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Four mountaineers disabled by FARC train to climb Aconcagua, the Argentine mountain that rises to 22,837 feet, making it the highest mountain outside of Asia, in 2008. In a 30-minute video statement this week, Iván Márquez, a former FARC commander, says he called for a return to arms because the Colombian state had “betrayed” the peace agreement he helped negotiate. (Photo by Silvia Andrea Moreno) Photo used under CC BY

Colombia ex-Farc rebel calls on followers to take up arms

A former commander in the Farc rebel group in Colombia, Iván Márquez, has called on his followers to take up arms less than three years after the rebels signed a peace agreement with the government.

BBC

Fast food may contribute to teen depression

One culprit in teenage depression may be a high fast-food, low plant-based diet. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers found high levels of sodium and low levels of potassium among middle schoolers.

CNN

US restaurant chain Panera losing nearly all workers in fast-food turnover crisis

MSN

As chaos engulfs Aden, Yemen blames UAE

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has accused the United Arab Emirates of launching air raids that killed dozens of its troops in Aden, as the fighting for the control of the key port city intensifies.

Al Jazeera

Yemenis sell homes, cross front lines to reach Mecca for holiest Muslim pilgrimage

Asia Times Online

Ukraine picks 35-year-old lawyer as new PM

Ukraine’s new parliament, meeting for the first time, appointed Oleksiy Honcharuk as prime minister. The former activist and lawyer, who has little government experience, pledged to end corruption and boost the economy.

Deutsche Welle

Aussie official touts value of nuclear energy

Dominic Perrottet, treasurer of Australia’s New South Wales region, says nuclear power should be considered as an energy source for the state in the long term.

Sydney Morning Herald

Nations ban zoo trade in baby elephants

A near-total ban on taking baby African elephants from the wild and selling them to zoos has been approved.

bbc

Countries aim to ban trade in endangered otters

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Malaysia’s poverty levels higher than reported

A United Nations human rights expert disputed Malaysia’s assertion that it has nearly eliminated poverty, saying that official figures were vastly inaccurate and do not reflect realities on the ground.

Reuters

10 shocking pictures show poor Malaysians living in worst conditions

Astro Ulagam

Malaysia must face reality of its poverty level, says PM’s economics adviser

Malay Mail

Migrants get limited access to sanitary products

According to a lawsuit, migrant girls being held by the Trump administration are being given only very limited access to items as basic as sanitary pads and tampons.

The Independent

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Ahead of Brexit, Queen suspends UK Parliament

British PM Boris Johnson has asked the Queen to suspend UK’s Parliament from mid-September, a move that would shorten time available to lawmakers to block a no-deal Brexit. Brexit is due to happen on October 31.

YouTube

Italy PM Conte will form new ‘united’ coalition

Caretaker Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has accepted a mandate to form a new coalition with a vow to lead a “more united, inclusive” Italy, a week after the collapse of his government dominated by nationalists.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

3.8-million-year-old human ancestor skull found

A 3.8-million-year-old human ancestor skull has been discovered in Ethiopia. This is the first time a skull belonging to Australopithecus anamensis has been found, and the discovery sheds light on human evolutionary history.

CNN

Optimists live longer, new evidence reveals

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found that individuals with greater optimism are more likely to live longer and to achieve “exceptional longevity,” that is, living to age 85 or older.

Medical Xpress

GLOBAL HEALTH

S. Korea’s fertility rate falls to record low

South Korea’s total fertility rate last year fell to its lowest since records began, the government said. In 2018, the total fertility rate dropped to 0.98, or less than one baby per woman, and a drop from the previous year’s rate of 1.05.

CNN

Four European nations lose eradication status

Measles has returned to four European nations previously seen as free of the illness, according to the World Health Organization. The disease is no longer considered eradicated in Albania, the Czech Republic, Greece and the UK.

BBC

CDC director says US may soon lose measles elimination status after outbreaks

YouTube

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GOOD NEWS

Comedian hosts benefit concert for Dayton

Weeks after the mass shooting that took nine people’s lives in Dayton’s Oregon district, Dave Chappelle hosted a block party benefit concert in the city. It included performances from Chance The Rapper and Stevie Wonder.

Billboard

Candle NGO empowers specially abled adults

A nonprofit, ScentsAbility Candles in Coral Springs, employs specially-abled individuals to make candles, teaching them basic job skills needed to thrive independently.

MSN

Man celebrated birthday by giving meals to homeless

Stitch

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Couple donates $400K to local public schools

Shock and jubilation ran rampant among Powhatan County Public Schools educators when a local couple announced a donation worth just over $400,000 to the school system, including $1,000 for every teacher.

Richmond Times Dispatch

Tim Cook gives $4.8M worth shares to charity

Apple CEO Tim Cook has donated Apple shares valued at $4.87 million to charity, according to a SEC filing published. He has donated to several human rights campaigns in the past, and plans to give his entire fortune to charity.

CNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Atlantic’s largest marine area to be ‘protected’

The nearly 170,000 square miles of ocean around Ascension Island, one of the world’s most pristine and biodiverse ocean ecosystems, will soon be officially protected.

National Geographic

New Zealand bans swimming with dolphins

New Zealand has banned tourists from swimming with bottlenose dolphins in an attempt to save the struggling species.

Guardian

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

20K AT&T workers walk off jobs in 9 states

More than 20,000 AT&T workers walked off the job in nine states to protest management’s behavior during recent contract negotiations. In addition to the walkout, the union filed “unfair labor practice charges.”

Splinter News

McDonald’s of the future sets up in London

Instead of being full of tables and chairs, the pilot location of McDonald’s To-Go restaurant in London has touch screens for customers to order, with all human employees working on fulfilling orders.

Forbes

Chinese plant toxic to Papua New Guinea bay

Waste from a nickel plant in Papua New Guinea owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China spilled into the adjacent Basamuk Bay over the weekend, three sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

Two Orang Asli boys photographed in July 2012. The Orang Asli are the indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. There is a high incidence of poverty among them — in 1997, 80 percent of all Orang Asli lived below the poverty line. This ratio is extremely high compared to the national poverty rate of 8.5 percent at that time. (Photo by Heng Fu Ming) Photo used under CC BY

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