court saying they genuinely believed in their political ideals.

CNN

Cannes bans specialty Muslim swimsuit

The French Riviera city of Cannes has banned beachgoers from wearing a swimsuit designed for Muslim women, called a burkini, citing the recent Islamist violence.

NPR

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Mexican tycoon pushes 3-day workweek

Carlos Slim, chairman emeritus of América Móvil, says shorter workweeks are a solution to shifts in civilization.

Bloomberg

The health benefits of a shorter workweek

Health Line

Brexit: Government guarantee for post-EU funds

EU funding for farmers, scientists and other projects will be replaced by the Treasury after Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists discover a fifth force of nature

A recent analysis of data from scientists in Hungary may reveal a new kind of particle that is not predicted by the Standard Model of physics, possibly pointing to a fifth fundamental force of nature.

Christian Science Monitor

Elon Musk’s plan to free artificial intelligence

Elon Musk, founder of electric car maker Tesla, and Sam Altman, president of famed tech incubator Y Combinator, have assembled a team of advanced researchers at their nonprofit venture OpenAI.

Wired

GLOBAL HEALTH

Alzheimer’s drug shows promise

A new research by the University of Manchester shows that the most common form of dementia can be fully cured with an anti-inflammatory drug, commonly used for period pain.

International Business Times

Health emergency declared in PR due to Zika

The US Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico which will free up funding to help with the fight against the Zika virus.

USA TODAY

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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

Professor couples mindfulness, compassion

Growing up, Jim Doty had many strikes against him: an alcoholic father, a mother with depression, a family living in poverty. But somehow he managed to overcome them.

Daily Good

NGOs

NGOs strive to meet reproductive health needs

With the predicted expansion of human populations toward cities, funders are feeling the pressure to get ahead in all manner of global health and development challenges.

Inside Philanthropy

NGO, foundation aid abuse survivors in China

HER Fund and Paris-based Kering Foundation will offer help to victims of such violence, including those from lesbian, new immigrant communities.

South China Morning Post

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

NYC foundations fighting Islamophobia

New York Community Trust leaders joined forces with NYC Muslim-American leaders to launch a new citywide effort to fight Islamophobia.

Inside Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Epic Mideast heat wave portends world fate

Record-shattering temperatures this summer havescorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come.

Sydney Morning Herald

Heat wave deaths may triple by the 2050s

LiveScience

OLYMPIC GAMES

Bolt wins Olympic gold medal in 100 meters

Usain Bolt won the men’s 100 meters in 9.81 seconds, becoming the first man in history to win three consecutive Olympic golds in the 100 meters. Carl Lewis is the only other man to have won back-to-back titles.

Sports Illustrated

Special section:

Bio, fun facts about Usain Bolt

NBCSports

Biles wins record-tying 4th Olympic gold

Simone Biles put the finishing touches on one of the greatest Olympics by a gymnast, capturing her fourth gold of the games with an electric performance in the floor exercise on Tuesday.

MSN News

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Shot in Newmilns, Scotland, on Aug. 6, 2016. (Photo by Oliver Clarke) Photo used under CC BY

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