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Families surviving in a refugee camp in the Hajjah governorate, Yemen. Food and water shortages cause suffering for many refugees. As malnutrition increases, so too does vulnerability to illness and disease. (Photo by ECHO / H. Veit) Photo used under CC BY

Aid worker in Yemen: ‘We fear for our lives every day’

In Aden, a worker for Islamic Relief, whose food parcels are a lifeline to residents trapped by fighting, describes the hardships and fears of living under siege

Guardian

The ketchup sachet-shaped drug saving babies from HIV

Inside a foil sachet, which looks more at home in a fast-food restaurant, an exact dose of antiretroviral medicine is helping to protect newborn babies against the threat of infection from their HIV-positive mothers.

BBC

Nigeria Boko Haram areas ‘to get $2bn in aid’

The World Bank has pledged $2.1bn (£1.4bn; €1.9bn) to help rebuild north-eastern parts of Nigeria, wracked by years of Boko Haram militancy, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says.

BBC

Nigeria Pres. backs talks for girls if Boko Haram ‘can deliver’

CNN

Zimbabwe farmers fear winter of hunger after poor tobacco crop

Thousands of small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe fear they will be going hungry this winter after abandoning traditional staples like maize, sorghum and groundnuts for tobacco.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

House set to vote on anti-GMO labeling law

The House of Representatives was set to vote on a hotly debated measure that would block mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically engineered crops.

Reuters

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Monsanto doesn‘t want you to know what’s in your food

oregonlive.com

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

‘Videogame’ violence shows children get little aid in war zones

A fictional video of a young girl being shot by militants and watching the execution of her father aims to raise awareness of the small proportion of humanitarian funding spent on protecting children in war zones.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Google’s charitable chief: ‘I have a strong sense of social justice’

Jacquelline Fuller, 47, did not set out to work in philanthropy, let alone run one of the biggest corporate giving programs. But as managing director of Google.org she is in charge of spending $100m a year on charitable projects.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Court tells Italy same-sex marriage rights are human rights

This week, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, came down hard on Italy for what it says amounts to human rights violations because of its refusal to recognize same-sex unions of any sort.

Daily Beast

Russia using North Korean ‘slave labor’, say human rights groups

North Korea says it is facing its worst drought in a century and the UN has warned of the danger of mass starvation. One of the few sources of badly-needed cash, is to supply overseas labor.

BBC

Russia using thousands of North Korean ‘slave labor’ in construction industry

International Business Times

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Relief for Tsipras as lawmakers pass second key reform bill

Greece took another step back towards a semblance of normality as lawmakers passed a second set of reforms in order to start talks over a new €86 billion ($94 billion) bailout program.

Fortune

Obama team attempts to persuade US lawmakers to endorse Iran nuclear deal

Barack Obama’s administration has taken its Iran sales pitch to Capitol Hill where Republicans remain opposed and Democrats are yet to make up their minds

Guardian

US House speaker Boehner vows to do ‘everything possible’ to stop Iran deal from moving forward

Jerusalem Post

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Zimbabwean women flock to cross-border trade despite risks

Zimbabwe‘s job market has shrunk on the back of an economy that analysts say will stagnate or fall into recession this year. Some 65 percent of Zimbabwe’s people now rely on the informal sector to survive.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

CEO of Japan’s Toshiba resigns over doctored books

Toshiba’s CEO and eight other executives resigned to take responsibility for doctored books that inflated profits at the Japanese technology manufacturer by 152 billion yen ($1.2 billion) over several years.

Townhall.com

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Toshiba’s Accounting Scandal

Wall Street Journal

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GOOD NEWS

Goats take the bite out of climate change in Zimbabwe

Climate change experts agree that breeding drought-tolerant animals like goats, which survive on shrubs and need less manpower to tend, is a better choice than high-maintenance cattle.

IPS

NY board backs $15 minimum wage hike for fast-food workers

Fast-food workers in New York state would see a super-sized raise under a plan to phase in a $15 minimum wage — the first time a state has singled out a particular industry for such an increase.

ABC News

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

$1.8 Billion Targeted Human Rights Issues

Foundations distributed $1.8 billion to charities worldwide working to promote human rights. A report a new report found a jump of 6 percent in human rights funding compared to 2011.

NonProfit Times

Smithville church network gives $27K to local nonprofits in first year

A network of Smithville churches running a thrift store with proceeds benefiting local organizations hopes to expand as it enters its second year in the city.

Austin American-Statesman

ENVIRONMENT

China war on pollution benefits from slowdown

A “war against pollution” declared by China’s leaders is getting a boost from the slowing economy as industries like steel, cement and glassmaking to slim down.

MarketWatch

Ship emissions 3rd largest air pollution source in China

Hellenic Shipping News

Deforestation drives worsening flooding in Kashmir

Despite substantial spending to protect its forests, Jammu and Kashmir is fast losing them to urban expansion, corruption, fires and lack of planning, resulting in a rise in soil erosion, landslides and floods.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Emissions from fossil fuels may limit carbon dating

Growing emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are threatening the effectiveness of radiocarbon dating, according to new research.

BBC

Artificial intelligence evolves to self-awareness

The intelligence of human beings is no longer enough to make the world evolve, so we leave evolution in the hands of robots, constructed by our own minds.

Trinity News Daily

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Birdhouse skaters on their European Vacation 2015 Tour showed off their skills to crowds forming at the Fælledparken Skatepark in Copenhagen. (Photo by Stig Nygaard) Photo used under CC BY

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