The women lost to Mexico's drug war Ten years ago this week, Mexico's then-president Felipe Calderón deployed thousands of troops to fight against organized crime, at the start of what became an all-out war on drug trafficking which has raged ever since. Since then, more than a hundred of the country's most wanted drug traffickers have been captured or killed. Billions of dollars have been spent, but the campaign has not ended the narcotics trade. The human cost has been devastating: around 200,000 people have been murdered and at least 28,000 disappeared since 2007. Most of the victims have been men, but women also have been tortured, trafficked and targeted for particular brutality, with almost total impunity. We ask what Mexico's war on drugs has achieved and how the is US involved? 'Impunity has consequences': the women lost to Mexico's drug war Ambassador appointment well-received in China On Wednesday, Trump announced Iowa governor Terry Branstad was his pick to be the top diplomat in China. The announcement came after a torrid few days for US-China relations, in which the two countries are "facing uncertainty as never before", China's Communist Party-controlled tabloid has warned. The nomination of Branstad, who first met Chinese President Xi Jinping more than three decades ago, was welcomed in Beijing. China hails Trump's appointment of 'old friend' Terry Branstad as ambassador Jill Stein: election recount is vital to reform Green party candidate Jill Stein, who launched vote recount effort in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, spoke to Rebecca Solnit, who has written passionately about the recount, about getting an accurate count and ending systematic violation of voting rights. The recount effort was effectively stopped in Michigan on Wednesday. Jill Stein: US election recount is vital to reform our broken voting system Support the Guardian's fearless journalism Never has America needed fearless independent media more. Help us hold the new president to account, sort fact from fiction, amplify underrepresented voices, and understand the forces behind this divisive election – and what happens next. Support the Guardian by becoming a member or making a contribution. Why electric cars are only as clean as their power supply As electric cars have grown more popular, experts debate whether they are really more environmentally friendly than their gas-guzzling counterparts once the manufacturing process for the vehicles and their batteries are taken into account. Why electric cars are only as clean as their power supply E-cigarette use threatens decades of anti-smoking gains Growing e-cigarette use among young people threatens decades of progress in shrinking tobacco use, the US surgeon general warned in a report released on Thursday. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among youth and are more popular than cigarettes, cigars and hookahs, the report said. And the use of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products among those under 18 has jumped significantly after decades of declining rates of cigarette smoking. Report: e-cigarette use by young people threatens decades of anti-smoking gains Push for east Aleppo aid drops using GPS-guided parachutes Western diplomats have conceded that there are no technical obstacles to a plan to deliver airdrops of food and medicine to Aleppo using a GPS-guided parachute system but the scheme has been stalled in the face of reluctance among military commanders and an absence of political will. The main aim of the plan is to get some humanitarian supplies into the embattled and shrinking enclave to keep people alive in the hope that talks would lead to a longer-term solution. Push for east Aleppo aid drops using GPS-guided parachutes And finally ... Giraffes facing extinction after devastating decline Giraffes are at risk of extinction after suffering a devastating decline in numbers, with 40% of giraffes lost in the last 30 years, according to the latest "red list" analysis, compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Giraffes are "undergoing a silent extinction" said Julian Fennessy, co-chair of the IUCN's giraffe and okapi specialist group. The report also identified 700 newly recognized bird species, but 13 of these are already extinct. Giraffes facing extinction after devastating decline, experts warn | 
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