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An Ae. aegypti mosquito, one of the primary vectors for the transmission of dengue fever, gets a blood meal from a host. Dengue outbreaks are a huge burden on clinics. (Photo by James Gathany, courtesy of Centers for Disease Control/Oregon State University) Photo used under CC BY

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Infecting mosquitoes blocks virus transmission

Instead of trying to trap and kill all the dengue-carrying mosquitoes, the World Mosquito Project is doing the opposite. Scientists are cultivating and releasing mosquitoes, except these mosquitoes are special: They’ve been infected with a bacterium called Wolbachia.

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Super-treated mosquito nets tied to reduction in malaria in African kids

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Peace Prize awarded to teen in Cameroon

15-year-old Cameroonian Divina Maloum visits schools to warn students against joining armed groups like Boko Haram. Her efforts lead her to become one of two winners of the 2019 International Children’s Peace Prize.

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HK activists hope voters send China a message

Pro-democracy protest groups in Hong Kong are urging people not to disrupt Sunday’s local elections in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. They hope the polls will send a message to the government in Beijing.

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From an extradition bill to a political crisis: A guide to the Hong Kong protests

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CNN

Bogota imposes curfew after violent protests

A curfew has been imposed in Bogota following a second day of anti-government protests in the Colombian capital. At least three people died in the demonstrations.

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CNN

French protestors condemn domestic violence

Tens of thousands of people took the streets of Paris and other French cities on Saturday to protest against domestic violence, after more than 130 women have been killed by a partner or ex-partner in France this year.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

China forces LGBTQ into ‘conversion therapy’

Many LGBTQ people in China are being forced to undergo “conversion therapy,” often done by unscrupulous, unlicensed providers in a sector that operates with little oversight by the authorities, rights groups said.

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Women in Iraq defiantly take to the streets

Female activists speak out about why there are more women protesting than ever before despite fears they ‘could die at any moment’.

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The Independent

Attacks on scholars worldwide raise concern

Attacks on higher-education communities have become a troubling global phenomenon that shows no sign of abating, according to a recently published report.

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Nature

Young lives cut short in Iraq’s uprising

Mounting frustration over years of corruption, high unemployment and poor public services, have led men and women to the streets to demand the overhaul of the country’s political system - leading to over 300 deaths so far.

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Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Tanzania holds local elections amid boycott

Tanzanians will head to the polls to vote in local elections which have been boycotted by the country’s top opposition parties over allegations of cheating.

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Al Jazeera

Thai LGBTQ activists fight for marriage equality

Thai LGBTQ activists submitted a legal challenge to the Constitutional Court in a bid to change laws that limit marriage between a man and a woman, the latest in a series of attempts to achieve marriage equality in Asia.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

UN, EU promise support for Nigerian army

The United Nations and the European Union have expressed willingness to support the Nigerian military in it’s effort to end Boko Haram insurgency and restore peace in the Northeast and the Lake Chad Basin.

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New Philippine sea czar leans towards China

The Philippine president named a new coast guard commandant who is widely seen as his new “czar” for the South China Sea - potential putting the military establishment on a back foot regarding their sea tensions with China.

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Asia Times Online

Fearing eviction, forest dwellers protest in India

More than 2,500 indigenous people and forest dwellers held a demonstration in the Indian capital, days before the Supreme Court is due to begin a final hearing of their case to evict them from their lands.

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Mobile phone alert system aid Somali nomads

A mobile phone alert system will text Somali residents a warning before they are hit by droughts or floods - marking the first time a mobile phone-based alert system has been set up in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Alphabet’s X wants robots to be everyday thing

Alphabet subsidiary X, formerly Google X, focuses exclusively on ambitious “moonshots,” or applications of tech you might expect are science fiction, like a robot that can sort through office trash.

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TechCrunch

Lab grown mosquitoes take bite out of dengue

They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would spread.

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Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Biggest measles epidemic sweeps Congo

More than 5,000 people, mostly children, have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in what is currently the world’s biggest measles epidemic.

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Guardian

Global flu pandemic threat worries WHO chief

Countries are investing heavily in defense but missing the real enemy – a deadly flu virus, the leader of the WHO has warned.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Adolescents not active enough, warns WHO

More than 80 percent of adolescents worldwide are not active enough, putting their health at risk by sitting focused on a screen rather than running about, say WHO researchers.

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Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Female Thunderbird pilot inspires others

Major Michelle Curran, call sign “Mace,” is the only female fighter pilot on the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s demonstration team. Curran said the shows are meant to inspire people that will “never join the military.”

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MSN

AIDS Memorial Quilt finds a new home

The AIDS Memorial Quilt was a community endeavor that now encompasses about 50k panels weighing 54 tons. It will move to a permanent home in the Bay Area, marking a new chapter in its nearly 35-year life.

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Out Magazine

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Good deed done 2 years ago leads to once homeless man turning his life around

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MSN

14-year-old college student body president

At the age of 12, Vivian Yee started her academic career at Pierce College in California. At just 14-years-old, Vivian is the president of the Associated Students Organization — the governing body for all 20,000 students.

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MSN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

School starts their own ‘Kindness Club’

New Jersey student Sebastian Nativo, inspired his school to form a Kindness Club. The club‘s students create cards for Veterans, will stuff stockings for a children’s hospital and visit food pantries and recreation departments.

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MSN Money

Man dresses like Santa delivers presents

For 42 years, Mike Howard would collect Christmas presents and bring them to children who otherwise might not get any. After he passed away, his son, Jordan Howard, decided to continue the tradition.

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CBS News

Nigerian soccer captain sponsors 100 students

27-year-old soccer captain, Ahmed Musa, will sponsor 100 students at Skyline University in northern Nigeria. He will help in education promotion and extra-curricular activities like basic sports and mentoring programs.

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Woman donates Barbies with prosthetic legs

A former patient from Shriners Hospitals for Children returned to the hospital to make a special donation. Ashleigh Bentz, who uses a prosthesis, donated nearly 600 Barbie dolls with prosthetics and wheelchairs to patients.

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MSN

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Homeless mom of 2 beat addiction now helps thousands going through same battles

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MSN

Nonprofit bring warmth to families in need

Energy Outreach Colorado relies on donations to provide furnace repairs and replacements to qualifying families. ECO recently received $20,000 from PDC Energy for its Crisis Intervention Program.

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College quarterback helps homeless in Nashville

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ENVIRONMENT

Cameras capture rare snow leopard in Sichuan

Infrared cameras have captured images and videos of a snow leopard in the mountainous areas of southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The footage shows the latest images of the rare animal.

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Asia Times Online

More trees reduce premature deaths in cities

City dwellers tend to live longer if they are in leafy neighborhoods, according to a study that linked green areas to lower rates of premature death. The research was the largest ever conducted on the subject.

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Reuters

First human composting facility in world

Doctors, architects, and funeral directors gathered in a Seattle warehouse to toast the first project site for Recompose, a company that offers composting as a “gentle” and natural alternative to cremation and burial.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

British hotels fail to protect workers

A report by Walk Free found that three out of four hotels in the UK failed to comply with basic legal measures intended to protect workers from debt bondage and other forms of modern-day slavery.

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Guardian

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Shot during the Youth Climate Strike in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in May 2019. (Photo by Charles Edward Miller) Photo used under CC BY

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