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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

Super Typhoon Goni batters Philippines; 1M evacuated

A super typhoon has barreled into the eastern Philippines bringing “catastrophic” winds and intense rains as about a million people were evacuated in its projected path including in the capital, Manila.

Al Jazeera

Powerful typhoon, landslides batter Vietnam

CBC News

Millions left without power as Hurricane Zeta batters Gulf Coast

CNN

Young Americans are shattering voting records

Research from Tufts University shows that voters, ages 18 to 29 are voting in record numbers, including more than seven million young people have already voted early or absentee in the 2020 elections.

National Geographic

Once-a-decade census gets underway in China

Millions of census-takers have begun knocking on doors across China for a once-a-decade headcount of the world’s largest population, which for the first time will use mobile apps to help crunch the massive numbers.

Al Jazeera

Journalist murdered in Mexico, sixth this year

Journalist Arturo Alba Medina, has been shot dead in crime-ridden Ciudad Juarez near the U.S. border. He is the sixth journalist to have been murdered this year in Mexico, one of the most dangerous countries for reporters.

Al Jazeera

Spain’s PM calls for calm after violent anti-lockdown protests

Guardian

Canada aims for 1.2 M immigrants in 3 years

Canada plans to bring in more than 1.2 million new immigrants over the next three years, as the country tries to fill gaps in its labor market and boost the economy, both hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s Indigenous forests being cut down

Indigenous people from the Malaysian state of Sarawak are fighting against plans to cut their forests, saying that while the logging has been certified as “sustainable”, they have not given their consent to the proposals.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

‘Newly hungry’ forced to use UK food banks

Food aid charities have identified the emergence of the U.K.’s “newly hungry,” a growing cohort of people who have been forced to use food banks and claim welfare benefits for the first time during the pandemic.

Guardian

Thai king, queen take to street, meet royalists

Under increasing pressure from protesters demanding reforms to the monarchy, Thailand’s king and queen met with thousands of adoring supporters in Bangkok, mixing with citizens in the street.

MSN

Aerial video shows vast scale of protest in Poland

CNN

Russia loses UN vote over women’s rights

Attempts by Russia to introduce a UN security council resolution, which activists said would have unraveled the rights of women in conflict have failed as 10 countries abstained on a crucial vote.

Guardian

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia restart mega-dam talks

Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia kicked off the latest round of talks over Addis Ababa’s controversial dam on the Blue Nile, waters critical to the two downstream nations.

MSN

Russia rules out cutting fossil fuel production

Russia has no plans to rein in its production of fossil fuels in the coming decades despite the global efforts to shift towards low-carbon energy, according to its energy minister.

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists detecting more gravitational waves

Thanks to ever more sensitive equipment, gravitational wave observations have gone from an astronomical rarity to a near-weekly occurrence. In 2019, scientists measured 39 new wave events in just six months.

Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists capture two murder hornet queens

Scientists eradicated the first-ever found Asian giant “murder hornet” nest in the U.S. this week, shortly after discovering it. But two queens managed to evade capture — until now.

Yahoo! News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Iran’s daily COVID-19 deaths hit record

Iran’s daily tally of coronavirus deaths hit a record high of 434, the health ministry announced, and the head of a top medical body said the actual toll was at least three times higher than the official count.

Reuters

Australia: zero local virus cases since June

Australia registered no new local COVID-19 cases for the first time since June 9, marking a major milestone in the country’s battle against the deadly virus.

MSN

South Korea expands mask requirements

South Korea will expand its mandatory mask policy to spas, wedding halls, and other places as part of new social distancing rules aimed at preparing for a prolonged COVID-19 outbreak.

MSN

Belgium enters lockdown, ‘cuddle contacts’

Belgium, hit by one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Europe, has reimposed tight strict lockdown rules across the nation. Those who live alone will be allowed two of these so-called “cuddle contacts”.

sky news

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Katica Roy):

Women’s labor force participation set back three years due to COVID-19

The Hill

Column (Vikram R. Bhargava):

Social media: An addictive product unlike any other

Al Jazeera

Column (Deborah Haynes):

Clash of cultures in France between freedom of expression and Islamic blasphemy beliefs

sky news

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GOOD NEWS

Father built 50-foot pirate ship for Halloween

Tony DeMatteo, a father in New York won Halloween by building a 50-foot long, 20-foot tall pirate ship that towers in front of his home in Rochester.

CNN

Record number of endangered turtles hatch

Tortugueros del Desemboque, a conversation group among the Comcáac (often known as the Seri) people in the Mexican state of Sonora, released over 2,250 baby Olive Ridley sea turtles into the Gulf of California this year.

MSN

Foreign Muslims return to Mecca for Umrah pilgrimage

BBC

Ballet adapts to COVID-19 with socially distanced tutus

euronews

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Power tools empower girls at Girls Garage

Designer Emily Pilloton started Girls Garage, a nonprofit that teaches female youths skills that allow them to physically build full-scale structures that support their own communities.

Forbes

Coffee company giving homeless dogs an extra shot of love

Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Costa Rica visitors can offset carbon footprints

Travelers view Costa Rica as a country where people respect nature and the environment. To reinforce this reputation, tourists will now be able to opt for carbon offsets which will contribute towards the green economy.

euro news

US generates most plastic trash in world

China may be the world’s largest manufacturer of plastic, a new report finds, but the United States is by far the world’s largest generator of plastic waste — it produced about 46 million U.S. tons of the stuff in 2016.

National Geographic

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Miracle girls‘ school for poor built in India

Michael Daube, artist and founder of nonprofit Citta, is opening a school for 400 girls from poor backgrounds in Rajasthan, India. The school is a product of Daube’s dismay at the state’s lack of progress in women’s education.

Guardian

The Miraculous Love Kids: street kids changing their lives with guitars

BBC

Legal expert tackles forced labor in Asia

After working as a corporate lawyer, Archana Kotecha launched the Remedy Project, a social enterprise focused on finding non-judicial remedial solutions for migrant workers in supply chains across Asia.

South China Morning Post

Photo of the Day

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that celebrates death, or the souls of the deceased. The holiday is celebrated every year from October 31 to November 2. Here, families remember their loved ones by visiting a cemetery at Leon Guanajuato, Mexico. (Photo by Tomas Castelazo) Photo used under CC BY

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