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Hundreds of thousands of women, along with allied men, marched in Washington, D.C., the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated president. Similar marches were held across the country. (Photo by Ted Eytan) Photo used under CC BY

Americans raise a wave of anti-Trump protests

Hundreds of thousands of people poured into Washington, Chicago, New York and other U.S. cities for protest marches a day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a signal of discontent with America’s new leader that threatened to upstage his first days in office.

Bloomberg

Women’s March on Washington, in photos

Politico

Trump and GOP to huddle, hash out agenda

Congressional Republicans will get their first face time with President Donald Trump this week as they attempt to hash out a national agenda — starting with a high-stakes Obamacare repeal that’s ratcheted up intraparty tensions.

Politico

Trump won’t release tax returns, top aide says

Business Insider

Trump falsely claims record inaugural crowd

Yahoo! News

Dalai Lama hopes Trump, Putin will work for peace

The Dalai Lama said he hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will work together for global peace. The exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists said the world needed leaders with compassion. He made the remarks at a program in New Delhi.

ABC News

Pope warns against rise of populist leaders

The Independent

US preps to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem

The White House has said it is in the early stages of talks to fulfil Donald Trump’s pledge to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, an action that is likely to spark anger in the Arab world.

Guardian

Israel OKs 500 settler homes in E. Jerusalem

The Independent

Exiled Gambian leader made off with ‘millions’

Exiled Gambian ruler Yahya Jammeh stole millions of dollars in his final weeks in power, plundering the state coffers and shipping out luxury vehicles by cargo plane, a special adviser for the new president said.

CBC News

People who cuss are more honest, study finds

It’s long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation. A team of international psychologists has learned that people who frequently curse are more honest.

ScienceDaily

HUMAN RIGHTS

Uganda’s unsung heroes of refugee protection

The latest statistics from the Ugandan government suggest the country may host 865,000 refugees. With a total population of around 40 million, that constitutes over 13 times more refugees per capita than the UK.

truthout

Greece’s disappearing refugees

Deutsche Welle

Activists prepare for Human Rights Weekend

The theme of Human Rights Weekend 2017 is Behind the Headlines, highlighting human rights issues that did not make it into the headlines and providing essential background information for those that did.

Debalie

Things Palestinians can’t do under occupation

The occupation affects almost every aspect of Palestinians’ lives in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.

Huffington Post

Palestinian activists set pictures of Trump on fire

Albawaba

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Japan working out way for emperor to retire

Japan is moving to adopt a law allowing aging Emperor Akihito to abdicate, but many touchy topics remain to be settled before he can retire, a step unprecedented for two centuries.

Japan Times

Lowdown on Turkey’s constitutional reform

Supporters say the constitutional reform will bring stability, but critics believe it may “lead to a one-man rule.”

Al Jazeera

European right-wingers meet in Germany

The head of the Alternative for Germany Frauke Petry and Marine LePen from France’s National Front met at a gathering of European right-wing parties. This is a controversial event within the AfD.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Saturn moon stunningly similar to Earth

Twelve years ago, a small spacecraft parachuted through a thick, extraterrestrial haze and drifted down toward an alien surface. It punched a small hole in the icy ground, bounced, slid, and wobbled. After a few seconds, it came to rest on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

National Geographic

Ending illiteracy, poverty through technology

Rob Nail, cofounder of a robotics company, took one of the first executive programs at Singularity University, the Silicon Valley think-tank that offers educational programs and that serves as a business incubator.

Forbes

Robots will be smart enough to choose life path, expert says

CNBC

Will cellphones someday treat diseases?

This new technology — a link between electrons and biology — may ultimately allow us to program our phones or other microelectronic devices to autonomously detect and treat disease.

Scientific American

60 percent of primate species face extinction

In cooperation with an international team of experts, scientists from the German Primate Center demand immediate measures to protect primates.

ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

Study links birthdate, use of ADHD meds

At face value it sounds too arbitrary to be possible. A child’s birthdate is a powerful predictor of whether they will be medicated for ADHD, an Australian study suggests.

Sydney Morning Herald

Most overweight in Latin America, Caribbean

In Latin America and the Caribbean 360 million people are overweight, and 140 million are obese, warned the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Panamerican Health Organization.

Inter-Press Service

Sitting too much ages you by 8 years

Time

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GOOD NEWS

The secrets to taking lots of time off

Thanks in part to unlimited holiday policies, more of us are finding that taking lots of time off doesn’t have to jeopardize our careers or hinder getting promoted. So what’s the secret?

BBC

Woman inspires teens to acts of kindness

When Gaby Ghorbani immigrated to the United States from Mexico when she was about 18, she began planting the seeds for Pledge to Humanity, an organization she founded in 2009 that inspires youths to make a difference both locally and globally.

People

Teaching kids to be kind to animals

Teaching kids to be kind to animals is one of the most important life lessons we can pass along to them. It plays a vital role in kids growing up to respect those who are different from them and to treat them with kindness.

Chronicle Herald

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Layoffs continue at brand-name nonprofits

The discontinuation of the Clinton Global Initiative will mean the loss of 22 jobs at the Clinton Foundation, effective April 15. It is the third well-known nonprofit to announce layoffs during the past two weeks.

NonProfit Times

Who’s giving to protect journalists?

Months before actress Meryl Streep‘s plug at the Golden Globes for the Committee to Protect Journalists, Donald Trump was on the group’s radar for his contempt for reporters.

Inside Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Asia’s gadget mountain threatens environment

The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in East Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless safe disposal becomes the norm.

Sci-Tech Today

Norway invests in deforestation-free ag

The new fund is designed to kick-start investment in deforestation-free agriculture, and to reform harmful small-scale farming, the Norway announced at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Deutsche Welle

BUSINESS

Samsung: Battery defects caused Note 7 fires

Samsung Electronics has found internal short circuiting in Galaxy Note 7 batteries caused the phones to heat up and catch on fire. Samsung discovered short circuiting from manufacturing and product quality issues.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

China sets up $14.6B Internet investment fund

China has set up a $14.55 billion fund to support investment in the Internet sector, said official news agency Xinhua. The fund, backed by China’s cabinet, is designed to help turn China into a major player in internet technology, said the report.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

Nuns of the Theravada order of Buddhism gather in Mandalay, Myanmar, in preparation for gathering alms Theirs isn’t an easy life. They must follow many rules. (Photo by Staffan Scherz) Photo used under CC BY

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