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After retaking Mosul, Iraq addresses crisis

Iraqi has retaken Mosul, once the nation’s second-largest city, from ISIS, but it’s still counting the costs of a campaign that has left Mosul in shreds. If the rebuilding process in Mosul and its outskirts is not swift, a deeper humanitarian crisis could envelop the region.

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Al Jazeera

Venezuelans reject constitutional rewrite

Just two weeks before an election to decide the delegates who will rewrite Venezuela’s national constitution, opposition activists held a symbolic vote of their own.

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NPR

Merkel rejects refugee limit for Germany

The German chancellor has rejected calls from her sister party to limit the number of refugees entering Germany. That position places her in conflict with a party leader who threatened not to enter into coalition without an annual upper limit for refugee numbers.

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In Somalia, drought brings sexual violence

With more than a third of Somalia’s population now facing starvation, new statistics show that in addition to hunger, many women in Somalia are at risk for being raped.

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Hotline tackles sexual violence in Kenya

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Reuters

Venezuela opposition calls for general strike

Venezuela’s opposition has called for a 24-hour strike in protest against President Nicolás Maduro’s plans for a new constituent assembly. In a statement, leaders said 7.6 million people had taken part in Sunday’s opposition-organized referendum on the plans.

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Woman shot dead in Venezuela voting

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102 Haitian migrants found at sea

More than a hundred Haitian immigrants were found at sea on a boat that was overcrowded and looked dangerous. The U.S. Coast Guard returned the Haitians to their country.

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NPR

Qatar lashes out at UAE over alleged hacking

Qatar has accused the United Arab Emirates of violating international law after reports suggested Abu Dhabi orchestrated the hacking of the Qatari official news agency and social media sites.

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Al Jazeera

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Qatar crisis continues as bloc seeks enduring solution

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Bloomberg

HUMAN RIGHTS

High civilian deaths in Afghanistan war

Child deaths rise 9% and casualties among women up 23%, says report which cites Taliban’s homemade bombs as main cause.

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Guardian

Refugees in Greece face horrible conditions

Thousands of refugees are stuck on the Greek island of Chios. Capacity in the camps is close to bursting and the authorities and NGOs seem unable to cope.

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Baring arms: Congresswomen fight dress code

Congresswomen are protesting for the right to wear sleeveless apparel in parts of the Capitol building after being prevented to enter the lobby due to violating the longstanding dress code.

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BBC

WORLD NEWS

Morocco offers religious coexistence

Muslims were welcomed by the Jewish community to celebrate Ramadan at their synagogue, the members of the two faiths meeting in stark contrast when set against the religious conflicts that plague the region.

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US-backed forces battle ISIS in Syria’s Raqqa

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters fought Islamic State militants in the heart of Raqqa, the extremists’ self-styled capital as scores of civilians fled areas controlled by the group.

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US kills leader of ISIS in Afghanistan

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CNN

Scars of Turkey’s failed coup run deep

Over the past year, Erdogan and his government have clamped down on civil liberties across Turkey, gutted public institutions and universities, heavily restricted the media and ordered mass arrests.

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Huge rallies in Turkey mark failed coup

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Al Jazeera

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qataris

Egypt’s foreign ministry has announced the end of visa-free travel for Qataris - the latest measure taken against Doha in the Gulf crisis.

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Al Jazeera

Brother of Iran’s president is arrested

The brother of Iran’s moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, has been arrested amid escalating tensions between the government and the country’s hardline judiciary ahead of his swearing-in ceremony next month.

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Guardian

Chinese government still censors activist

The global outpouring of grief and anguish over Liu Xiaobo’s death stands in marked contrast to the muted reaction in his homeland.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Solar cell captures nearly all energy of sun

Scientists have designed and constructed a prototype for a new solar cell that integrates multiple cells stacked into a single device capable of capturing nearly all of the energy in the solar spectrum.

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ScienceDaily

Record for the farthest teleportation set

Chinese scientists have just shattered a record in teleportation. No, they haven‘t beamed anyone up to a spaceship. Rather, they sent a packet of information from Tibet to a satellite in orbit, up to 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface.

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LiveScience

GLOBAL HEALTH

High rates of dementia tied to poverty

Harsh life experiences appear to leave African-Americans vulnerable to Alzheimer‘s and other forms of dementia, researchers reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London.

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NPR

US opioid abuse linked to jobs market

Widespread opioid abuse is tied to a fall in the share of Americans working or looking for work, the head of the US central bank said.

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BBC

Crisis for Sierra Leone’s teen moms

A year after the country was declared free of ebola, maternity care and family planning remain starved of funding.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Does economic equality mean political equality?

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The New Republic

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The link between climate change and national security

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Wired

Strong societies need strong families: Where are ours?

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Jacksonville Daily News

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Living with North Korean nukes and ICBMs. No other choice?

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Asia Times Online

President Erdoğan’s evolving ideas for recasting post-coup Turkey

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Guardian

Column (Marc Dion):

Does the national press understand the Trump demographic yet?

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Creators Syndicate

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Emergency surgery for Trumpcare

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Weekly Standard

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GOOD NEWS

Ex-prisoner saves man’s life

While heading to a job interview, a man living in a Connecticut halfway house literally took the shirt off his back to save a wounded man’s life.

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CBS News

Gym where running is about doing good

Rather than ploughing energy into treadmills and dumbbells, GoodGym members keep fit by helping their local communities. And the concept is spreading fast.

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PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Arts for incarcerated youth launch initiative

Carnegie Hall has announced that its Weill Music Institute and the Los Angeles-based Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network have partnered to launch a national initiative focused on the intersection of arts and youth justice.

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Philanthropy News Digest

$5M awarded to train Turkish entrepreneurs

As part of a new initiative to assist Turkish entrepreneurs, Hamdi Ulukaya, the Turkish-American founder of Chobani yogurt, will award up to $5 million over five years to young Turkish entrepreneurs.

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Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

The price of palm oil in Sierra Leone

New oil plantations grab land and destroy the environment in Sierra Leone. But there is a fair and environmentally friendly alternative way.

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Climate change: The greatest threat to Chile

Chile has been through an unusually severe seven-year drought that hit the central and southern areas where most of its population of 17 million lives. The affected zone includes the Laguna de Aculeo.

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NPR

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Snowfall causes blackouts in Chile

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The Weather Channel

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Study: Climate change could cause famine

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Guardian

Earth’s animals reduced by 50 percent

The number of individual animals in the world such as birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, etc. has been reduced by as much as 50 percent over the last few decades, a new study has found.

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BUSINESS

Brexit affects British investment decision

Brexit is now directly affecting the investment decisions of British firms, according to a survey from the Confederation of British Industry.

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Business Insider

China’s crackdown on big conglomerates

China’s banking regulator issued an order for domestic banks to investigate the potential “systemic risk” that these conglomerates pose to the domestic financial system.

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Business Insider

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Shot July 2, on the final day of the Moors and Christians Fiesta in Rojales, Spain. The festival began June 17. (Photo by Ian Woodhead) Photo used under CC BY

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