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Cattle in a feed lot in Lake Isabella, California. Scientists are calling on governments to identify the largest emissions sources or land-occupiers in the livestock sector and set reduction targets to help fight the risk of global temperatures rising by more than the “safe” limit of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. (Photo by Randy Heinitz) Photo used under CC BY

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Scientists: World must reach ‘peak meat’ by 2030

Because the meat and dairy sector produces such a large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions, the world must reach “peak meat” within the next 10 years to combat the effects of climate change, scientists warn.

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Trump attacks Greta Thunberg for being Time‘s ’Person of the Year’

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USA TODAY

Bolivia’s Morales arrives in Argentina for asylum

Bolivia’s exiled former president Evo Morales has landed in Argentina, having been granted asylum by its new left-wing leaders in a move likely to vex Brazil’s far-right administration.

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Guardian

Suu Kyi dismisses crimes against Rohingya Muslims

Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto civilian leader of Myanmar, told the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, that the allegations of a 2017 genocide were, in fact, a legitimate response to an armed insurgency.

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The Independent

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US Senate acknowledges Ottoman Empire’s genocide against Armenians

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The Hill

Malaysian politics: sex, lies and videotape

Veteran politician Anwar Ibrahim marked the two-decade anniversary of Malaysia’s reform movement at his party’s national congress amid heated factional infighting that could threaten wider political stability.

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Asia Times Online

Algerian protesters reject ‘sham’ election

Thousands of Algerians have filled the streets of the capital, Algiers, to denounce what they describe as a “sham” presidential election that is underway amid heightened security.

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Al Jazeera

Protests rage against Indian citizenship bill

Violent protests against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, continued across several districts in the Brahmaputra Valley. Two people were killed in firing by security forces in Guwahati.

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The Hindu

HUMAN RIGHTS

What facial recognition steals from us

Now that facial recognition algorithms exist, they can be effectively linked to any digital camera and any database of labeled faces to surveil any given population of people.

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Vox

More reported sex crimes in wake of Me Too

New data suggests that in at least one way, broader changes are happening in the wake of Me Too. Research found that Me Too increased overall reporting of sex crimes by 14 percent, with about a 7 percent increase in the US.

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Vox

Indian students protest anti-Muslim law

Clashes between students and police have erupted in India’s capital city of New Delhi, over a contentious new citizenship law, which legal experts say is “anti-Muslim” and violates India’s secular constitution.

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Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Argentina increases taxes on farmers

Argentina raised farm export taxes, the country’s main source of foreign exchange, with a decree aimed at increasing government revenue ahead of restructuring talks on about $100 billion in sovereign bonds and loans.

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Reuters

Former Sudan president sentenced

A Sudanese court convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility, the first ruling against the ex-leader ousted by mass unrest.

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Reuters

Doctors end protest to demand flu vaccines

A group of doctors ended a three-day protest against the U.S. government’s refusal to allow the flu vaccine be given to migrants, following arrests of six protesters outside a Border Patrol regional headquarters in San Diego.

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SBS News

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Only a quarter of U.S. childcare centers require kids to have flu shots

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cave art depicts world’s oldest hunting scene

On the walls of a cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia, a humanoid figure hovers over the head of a warty pig. The spectacular scene reinforces the notion that the origins of art are more global than once thought.

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National Geographic

Phallic creatures wash up on California beach

Thousands of creatures resembling penises have washed up on a California beach. The pulsating creatures are fat innkeeper worms, or Urechis caupo. They are a type of worm, but are widely referred to as the “penis fish.”

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BBC

VR shows dangers of skipping flu vaccine

Flu vaccine rates are disturbingly low. What can move the needle? Perhaps building some empathy for vulnerable populations with the magic of virtual reality.

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Fast Company

GLOBAL HEALTH

New suicide prevention hotline being set up

A three-digit suicide prevention hotline number will soon make seeking emergency mental health help more like calling 911. When the is completed, U.S. residents will be able to call 988 for help in a mental health emergency.

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USA TODAY

`Safer opioid’ crisis in vulnerable countries

Mass abuse of the opioid tramadol spans continents, from India to Africa to the Middle East, creating international havoc some experts blame on a loophole in narcotics regulation and a miscalculation of the drug’s danger.

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Associated Press

Rwanda’s front line health supporters

In villages across the country, volunteer community health workers are helping educate and mobilize to save lives.

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Top beauty pageants crown black women

For the first time, top beauty pageants — Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America and now, Miss Universe — have crowned black women as their winners at the same time.

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CNN

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When a coffee shop owner went into hospice, a competitor worked there for free to help out

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CNN

Gender-neutral ‘they’ chosen as word of 2019

The use of “they” to describe someone who does not identify as male or female gained ground, when U.S. dictionary Merriam-Webster picked it as the word of 2019.

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Openly

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

NFL star pays off holiday layaway accounts

Chicago Bears star linebacker Khalil Mack is spreading Christmas joy by paying off all the holiday layaway accounts at a Walmart in Fort Pierce, Florida, Mack’s hometown.

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CNN

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’It’s life-changing’: St. John Properties awards employees a total of $10 million in bonuses

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Nonprofits impacting military community

The Newman’s Own Awards is in its 20th year of honoring nonprofit organizations for their innovative programs created to improve military quality of life. Over $2M has been awarded to 174 nonprofit programs.

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ENVIRONMENT

Can kitchen gardens combat climate change?

Growing fruit and vegetables in the garden is already seen as environmentally friendly, but it could also be a weapon in the fight against climate change.

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BBC

Scientists found deepest land on Earth

A new map of the mountains, valleys and canyons hidden under Antarctica’s ice has revealed the deepest land on Earth, and will help forecast future ice loss.

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LiveScience

Activists dump manure outside summit

Activists dumped horse manure and held a mock hanging in Madrid outside the venue of a U.N. climate summit airing their frustration at the failure of world leaders to take meaningful action against global warming.

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Reuters

Supertrees can save us from climate collapse

Dozens of countries have extraordinary tropical forests, but three stand out: Brazil, Indonesia, and the DR Congo. These countries have the largest areas of tropical forest and also the highest rates of deforestation.

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Vox

ECONOMIC DEVLOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Houston’s efforts curbed homelessness

Houston has emerged as a national leader in tackling homelessness. The Bayou City has decreased its homeless population by 54% since 2011, as well as effectively eliminated homelessness among veterans.

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Christian Science Monitor

Sierra Leone revokes pregnant schoolgirls ban

Pregnant schoolgirls in Sierra Leone will no longer be banned from attending class, sitting exams, after a regional court ordered the overturn of a “discriminatory” policy that has denied thousands to finish their education.

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Guardian

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Folk dancers perform in the Dali region of China. (Photo by Sarah Jamerson) Photo used under CC BY

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