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Air pollution in London. In a recently published study, researchers followed 130,000 older adults living in London for several years. Those exposed to higher levels of air pollutants, particularly nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter released by fossil fuel combustion, were significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease— the most common kind of dementia —than their otherwise demographically matched peers. (Photo by David Holt) Photo used under CC BY

Studies link air pollution to greater dementia risk

A study revealed that Londoners exposed to the highest levels of air pollution were more likely to develop Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. A previous study in Taiwan produced similar findings.

Mother Jones

EU proposes spending more on climate

BBC

In Venezuela, killings move women to act

Venezuela’s Special Action Force has been linked to over 200 politically motivated killings of men in poor neighborhoods of Caracas. Now, despite death threats, the women left behind are demanding answers and accountability.

CNN

Venezuela: Who are the colectivos?

Al Jazeera

WHO: Ebola may spread if attacks don’t stop

The World Health Organization has warned that it may not be possible to contain Ebola to the two affected provinces in eastern Congo if violent attacks on health teams continue.

Associated Press

DR Congo Ebola clinic in North Kivu attacked

Al Jazeera

Aid sector fails to tackle sexual misconduct

The UK International Development Committee said private aid companies and charities will be asked to reappear before MPs, after evidence given on tackling sexual abuse was condemned as “completely unsatisfactory.”

Guardian

USAID tackles gendered pay in contracting

Devex

Migration to US grows despite Trump hard line

A record number of migrants were apprehended at the U.S. border in April, reigniting Trump‘s calls to toughen the nation’s border policies, despite its hard-line efforts having done little to stem the flow.

BuzzFeed

Investment in vision stems economic loss

According to a new report from the Brien Holden Vision Institute, $244 billion is lost from the global economy each year because of problems with eyesight, but this could be rectified by investing $20 billion into eye care.

Devex

Potential donors hesitate to give eyes

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Brunei denies gay bias despite stoning law

Brunei has said that it does not discriminate against people’s “sexual orientation” despite a new sharia criminal code that includes death by stoning for gay sex and adultery.

Channel NewsAsia

In Kenya, poor women marry to raise children

In Kenya, where gay marriage is criminalized, impoverished women marry in a practice known as nyumba mboke, which allows for same-sex unions. Yet these are marriages of necessity, not love, which often foster abuse.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

International outcry over Istanbul election re-run

The EU and leading member states have sharply criticized a decision in Turkey to re-run Istanbul’s mayoral election, after a shock opposition win.

BBC

Denver decriminalizes magic mushrooms

In Denver, the use of the mushrooms will not be fully legalized, but arresting people for personal possession or use of psilocybin mushrooms will become the city’s “lowest law enforcement priority."

The Independent

US trafficking crackdown disrupts aid

The Trump administration’s attempt to crack down on global human trafficking may restrict U.S. efforts to fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where tighter restrictions on US aid are causing confusion.

Devex

Germany passes refugee migration ‘stress test’

A team of researchers concluded that Angela Merkel managed the 2015 refugee crisis “quite well,” and Germany is better prepared for another one. But some experts had stinging words for the EU’s disjointed asylum system.

Deutsche Welle

Three years after FARC peace deal, violence still displaces farmers in Colombia

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Instagram blocks vaccine hoax hashtags

Instagram says it will block hashtags being used to spread “verifiably false” information about vaccinations.

BBC

Texas lawmaker calls vaccine research ‘sorcery’

CNN

Social media has ‘tiny’ impact on teenagers

A study of 12,000 UK teens found the effects of social media use on teenage life satisfaction are probably “tiny.” But researchers urged companies to release data on social media use to better understand its impact.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Coca-Cola funds, manipulates health research

Coca-Cola has spent millions of dollars on scientific research in the past decade, and the funds they provide have led to hundreds of scientific studies. However, the company can, and has, manipulated the results.

Popular Science

Study finds Britons are having less sex

A new study published in the UK reveals that the rates of Britons having regular sex is declining, with “modern life” and “technology” cited as possible reasons behind the phenomenon.

ABC News

Chemicals in sunscreen enter bloodstream

Research from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals that sunscreen chemicals do not just sit atop the skin, they absorb into the bloodstream, often at levels that exceed the FDA’s recommended threshold.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Refugee football team bringing people together

A football team has been formed to help refugees and former refugees feel at home in England. The Sanctuary Strikers, who are based in Reading, come from countries including Zimbabwe, Sudan and Somalia.

BBC

German trucker stops runaway tractor-trailer

A German trucker is being hailed as a hero after leaping aboard a moving tractor-trailer on the Autobahn whose driver died at the wheel and bringing it to a stop before anyone was injured.

ABC News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Cleveland launches $150M impact effort

The Cleveland Foundation will commit $150 million to social impact investments by the end of 2022, defining these investments as “opportunities that align social good with financial return” to produce change.

Philanthropy News Digest

Donor gives $100M to Baylor University

An anonymous donor has given $100 million to Baylor University in Waco, Texas in support of strategic investments in new areas of teaching, research and service.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Extinct bird species came back from the dead

A previously extinct species of bird returned from the dead, reclaiming the island it previously lived on and re-evolving itself back into existence, scientists have said.

CNN

Captive S. Africa lions suffer severe neglect

National Geographic

California restaurants add climate surcharge

People eating out at California restaurants may start to see an optional 1% surcharge. The money will go to a fund that helps farmers who use practices that reduce carbon.

CNN

Report: EU devouring natural resources

The world would need 2.8 Earths if everyone burned through natural resources as greedily as the average person in the EU, according to a new study. Its authors say drastic action is needed to avert a crisis.

Deutsche Welle

UK aid funding must prioritize climate

Devex

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Cuba imposes rationing amid US sanctions

Cuba announced rationing of food and basic cleaning and hygiene products as the communist-run island grapples with increased US sanctions and the economic crisis affecting its close ally Venezuela.

CNN

India’s economy grows, the richest benefit

Al Jazeera

Photo of the Day

At the 2019 World Economic Forum, “A Day in the Life of a Refugee,” run by Crossroads Foundation, invites participants to take a few steps in the shoes of refugees, through a simulated environment which re-creates some of the struggles and choices they face to survive, each day. (Photo by David McIntyre/Crossroads Foundation Ltd) Photo used under CC BY

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