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The Philippine National Police report that 1,011 alleged drug users and dealers have been killed in police operations since the start of July, but a far higher number — 1,391 — has been chalked up to vigilante killings. (Photo by Keith Bacongco) Photo used under CC BY

Duterte‘s tongue least of the Philippine problem

It‘s not just a runaway tongue that worries the US about the volatile new president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte. It’s what else he’s thinking.

CNN

Duterte expresses regret over remarks

CNN

Some of N. Dakota pipeline stalled temporarily

A Native American tribal chairman said his people were “disappointed” that a company agreed to temporarily halt construction of an oil pipeline only in some but not all parts of North Dakota where the tribe says it has sacred sites.

Reuters

Congress passes controversial 9/11 bill

US Congress has unanimously passed a bill allowing 9/11 victims‘ families to sue the Saudi government, on the eve of the attacks’ 15th anniversary.

BBC

N. Korea claims successful nuclear test

North Korea said it has hit the button on its fifth and potentially most powerful nuclear test, claiming to have successfully detonated a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on ballistic rockets.

CNN

Global condemnation for nuclear test

Reuters

Brexit vote revives dream of EU army

The British decision to leave the European Union in the wake of the Brexit referendum has given renewed impetus to the idea that the EU should have its own army.

BBC

World’s wilderness reduced by a tenth

A tenth of the world’s wilderness has vanished in two decades, research shows. New maps show “alarming losses” of pristine landscapes, particularly in South America and Africa.

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Voting rights fight persist in North Carolina

In the swing state of North Carolina, a fight for early voting rights that seemed to end with a strongly worded federal court ruling, may be just getting started.

NPR

Voter-law challengers make gains

Washington Post

Norway pushes back against FB censorship

After Facebook censored Norwegian author Tom Egeland’s post of the iconic “napalm girl” photograph, Norwegian publications, politicians, and citizens have protested the removal of documented history.

NPR

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Zambia proceeds with Lungu inauguration

Zambia’s High Court declined to block the inauguration of President Edgar Lungu, in a further legal setback for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema.

Bloomberg

Clinton tries to redefine her image

After devoting so much of her general election campaign to warning voters about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton will close it by telling voters more about herself.

NBCNews.com

Bill Clinton suggests Trump slogan racist – but he used the same one

FOX News

WAR AND TERRORISM

Paris: Women who planned attack linked to ISIS

Three women arrested in raids this week in France were part of a terror cell directed by ISIS from Syria, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.

CNN

Dramatic moment ‘suspected female ISIS terrorist’ dragged away from Notre Dame cathedral by police

Mirror

Taliban claims twin bombings in Afghanistan

Twin bombings near the Afghan Defense Ministry have killed at least 24 people in an attack claimed by the Taliban. Another 91 people were wounded in the attack.

Christian Science Monitor

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

No delays on Mecca pilgrimage expansion

Construction projects to expand capacity at Mecca’s Grand Mosque and other Islamic holy sites will be completed in about three years, enabling Saudi Arabia to accommodate more pilgrims.

Reuters

UN warns S. Sudan of arms embargo

The United Nations Security Council has warned South Sudan President Salva Kiir to either accept a peace process or face sanction. The council wants the government to cooperate on the deployment of 4,000 more foreign troops or possibly face an arms embargo.

Africa TVC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Oldest fossils on Earth discovered

Scientists have discovered in Greenland the oldest physical evidence of life on earth -- fossils that date back 3.7 billion years.

CNN

Great Plague of London linked to Black Death

Scientists found remnants of dead plague bacteria in the teeth of skeletons from the Bedlam Burial Ground in London, leading to answers surrounding the Great Plague of 1665.

National Geographic

GLOBAL HEALTH

FL representative campaigns for zika funding

Most people are trying to avoid Florida mosquitoes, blamed for dozens of cases of the Zika virus. But Republican Rep. David Jolly decided to make a point Wednesday by bringing a container of them to the House floor.

The Florida Times-Union

Exercise may cancel out alcohol

Exercising the recommended amount “cancels out” the higher risk of cancer death brought about by drinking, a new study revealed.

CNN

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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

Yemen: NGO conference to be held in Egypt

Aden- Yemen’s Minister of Local Administration and Chairman to the Higher Human Relief Committee Abed Araqib Fateh Al Aswadi announced an international conference to be held in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

Australia’s offshore detention foundering

An Australian NGO says the offshore detention regime has been left foundering after Wilson Security said it will not renew its contract to provide security at detention centres in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.

Radio New Zealand

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

UK: Childcare charity 4Children closes

One of the country’s biggest childcare charities, which provided thousands of low-income families with nursery, after-school clubs and parenting services, has collapsed.

Guardian

China celebrates first Charity Day

China’s first Charity Day, which fell on Monday and follows the enforcement of the Charity Law last week, was celebrated with a string of promotional activities nationwide.

Global Times

ENVIRONMENT

Yosemite unveils 400-acre expansion

Yosemite National Park in California is to gain a 400-acre addition, its largest expansion in nearly 70 years.

BBC

Rising ocean temperatures great threat

A global comprehensive study notes that the social, economic, moral and ecological impacts will be great unless something is done to halt the rise in the ocean’s temperature.

The Weather Channel

Photo of the Day

The ritual burning of the Black Rock Lighthouse was one of the highlights of this year’s Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno, Nevada, this year. (Photo by Bureau of Land Management) Photo used under CC BY

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