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A potato farmer works in Uttar Pradesh, India.The rights of farmers and indigenous people have grabbed an unlikely spotlight as three Indian states head to the polls, underlining growing discontent with land policies ahead of crucial national elections, analysts and activists said. (Photo by Adam Cohn) Photo used under CC BY

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Indian elections highlight rights of the indigenous

There are about 650 disputes over land across India affecting more than 7 million people, according to the research firm Land Conflict Watch, as demand for land increases to build infrastructure such as highways and airports.

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Reuters

Germany starts trial over refugee center abuses

Germany has launched a mass trial of 30 defendants accused of brutally abusing asylum seekers in a refugee home in scenes that drew comparisons to the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay.

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Around 100 migrant caravan members have been kidnapped by human traffickers

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The Independent

Financial crisis drives 3M to flee Venezuela

The number of migrants and refugees who fled Venezuela has reached 3 million, the United Nations announced. Venezuela is facing a severe financial crisis, which worsened under the leadership of President Nicolas Maduro.

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FGM rates drop in Africa but teens still at risk

Female genital mutilation has dropped drastically among African children this century, research shows, but campaigners have said that teenagers and young women remain at risk of the harmful practice.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Palestinian refugees face tough labor laws

Palestinian refugees face strict labor laws preventing viable employment. Some take on odd jobs in the hope of making enough money to feed their families. Many are forced to work informally and with limited legal protections.

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PRI

Chinese female civil servants face harassment

Civil servants face discrimination and harassment in China and one in five civil service job advertisements in the country are explicitly for “men only,” research has found.

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The Independent

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Underperforming Chinese workers made to drink urine, eat bugs

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

HUMAN RIGHTS

Stress envelops repatriating Rohingya

A Rohingya refugee attempted suicide this week after being told he was on a repatriation list to Burma, highlighting deep-seated fears among the Muslim minority about being forced out of their current refuge in Bangladesh.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Press advocates released from detention

Two press freedom advocates taken away from their hotel in Tanzania by security officers have been released. Rights groups and media advocates have expressed concerns about the freedom of expression in the country.

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Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Thousands in CAR hospital seek hospital refuge

Some 5,000 people seeking refuge in a hospital in Central African Republic risk being attacked by armed groups, a charity said, amid ongoing clashes. The country is mired in tit-for-tat intercommunal violence and political instability.

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Reuters

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Humanitarian crisis continues in Central African Republic

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Al Jazeera

US exemption of Iran port relieves Afghanistan

Chabahar port in southern Iran provides war-torn Afghanistan a crucial connection to Indian goods and Iranian oil. However, experts say that sanctions relief for the port is motivated more by politics than economics.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Adorable video shows how drones harm wildlife

As drones become smaller and cheaper, experts urge people to use caution when flying near wild animals. Noise distracts them from necessary functions, like eating or competing for mates.

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National Geographic

Holochain seeks to give power back to users

Holochain’s designers want to change the world. They say apps built on their new peer-to-peer platform could replace not just blockchain, but centralized apps too.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Uganda starts vaccinations amid Ebola fears

Health workers have begun vaccinating people in Uganda against the Ebola virus. It’s the first time the vaccine has been given in a country before an outbreak even starts.

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NBCNews.com

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WHO ships vaccines amid Ethiopia crisis

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Reuters

LGBTQ suffer from bullying throughout life

A new study finds bullying against minorities is more likely to persist over several years. Around one in three lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals who are bullied at school will be bullied in the workplace later in life.

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ScienceDaily

Strict gun laws save youth’s lives

New research finds that stringent gun laws on the state level can help prevent devastating gun-related injuries and deaths. Kids are 82 times more likely to die of gun injuries in the U.S. than in any other developed country.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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America’s gun culture, graphed

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BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Single working mother is gifted a car

One woman was spending five hours a day on the bus getting her three children to the places they needed to go. One company’s initiative to help people in need helped gift her a new car.

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Museum hires Syrian refugees as guides

Twenty-five 25 refugees, mostly from Syria, are being trained under an initiative run by the Pitt Rivers and Oxford’s Museum of the History of Science to provide native-language tours for refugees and the local community.

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Guardian

Many YouTube users visit site to learn

A new study that surveying 4,594 Americans found that 51 percent of YouTube users rely on the video service to figure out how to do new things, and the service proved important both for regular users and irregular users.

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The Verge

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Model NGO sector spurs development

Aid projects are not uncommon in Bangladesh, where the war of liberation ‘unleashed a sense of entrepreneurship’. The country is prone for natural disasters - a challenge for its people, but also a reason to support one another.

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Al Jazeera

Native Americans lead homeless response

Encampments led by Natives contain services that help those overcome homelessness issues. Services like safety patrolling, medical clinics, and construction design and building help the poor in Minneapolis.

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NPR

Egypt to amend controversial NGO law

A controversial law that provides Egypt‘s intelligence and security services with strict controls over activities of NGOs, will see amends according to the prime minister.

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News24

ENVIRONMENT

Congo Basin rainforest may be gone by 2100

The Congo Basin lost an area of forest larger than Bangladesh between 2000 and 2014. Small-scale farming is primarily done for subsistence by those that have little choice, but it largely contributes to deforestation.

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Mongabay

Diwali fireworks worsen smog in gasping Delhi

A thick haze engulfed Delhi as people continued to burst firecrackers long after the deadline set by the Supreme Court. The air pollution in Delhi was recorded at 302, which fell in the very poor category.

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NDTV

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Missouri, Arkansas raise minimum wage

Voters in Missouri and Arkansas approved ballot measures that will raise the minimum wage for nearly 1 million workers. The success of the measures reflects growing frustration among low-wage workers in the U.S.

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Vox

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‘I’m scared to eat sometimes’: UN envoy meets UK food bank users

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Guardian

SF voters approve tax to assist homeless

Voters in San Francisco approved a new corporate tax that will raise $300 million a year from the city’s largest companies and direct that money toward homeless services.

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NBCNews.com

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Congolese children listening to their teacher. (Photo by EU/ECHO) Photo used under CC BY

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