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Mass flood caused by Typhoon Goni pours into Masantol, Pampanga. Typhoon Goni is predicted to be the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since Haiyan, which killed more than 6,300 people in 2013. (Photo by Judgefloro) Photo used under CC BY

World’s strongest storm of 2020 closes in on weak Phillippines

Philippine officials ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a category 5 storm, Typhoon Goni, which is the world’s strongest this year, approaches the fearful Southeast Asian nation.

NBCNews.com

Powerful typhoon, landslides batter Vietnam

CBC News

Millions left without power as Hurricane Zeta batters Gulf Coast

CNN

‘Corona-freed’ Taiwan celebrates gay pride

Taiwan has staged its gay pride rally, 200 days free of local coronavirus infections. Some 130,000 celebrated the island nation’s vanguard role on same-sex in Asia, but this year’s turnout was smaller.

Deustche Welle

Anti-France protests rage across the Muslim world

Tens of thousands of Muslims, from Pakistan to Lebanon to the Palestinian territories, poured out of prayer services to join anti-France protests, as the French president’s vow to protect the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad continues to roil the Muslim world.

Associated Press

France tightens security after Islamist attacks

Reuters

Migrant children sent to Mexico alone, scared

Central American migrant children who have crossed the border into the U.S. are being sent to Mexico without adult supervision and with no family to meet them, which a Border Patrol official called a violation of US policy.

Forbes

Rohingya refugees face a new peril once again

After fleeing a brutal crackdown that left thousands dead in their homeland of Myanmar, the Rohingya are once again under threat with violence and drug and human trafficking on the rise in Cox Bazaar.

BBC

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to defuse conflict

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to urgent steps after talks to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh where hundreds have been killed in more than a month of fighting, major powers have said.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Thai protesters stage ‘people’s runway’

Protesters gathered in Bangkok’s business district of Silom to voice their opposition against a royal fashion brand belonging to King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s daughter, Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana.

Channel NewsAsia

Polish abortion helpline flooded with calls

A Polish abortion rights support group said it had seen a sharp rise in calls to its helpline since activists started spraying its number on buildings, statues and signs during more than a week of mass protests.

Reuters

Two same-sex military couples marry in Taiwan

Two lesbian couples tied the knot in a mass wedding held by Taiwan’s military in a historic celebration with their peers.

Associated Press

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

US deports Haitians before Presidential election

U.S. immigration authorities have radically stepped up deportation flights to Haiti in the weeks before the election, raising concerns over returned migrants’ safety on their return home and the risks of spreading COVID-19.

Guardian

New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia

New Zealanders voted to legalize euthanasia in a binding referendum, but preliminary results released showed they likely would not legalize recreational marijuana use.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Humans in ancient Turkey adapted, thrived

New archaeological research suggests populations in ancient Turkey were able to adapt and flourish in the face of two periods of climate change, occurring between 4,500 and 3,000 years ago.

UPI

West Africa’s waste collection app

Deutsche Welle

Giant meth, fentanyl lab seized in Mexico

Soldiers and police in Mexico seized an industrial-scale meth and fentanyl lab that was so big it startled investigators, federal prosecutors announced.

CBS News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Yemen’s health system is collapsing

Nearly 18 million people in Yemen are unable to get treatment for deadly diseases because years of war, economic distress and a chronic shortage of money have led to a collapse of the country’s healthcare system.

VOA

US sees record-high daily COVID cases

The US is just shy of nine million total COVID-19 cases, with a record high of 91,000 new cases reported this week, with more spikes predicted in dozens of states just days before the presidential election.

BBC

Marshall Islands record 1st coronavirus case

Two workers arriving from the U.S. tested positive for the coronavirus at a U.S. military base. The two cases ended the Marshall Islands’ run as one of the few nations in the world with zero known coronavirus cases.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Jennifer Riekert):

To end the female recession, women need their own rally cry

The Hill

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Understanding ‘aerosol transmission’ could be key to controlling coronavirus

Guardian

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Creative economies in Latin America: an opportunity for Taiwan

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Bangladeshi floating hospital treats vulnerable

Bangladesh has been ravaged for months as strong monsoons flood low-lying areas. As the floodwaters started receding, the Bidyanondo Foundation decided to hire a tourist boat to provide health care for those seeking aid.

Associated Press

NICU babies get creative halloween costumes

Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit of a Florida hospital are getting dressed up for Halloween thanks to staff members who created special holiday-themed costumes just for them.

People

6-year-old Memphis boy goes viral with his rap about careers

WMC 5

21-year-old is first athlete with Down syndrome to attempt Ironman Triathlon

NBCNews.com

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Frontlines of nonprofit distress get clearer

Over the last eight months of disruption and uncertainty, the nonprofit sector has been asked to keep its doors open and services going while funding sources have been rocked.

Nonprofit Quarterly

Lasagna mamas and papas make meals for local families

WCVB

NYC vows to equip family shelters with Wi-Fi

New York City announced this week that it will wire family homeless shelters with Wi-Fi, but that investment comes months after advocates and shelter operators began pleading with the city to improve internet connectivity for homeless students.

Brooklyn Eagle

Iowa boy makes baseball bats to raise money for storm victims

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Indonesian clinic is fighting climate change

A recent evaluation of an Indonesian program found that by providing affordable healthcare and training in organic farming, the intervention allowed communities to stop logging and protect their forest.

Forbes

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

‘Madman’ brings water to dry Indian village

For nearly 30 years, Laungi Bhuiya ignored villagers’ taunts, digging a nearly 2 mile canal from nearby hills to bring water to his parched village in eastern India.

Al Jazeera

Walmart yanks guns, ammunition off shelves

Walmart pulled guns and ammunition from its store shelves as a precautionary measure, following the unrest in Philadelphia this week after police fatally shot a Black man more than a dozen times.

NPR

‘Old and unsafe’ cars sent to developing world

Millions of used motor vehicles exported from the U.S., Europe and Japan to developing countries are of poor quality and are contributing significantly to air pollution, according a new UN report.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

Parisians rally for free speech on Oct. 18, 2020, after teacher Samuel Paty was murdered and beheaded by a Muslim fanatic set off by Paty’s use of caricatures of Muhammad to help students understand French secularism. (Photo by Jeanne Menjoulet) Photo used under CC BY

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