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Schoolchildren from Kembu primary school hold solar lights in Longisa, Kenya. (Photo by SolarAid Photos) Photo used under CC BY

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African youth are fighting for action on climate

By 2050, UNICEF estimates that approximately two out of every five children on our planet will be African. Africa’s rapidly burgeoning young generation could very well be the key to confronting one of the biggest challenges of our time: climate change.

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Tanks seen heading toward Zimbabwe capital

Four tanks were seen heading toward the Zimbabwe capital Harare, a day after the head of the armed forces said he was prepared to “step in” to end a purge of supporters of the vice president who was sacked last week.

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Reuters

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Zimbabwe’s crisis over presidential succession

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Al Jazeera

Richest 1 percent own half the world’s wealth

The globe’s richest 1 percent own half the world’s wealth, according to a new report by Credit Suisse highlighting the growing gap between the super-rich and everyone else. The 2.3 million new millionaires created over the past year took the total to 36 million.

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Guardian

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The gap between rich, poor may be peaking

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Bloomberg

Survivors plead for help as Iran quake toll rises

Iranians living outdoors in bitterly cold temperatures after an earthquake are making desperate pleas for help. About 540 people were killed and close to 8,000 injured when the quake hit near the Iran-Iraq border on Sunday.

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BBC

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Powerful Iran-Iraq earthquake is deadliest of 2017

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CNN

Trump travel ban to take partial effect

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration’s travel ban can go into partial effect, allowing the government to temporarily keep travelers from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.

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Questions about revised executive order

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty urges Nigeria to end forceful evictions

Amnesty International demands action over Lagos state’s ‘attacks on poor communities’ living on lucrative land, which it says have killed 11 people and displaced 30,000. The rights group has called on the Nigerian government to stop the violent evictions.

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Guardian

Smugglers in Libya sell off migrants as slaves

Migrants trying to reach Europe via North Africa are being sold at modern-day slave auctions by smugglers in Libya for as little as $400, a new investigation has revealed.

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Newsweek

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

France may set legal age for sexual consent

A bill being prepared by the French government could set a minimum legal age for sexual consent for the first time, and the country’s justice minister said that she thinks 13 years old could be a reasonable age.

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PBS NewsHour

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Allegations of sexual violence soar in France after Weinstein scandal

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Guardian

Lebanon PM to return to country ‘very soon’

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he will return to his country “very soon” amid a political crisis that erupted when he announced his sudden resignation on Nov. 4 in Saudi Arabia.

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TIME

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Lebanese patriarch makes historic Saudi visit amid Hariri crisis

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Africa’s tech surge is changing the continent

During the past few years, tens of millions of dollars in venture capital has flowed from the West into such countries as Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria, and South Africa. The result is a generation of innovators whose ideas could improve the lives of their fellow Africans.

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National Geographic

World’s first floating city to be built by 2020

A pilot project underway in the coastal waters of French Polynesia is set to become the first functioning ‘floating community’ by 2020, offering homes for up to 300 people.

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The Independent

GLOBAL HEALTH

FDA approves pill that tracks ingestion

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new pill that can track whether people have taken their medications — and report back to the patient or the doctor. The idea is to help people remember to take their pills.

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Infections are becoming antibiotic resistant

The NZ College of Public Health Medicine is raising its concerns about the responsible use of antibiotics. Some common infections are developing resistance to current medicines and a health crisis is looming

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New Zealand Herald

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Scientists find vulnerability that may hold key to killing superbugs

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GOOD NEWS

Double amputee finishes month of marathons

On the morning of Veterans Day, this 32-year-old veteran woke up to run a marathon — the last in a remarkable month full of them. In early October, he set out to run 31 marathons over 31 days in 31 major cities, with the goal of raising $1 million for three veterans’ charities.

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USA TODAY

Montana police give turkeys instead of tickets

Drivers in Billings, Montana, were able to breathe a sigh of relief after getting pulled over by police. Instead of handing out tickets for minor traffic violations, officers gifted 20 lucky drivers with a special holiday treat.

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NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Nonprofit will use $16M bail fund to free jailed

Beginning in January, activists will station themselves at jails in St. Louis and elsewhere around the country and begin using a $16 million bail fund in a bid to combat the so-called criminalization of race and poverty.

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Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

SAFE network to provide deportation defense

11 cities and counties will be joining the list of jurisdictions providing legal defense for undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation in a network created by the Vera Institute of Justice.

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WAMU Radio

ENVIRONMENT

Scale of ‘nitrate timebomb’ revealed

Huge quantities of nitrate chemicals from farm fertilizers are polluting the rocks beneath our feet, a study says. Researchers at the British Geological Survey say it could have severe global-scale consequences for rivers, water supplies, human health and the economy.

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BBC

‘Super invader’ tree hits South

The tallow tree, a “super invader” with toxic leaves and no natural enemies in North America, is conquering the South. Overtaking forests from Texas to Florida, tallows grow three times faster than most native hardwoods, and each one casts off 100,000 seeds a year.

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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Venezuela just defaulted on October payment

Venezuela, a nation spiraling into a humanitarian crisis, has missed a debt payment. According to a statement issued by S&P Global Ratings, the grace period had expired for a payment that was due in October.

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EU readies sanctions on Venezuela, approves arms embargo

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Think bitcoin is expensive? Try Zimbabwe

For most investors around the world, bitcoin is a volatile and highly speculative bet. For Zimbabweans, however, the cryptocurrency seems to offer rare protection from the onset of hyperinflation and financial implosion.

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Reuters

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The back side of Pha That Luang, ‘Great Stupa,’ the holiest Buddhist monument in Laos and the country’s national symbol. It is located in Vientiane, the country’s capital. On the right, vendors are setting up for the Pha That Luang festival. (Photo by Dan Lundberg) Photo used under CC BY

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