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Charity to Trump: Don’t forget the children, poor

Mark Shriver, head of Save the Children Action Network, expressed concerns with the policy priorities of the incoming Donald Trump administration and what it could mean for the vulnerable communities that have marginal influence in Washington.

CNN

If Trump ties aid to national security, will NGOs stand on principle?

Devex

Obama to defend legacy in farewell speech

President Obama will speak to the nation next week, a valedictory address designed to complete his journey as the nation’s first African American commander-in-chief.

U.S. News & World Report

House GOP scraps plan to gut ethics office

In a rocky start to the new Congress, House Republicans abruptly withdrew a proposal to weaken an independent ethics watchdog. The reversal of course came hours after President-elect Donald Trump issued a series of tweets questioning the timing of the changes.

The Hill

House Democrat: ‘Is there any American out there who thinks Congress is too ethical?’

CNN

No base wage for some migrants in Germany?

The German government is considering excluding migrants from their right to minimum wage should they need further traineeships to get their associate degrees recognized, media reports have said.

Deutsche Welle

Kabila to leave office after 2017 election

Political parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a deal that calls for President Joseph Kabila to leave power after an election that now will be held by the end of the year instead of mid-2018 as his party originally proposed.

newsday.co.zw

Map:

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s bloody December in one graphic

Quartz

HUMAN RIGHTS

Syrian activists languish in government jails

Tens of thousands of political prisoners are being held without charge or on confessions obtained through torture.

Al Jazeera

Pope tells bishops to root out sexual abuse

Since his election in 2013, Francis has taken some steps to root out sexual abuse in the Church and to put in place practices to protect children. But victims’ groups say he has not done enough.

Reuters

Illinois stylists help fight domestic violence

NPR

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Taiwan will be calm when dealing with China

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that Taiwan will be “calm” when facing issues to do with China, but uncertainties next year will test the self-ruled island and its national security team, even as she recommitted to maintaining peace.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Unexpected risks found in editing genes

A three-parent baby could solve the problem by overriding faulty mitochondria, but it also raises the stakes, because the procedure does not completely replace the defective mitochondria with healthy ones.

NPR

The wrong eating habits can hurt your brain

A diet high in saturated fats and sugars, the so-called Western diet, affects the parts of the brain that are important to memory and make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food, according to the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at American University.

NPR

How to get more antioxidants in your diet

CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

Alzheimer’s falls more heavily on women

Distinct biological and genetic factors may shape how it progresses in women — and understanding them could be crucial to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

Scientific American

Where does Alzheimer’s treatment go from here?

NPR

BUSINESS

Money, markets and marvels: the year ahead

Bloomberg News reporters in more than 100 cities will cover the stories that matter most in 2017. Here’s a selection of key events for the year, plus links to related QuickTake guides.

Bloomberg

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GOOD NEWS

Authors teach low-income kids creative writing

A London charity run by successful novelists provides writing programs for children from low-income backgrounds.

Al Jazeera

Action to cut food waste escalates in Europe

In July, MEPs voted by 600 to 48 in favour of new laws to end unfair supermarket trading practices that lead to overproduction and waste. The European Parliament has also called for binding legislation to halve food waste in Europe by 2030.

Positive News

Become more optimistic with these exercises

Optimism may be good for your heart and overall quality of life. People who are more optimistic than pessimistic tend to live longer, have better cardiovascular health, get a higher quality of sleep and have improved immune systems, studies suggest.

CNN

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Elderly are a valuable resource in S. Africa

Grandparents are such an important source of child care and knowledge, that some South African youth centers often offer support for the elderly. Across the continent, though, elder care is not yet seen as a pressing policy issue.

Christian Science Monitor

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Research shows how to nurture gifted children

A decades-long study of exceptionally gifted children reveals what it takes to hone the world’s sharpest minds.

Scientific American

NGOs AND NPOs

Foreign NGOs under pressure in Cambodia

Foreign NGOs in Cambodia say they are treading more carefully since a stricter registration regime was introduced last year under a new NGO law, with some claiming that it has been used to constrict their activities.

Cambodia Dailly

FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs cancelled

Licences of around 20,000 of 33,000 NGOs have been cancelled by the government after they were found to be allegedly violating various provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), thus barring them from receiving foreign funds.

Times of India

ENVIRONMENT

Solar on track to be cheapest power on Earth

Solar power is now cheaper than coal in some parts of the world. In a decade, it’s apt to be the lowest-cost option almost everywhere.

Bloomberg

Colorado River water crisis hits West

For decades, the river has fed growing cities from Denver to Los Angeles. A lot of the produce in supermarkets across the country was grown with Colorado River water. But with climate change, and severe drought, the river is reaching a crisis point, and communities at each end of it are reacting very differently.

NPR

New Yellowstone dam challenged over sturgeon worries

Associated Press

Can a slight temp rise cause mass extinction?

Almost half of all the species investigated in the study are already affected by “local extinction,” a term used whenever a species no longer occurs in its native habitat, according John Wiens, one of the authors.

Deutsche Welle

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