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The legal age of marriage in Ethiopia is 18. But in the Amhara region where Taketu lives, the average age of marriage is 14.7 years. “I was 14 when I got married,“ Taketu says. ”On my wedding day, I remember thinking about my school and that I wouldn’t be able to continue my education. I didn’t know the person I was going to marry until the day of the wedding. I saw him all dressed up and thought: ‘I guess that’s the groom.’” (Photo by Jessica Lea/UK Department for International Development) Photo used under CC BY

Ethiopia, NGOs fighting to end child marriage

With the assistance of various international organizations, Ethiopia has implemented a series of community-based programs that have worked to change cultural attitudes toward women and girls.

NBC News

‘Big Sisters’ ride to rescue of Nepali child brides

Reuters

Obama: Women are better leaders than men

If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said.

BBC

Lebanon delays naming of new PM amid protests

The nomination of Lebanon’s next prime minister has been postponed after major Christian parties said they would not support the candidacy of caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri, presenting a new impasse after weeks of political wrangling.

Al Jazeera

Violent protests erupt on streets of Beirut

CNN

India’s citizenship law triggers mass protests

Tens of thousands of protesters marched on college campuses across India, saying a new citizenship law is unconstitutional because it treats Muslims differently from Hindus, Buddhists and other faith groups.

NPR

African women are trafficked to India for sex

An illegal network lures women to India from Africa, where they are then forced into sex work to satisfy the demands of the many African men living in New Delhi.

BBC

Study: News deserts endanger democracy

Over the last 15 years, newspapers across the U.S. have lost more than $35 billion in ad revenue and half of their staffs, while at least 2,000 news outlets have shuttered during that time, according to a study.

PBS NewsHour

HUMAN RIGHTS

300 killed, thousands hurt in Iran protests

At least 304 people were killed and thousands more injured in anti-government protests in Iran last month, Amnesty International reports.

The Independent

Group decries Quran school abuses in Senegal

Children studying in Senegal’s Quranic schools face “alarming rates” of abuse, including rape, neglect, and imprisonment, Human Rights Watch says, urging the government to reform the still-unregulated religious institutions.

News Central Africa

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Venezuelan political foes face treason charges

Venezuela’s pro-government Assembly has revoked the parliamentary immunity of four opposition lawmakers. The move allows their prosecution for alleged crimes against the state, including treason and conspiracy.

Deutsche Welle

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Venezuela to be world’s worst refugee crisis in 2020

NBCNews.com

Cuba is braced for US to sever diplomatic ties

Cuba’s Communist government is braced for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to sever diplomatic relations although it hopes that does not come to pass, a top Cuban diplomat says.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dinosaurs had lice, entombed fossils reveal

As most parents of small children know, lice are survival artists. New fossils found in amber reveal the insects have been around for at least 100 million years, when they feasted on feathered dinosaurs.

Science

Male scientists’ pride pumps regard for work

Male scientists are more likely than female ones to publish work that describes itself as “excellent”, “unique” or “novel,” experts have found – a swagger that increases citations of the research.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Autism guidelines focus on early diagnosis

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued its first new autism treatment guidelines in 12 years aimed at helping doctors identify at-risk children and getting them the care they need as early as possible.

CNY Central

Study: You won’t get cold, flu simultaneously

While having the flu is the worst, at least you won‘t suffer from a cold simultaneously. That’s the conclusion of a new study that analyzed viral test results of more than 44,000 patients in Glasgow, Scotland, between 2005 and 2013.

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Kindergartner takes class to adoption hearing

A Michigan kindergarten class took a one-of-a-kind field trip — they went to see one of the classmates get his forever home, and just in time for Christmas.

FOX News

Kindergartner sets up hot cocoa stand to help pay fellow students’ lunch debt

NBCNews.com

Struggles expand one’s compassion for others

When we face mass suffering, we have a tendency that researchers call compassion collapse. But a paper has identified a group of people whose compassion does not collapse — those with a history of adversity.

Greater Good

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

3,000 stuffed bears donated to kids’ hospital

The Teddy Bear Party started as a small Christmas party spreading holiday cheer. Now, it hosts an event where the community can donate. This year, they collected 3,000 stuffed bears to give to kids in Texas hospitals.

NBCDFW

4 digital tips to boost year-end giving

You’ve survived Giving Tuesday – and, we hope, come out of it with a nice boost of donation revenue for your nonprofit. But now is not the time to rest. There are three weeks left of prime online giving.

NonProfit Times

ENVIRONMENT

Entire Thai village powered by solar energy

In 2018, solar panels were installed on the last of the 400 homes in Wong Wan, under a community-led initiative that finally solved a problem that authorities had not been able to fix in decades.

Channel NewsAsia

Converting coal plants to biomass could fuel climate crisis

Guardian

Could a four-day week help environment?

A proposed four-day week has been gaining increased traction the world over of late. The supposed benefits on productivity and mental health are well-documented – but what about its impact on the environment?

Environmental Technology

ECONOMIC DEVLOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

What if the global economy’s luck runs out?

Many countries are facing structural uncertainties that could have far-reaching, systemic implications for markets and the global economy.

Guardian

Global economy growing at slowest rate since ’09

Daily Maverick

China agrees to double imports from US

It appears Beijing has agreed to nearly double U.S. exports to China by roughly $200 billion during the next two years. In exchange, the U.S. has frozen planned tariffs worth $160 billion on Chinese imports,

Asia Times Online

Vox to slash freelance jobs as gig law looms

Hundreds of freelance writers at Vox Media will lose their jobs in the coming months as the company prepares for a California law that will force companies to reclassify contractors in the state as employees.

CNBC

Photo of the Day

A woman settles alongside a slum wall in Dadar, a densely populated residential and shopping neighborhood in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Meena Kadri) Photo used under CC BY

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