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S. Africa Cabinet reshuffle puts NGOs at disadvantage

President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet reshuffle and the credit ratings downgrade will make it harder for already struggling NGOs to raise money, the Community Chest of the Western Cape warns.

News24

India-China row deepens over Dalai Lama visit

The Dalai Lama has arrived in a disputed region on the India-China border. The Tibetan spiritual leader‘s appearance in India’s northeast is rubbing Beijing the wrong way.

Deutsche Welle

“One-China” policy in focus during Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal

The Hindu

Assad must go, US says after Syria gas attack

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should have no role in a future Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says. Signaling a shift in U.S. policy, he called for “a political process that would lead to Assad leaving.”

BBC

US preparing possible military response to gas attack

Bloomberg

Senate leader eases Gorsuch confirmation

This is how the Senate changes — not with a bang, but with a motion to overturn the ruling of the chair. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a new precedent in the Senate that will ease the confirmation for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

NPR

Watch live: Senate showdown as Democrats try to block Gorsuch vote

USA TODAY

Civilian deaths spur US, Iraq to change tactics

The U.S. and Iraq are changing tactics in the fierce battle against ISIS for the Iraqi city of Mosul. The Iraqi commander says the Iraqi military will slow an offensive to try to minimize civilian casualties.

NPR

Mosul’s civilian deaths: How the US destroyed Iraq

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Syria: US launches missile strikes near Homs

US officials said the Tomahawk missiles were fired from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea, targeting the Syrian government-controlled airbase of al-Shayrat airfield.

Guardian

Dutch show solidarity for attacked gay couple

From Amsterdam to New York, London to Havana, Dutch men across the world held hands this week to show solidarity with a gay couple who say they were brutally beaten in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Reuters

Spain tackles rising femicide rates

Amid rising violence against women, the Spanish central government has formed a bipartisan subcommission that will hear input from politicians, activists, domestic violence survivors, judges, police officers and the community at large on how to combat gender violence.

Al Jazeera

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Duterte deploys troops to South China Sea

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered military personnel to occupy and “raise the Philippine flag” on Manila-claimed islands and reefs in the disputed South China Sea.

Time

Thai king signs new constitution

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a new constitution at a glittering palace ceremony, an essential step toward holding an election that the military government has promised to restore democracy after a 2014 coup.

Christian Science Monitor

Venezuela’s opposition censures judges

Venezuela‘s opposition lawmakers, some carrying injuries from this week’s protests, on Wednesday sought the dismissal of Supreme Court judges whom they accuse of propping up a socialist dictatorship.

Reuters

Hardship and political theater: The crisis in Venezuela

Al Jazeera

Nunes steps aside from Russia investigation

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said he will temporarily step aside from his committee‘s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

The Hill

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ice Age waterfalls cut off UK from Europe

For millions of years, Britain was part of Europe. A high ridge of limestone extended all the way to what is now France. But about 450,000 years ago, this rocky road was cut off by a flood of unimaginable proportions. Now, a team of researchers has detailed evidence of how this torrent of destruction was unleashed.

Science Mag

23andMe gets FDA approval to sell genetic tests

23andMe, the at-home DNA testing company backed in part by Alphabet, is now offering the first FDA-approved $199 test for a handful of genetic disease risks, and provide the results directly back to consumers -- without a doctor’s note.

CNBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Addressing America’s fentanyl crisis

Every day, 91 Americans fatally overdose on an opioid drug. It may be a prescription analgesic or heroin—4-8 percent of people who misuse painkillers transition to heroin—but increasingly it is likely to be heroin’s much more potent synthetic cousin fentany.l

Huffington Post

600,000 asthma inhalers recalled

Nearly 600,000 asthma inhalers have been recalled because of a “defective delivery system,” according to the Food and Drug Administration. The recall affects approximately 593,000 prescription-only inhalers produced by GlaxoSmithKline.

FOX News

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GOOD NEWS

Teacher’s FB post shines light on child hunger

The photo shows a cabinet Howton shares with a fellow teacher; it’s filled with food. “Children come into our classroom everyday telling us they are hungry,” she explained. “Many more never say a word because they are embarrassed and it is up to us to notice that they are distracted, tired, grumpy.”

MSN

One girl fights against hatred, a stone at a time

She painted enough rocks to send to the three Jewish cemeteries impacted by vandalism. With each box of rocks Ayel enclosed a handwritten note, which includes the message: “I want to make the whole world to feel better and for everyone to be kind.”

MSN

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Subway fare hike spurs philanthropic action

To reduce the number of poor subway riders getting arrested for turnstile jumping, a coalition of action groups is promoting #SwipeItForward, a call to action that asks those with unlimited monthly Metrocards to share a swipe at the end of their ride.

Good

Hungary: NGO foreign funding law to pass

A law on the foreign funding of non-governmental organizations is expected to be approved by mid-May. Critics say the initiative is part of a wider crackdown on liberal democratic values by the government.

Star Tribune

BUSINESS

Fox News faces lawsuits over harrassment

Allegations of misconduct by senior staff continue to dog Fox News after three women filed a lawsuit claiming they were subject to “appalling discrimination” and “years-long relentless racial animus” at the hands of a former executive at the news company.

ABC News

Trump defends O‘Reilly: ’I don‘t think Bill did anything wrong’

CNN

Is China stealing our jobs?

President Donald Trump is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago months of accusing China of stealing American jobs.

CNN

Scientists studying effects of CO2 spike

Since 1960, CO2 has increased more than 30 percent, or 100 ppm. Before the age of industrialization, or about 150 years ago, the amount of atmospheric CO2 was 280 ppm. The amount of atmospheric CO2 had remained at 280 ppm since about 10,000 years ago.

Scientific American

How glaciers around the world are melting

Sci-Tech Today

Researchers emphasize mercury testing

The World Health Organisation (WHO) rates mercury as one of the top ten chemicals of major public concern, due in part to its persistence and tendency to accumulate in the environment and in organisms.

International Atomic Energy Agency

UK Conservatives push environmental laws

Significant majorities of Conservative voters want EU environmental regulations to be maintained or even strengthened in the wake of Brexit, a poll carried out for the Tory thinktank Bright Blue has found.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

Shot Feb. 19, 2017, in New York City’s Upper East Side. (Photo by Christian Reimer) Photo used under CC BY

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