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An Afghan mother comforts her crying child moments after a dinghy carrying Afghan migrants arrived on the island of Lesbos, Greece. There has been a spike in refugees arriving on the Aegean islands in recent months, many of them fleeing war. (Photo by Freedom House) Photo used under CC BY

Children harm, kill selves at Lesbos migrant camp

An increasing number of children are self-harming and attempting suicide in the Greek migrant camp on Lesbos, according to psychologists working there.

BBC

India’s top court won’t block citizenship law

India‘s Supreme Court has postponed hearing pleas challenging the constitutionality of a new citizenship law that critics and protesters say violates the country’s secular constitution.

Al Jazeera

Anti-migrant bias in Asia prompts slavery concerns

Public support for migrant workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is decreasing, a United Nations poll has found. Campaigners say the survey’s findings raise concerns about the risk of slavery.

Reuters

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Forget what you know about 1619. US slavery began a half century before Jamestown

USA TODAY

China university drops ‘free thought’ pledge

Fudan University, a Chinese university known for its liberal atmosphere, recently deleted “freedom of thought” from its charter and pledged loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party, further eroding academic freedom.

Quartz

One country, one censor: How China undermines media freedom in Hong Kong and Taiwan

Committee to Protect Journalists

Pacts require Vietnam to permit labor unions

Vietnam will soon allow for the formation of independent trade unions for the first time under Communist Party rule, a move required for its participation in free trade agreements.

Asia Times Online

HUMAN RIGHTS

Choir giving trafficked women a voice

A choral singing project is harnessing the power of music to help heal the mental and emotional scars of women trafficked into Britain.

Guardian

Californian fights to protect indigenous lands

In California, one woman is protecting indigenous burial sites and fighting efforts to erase her people from existence.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Guinea protests to stop president’s third term

Ahead of next year’s election, government officials and allies of Guinea’s president, Alpha Condé, have been dropping hints about amending the constitution or writing a new one to let him stand again.

Guardian

‘Neutral’ Pakistan pulls out of Muslim summit

Pakistan has pulled out of an international summit for leaders of Muslim countries to be held in Malaysia over concerns it could “divide” the Muslim world, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said

Al Jazeera

Macron may alter pension plans amid protests

French President Emmanuel Macron may be backing down from some of his proposed pension reform plans following mass demonstrations this week and an ongoing transit strike that continues to cripple Paris.

FOX News

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Venezuela to be world’s worst refugee crisis in 2020

NBCNews.com

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

Zimbabwean doctors strike for better pay

Doctors’ wages have been decimated by hyperinflation, and as they strike for better pay. Hospitals are turning away patients, leaving pregnant women looking for care.

Al Jazeera

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

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GOOD NEWS

10-year-old delivers ‘Legos of Love’ to hospital

A 10-year-old boy from New Hampshire is using his love of Legos to put smiles on the faces of children in the hospital.

Yahoo! News

Teen’s charity feeds hundreds each week

For the past eight years, 18-year-old Kylee McCumber has made it her mission to fight childhood hunger.

WMUR

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

NBCNews.com

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Heisman winner prompts food pantry gifts

Louisiana State University quarterback Joe Burrow spoke out about the many children who go hungry his hometown of Athens, Ohio. His speech lead Athens residents to start a fundraiser for the community.

People

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

ENVIRONMENT

India’s Himalayan apple farmers feel the heat

Rising temperatures and irregular snowfall are impacting the conditions necessary to grow the fruit. In the face of lost business, India’s apple farmers are adapting.

Deutsche Welle

Supertrees: Meet Congo’s caretaker of the forest

Vox

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

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Tech giants sued over child mining deaths

A legal case has been launched against the world’s largest tech companies by Congolese families who say their children were killed or maimed while mining for cobalt used to power smartphones, laptops and electric cars.

Guardian

Taiwan’s migrant workers face tough dilemmas

Migrant workers in Taiwan regularly face discrimination, threats, financial exploitation and debt bondage, says NGO Serve the People Association. Some are victims of human trafficking and forced labor.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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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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