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Venezuelan migrants sheltered in tents in Colombia. Over 40,000 Venezuelans cross into the border town of Cúcuta, Colombia, every day, fleeing the crisis in Venezuela. Some come to purchase more affordable medicine or supplies. Others head for Bogotá, the capital. (Photo by 2018 European Union (Photographer N. Mazars)) Photo used under CC BY

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Thousands flee Venezuela daily as crisis worsens

As the economic and political crisis continues under President Nicolas Maduro, some 40,000 Venezuelans a day cross into neighboring Colombia, Colombia’s migration agency reports.

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PRI

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‘Pray for me’: Venezuela’s vulnerable elderly live on little as country crumbles

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CBC News

NY inmates spent days without heat or power

A power failure at a federal detention center in New York City spawned a humanitarian crisis worsened by authorities’ response as guards wearing scarves and layers of clothing policed inmates who coped with “very cold” conditions in short-sleeve shirts and light pants.

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Al Jazeera

Democracy undergoing ‘alarming’ decline globally

Democracy is undergoing an “alarming” decline across the world as a growing number of countries move towards authoritarian rule, according to the Freedom House think tank.

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The Independent

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Loss of trust in American democracy is a crisis we have to confront

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CNN

Trafficking in Rohingya camps feared rising

Anti-trafficking groups fear human trafficking routes to southeast Asia through Bay of Bengal are being used to smuggle increasingly desperate Rohingya refugees out of Bangladesh as plans for repatriation have been put on hold.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Women being killed at high rate in Brazil

Four women have been killed every day so far this year in Brazil, a rate the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights calls “alarming.” The IACHR says more must be done to prevent and prosecute femicides.

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Reuters

Billions of UK aid failing to reduce poverty

Too much of Britain’s aid budget is being spent poorly on projects that fail the test of reducing poverty in the world’s poorest countries, a campaign group has said.

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Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Humanitarian crises will persist in 2019

2018 was a tough year for the world‘s humanitarian agencies. This year, the challenges will continue in full force, according to an annual report from UNOCHA, the UN humanitarian agency.

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NPR

Vietnam artists seek ‘liberation’ from new law

Vietnamese authorities have recently passed a law requiring social media censorship of “anti-state” content. Dissident artists and activists fear that their space for expression and protest will soon vanish.

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Indonesia seeks to ban negative ‘foreign’ influences on music

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Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Saudi Arabia to revise male guardianship rules?

Saudi Arabia will consider changing its male guardianship system after 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun fled to Thailand last month to escape her family, sparking global attention on the issue.

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Daily Mail

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We are not a ‘political tool’: Afghan women on Taliban talks

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Channel NewsAsia

Japan official faults women for nation’s birthrate

Japan’s deputy prime minister, Taro Aso, has come under fire after apparently blaming childless women for Japan being a “super aged” nation, meaning 20 percent of its population is older than 65.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Gene cloning to protect crops against diseases

Researchers have pioneered a new method which allows them to rapidly recruit disease resistance genes from wild plants and transfer them into domestic crops.

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phys.org

Southeast Asia most addicted to internet?

A new report reveals 57 percent of the global population is now connected to the internet. The Philippines topped the global usage list with an average 10 hours and two minutes of screen time every day per person.

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Daily Mail

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EU hails social media crackdown on hate speech

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Distrust of polio vaccine plagues Afghanistan

Many parents in Afghanistan’s rural areas suspect that polio vaccines are used for spying or contain questionable ingredients, hindering efforts to eradicate the disease.

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Al Jazeera

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan meets polio workers who braved heavy snow for immunization

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New tool helps detect human-infecting viruses

A new computational method called CATCH designs molecular baits for any virus known to infect humans and all their known strains. This approach can help conduct disease surveillance worldwide, crucial for controlling outbreaks.

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ScienceDaily

Columns And Op-Ed

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Europe’s refugee crisis explains why border walls don’t stop migration

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The Conversation

Don’t let the Taliban dictate terms

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Bloomberg

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Kaepernick rarely speaks but still dominates every NFL conversation

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GOOD NEWS

Scotland to scrap short jail sentences

Attempts are being made to reduce Scotland’s prison population by bringing a presumption against sentences of less than a year.

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Scotsman

Michigan restaurant also funds food pantry

The Fire Hub restaurant, a casino spinoff, feeds its customers and funds food pantry in order to address the needs of a growing food insecure population in Battle Creek, Michigan.

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Second Wave Media

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Women of color face bias in nonprofits

The vast majority of nonprofit leaders are white men. Some simple math indicates then that women of color within the sector face twice the chance of being discriminated against, as racial and gender bias intersects.

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Fast Company

US sends aid to Colombia-Venezuela border

The United States is sending food and medical supplies to Colombia’s border with Venezuela where it will be stockpiled until it can be delivered to the poor nation.

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Reuters

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How will humanitarian aid get to those who need it in Venezuela?

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NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Europe‘s poor hit hardest by air pollution

Europe’s poorest, least educated and most jobless regions are bearing the brunt of the air pollution crisis, according to the first official stocktake of its kind.

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Guardian

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A warming world increases air pollution

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ScienceDaily

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Bangkok pollution is so bad people are ‘sneezing blood’

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The Independent

Spain’s network of illegal wells exposed

The death of a Spanish toddler who fell into an illegal borehole has put the country’s water crisis in the spotlight. It’s estimated there are over 1 million illegal wells in Spain.

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BUSINESS AND TRADE

Millions are disconnected from safety net in US

More than a quarter of people living in poverty in the U.S. receive no help from food stamps and other nutrition programs, subsidized housing, cash benefits, or child care.

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Watertown Daily Times

Stock market highs mask inequality in US

Before the 2008 financial crisis, the median net worth of a family in the U.S. was $119,000. But since the country’s economic recovery, those families have faced a significant decline in wealth.

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Yahoo! News

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Turning holy cows into good business

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Boys play soccer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo by MONUSCO / Abel Kavanagh) Photo used under CC BY

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