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Flyers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport wearing face masks on March 6, 2020, as the novel coronavirus spreads throughout the United States. The World Health Organization warns that more waves of outbreak are coming. (Photo by Chad Davis) Photo used under CC BY

Additional virus waves are coming, WHO warns

Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the WHO has said. Outbreaks could come back later this year in places where the first wave has subsided.

Reuters

China accuses U.S. of pursuing “new Cold War”

The U.S.-China relationship has worsened as America became one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus. As a result, the world’s two biggest economies have clashed on a range of issues ranging from trade to human rights.

TIME

Hong Kong, Beijing defend controversial law, citing threat of terrorism

Reuters

Virus subdues celebrations of Ramadan’s conclusion

Muslims in India and Bangladesh celebrated a subdued Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Devotees could join prayers at mosques by maintaining safe distances, wearing masks and gloves.

Al Jazeera

Singapore cooks up Eid feasts for migrant workers

Reuters

Egypt’s officials criticized for virus negligence

Egypt’s medical union blamed the government for increasing levels of coronavirus infections and deaths among healthcare professionals, its sharpest criticism yet of the country’s handling of the pandemic.

ABC News

Senegal eases COVID-19 restrictions as food crisis continues to loom

Al Jazeera

Ivory Coast lifts lockdowns, opens up schools

Thousands of children wearing face masks flocked back to school in Ivory Coast after the country became one of the first in West Africa to restart lessons after a two-month coronavirus shutdown.

Reuters

Asylum seekers welcome relief of lockdowns

For many asylum seekers, the lockdown hiatus has meant reprieve. No longer obliged to report to the Home Office, freed from detention centers and the threat of imminent deportation, many have welcomed the relief.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Taliban announces Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban has announced a three-day Eid ceasefire a spokesman for the armed group said in a statement, in a move following months of bloody fighting with security forces.

Al Jazeera

Muslims celebrate major holiday amid curfews

Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a normally festive holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with millions under strict stay-at-home orders and many fearing renewed coronavirus outbreaks.

PBS

Stranded Palestinians urge for repatriation

Thousands of Palestinians have been stranded abroad, unable to return home during the pandemic, as no government authority has been able to help them.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

America’s oldest military ally turns to China

When the Philippines needed resources to fight its coronavirus outbreak, it turned not to its American allies, but to China. The Southeast Asian nation is drifting further from the U.S. and toward America’s superpower rival.

AXIOS

Russia approves changes to electoral law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the country’s electoral law, allowing Russians to vote electronically or by mail in future polls, according to the Kremlin.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Wuhan lab denies coronavirus leak claims

The virology lab in Wuhan, China, the city at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, was working on three live strains of bat coronavirus, but none of them match the one that has caused the pandemic, its director has said.

Guardian

NASA astronauts prepare for historic mission

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken completed their dress rehearsal. They are the first crewed outing from American soil in nine years and will ride to orbit in a SpaceX Falcon rocket and Crew Dragon capsule.

BBC

Bionic eye that could give blind people sight

Scientists from the U.S. and Hong Kong have developed a synthetic eye that functions a lot like the real thing. The new “bionic” prototype could one day be used to restore vision in individuals that have lost their sight.

BGR

GLOBAL HEALTH

Remote Amazon tribes brace for COVID-19

As COVID-19 reaches the most remote corners of the globe, highly vulnerable tribal peoples, with limited contact with the outside world, are sealing off their isolated villages and bracing for the arrival of the new deadly pathogen.

ABC News

Yemen’s cemeteries overwhelmed due to virus

At a cemetery in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves were a testament to a spike in deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many are buried with few precautions and only a small number of attendees.

ABC News

Death and despair as COVID-19 migrants flee cities

BBC

Sudan officials attempt to protect health sector

Sudan‘s transitional authorities are working to create a police force to protect health facilities, the prime minister’s office has said, as attacks against health workers and hospitals increase amid the coronavirus pandemic.

ABC News

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Hassan Hassan):

Islamic State is back and this time the west is ill-prepared to take it on

Guardian

Column (Joy Park):

Will China’s democratic enclave become just like the mainland?

CNN

Column (Pitamber Kaushik):

Pool testing can help overcome COVID-19

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

China reports no new virus cases for first time

China, where the coronavirus pandemic began late last year, reported no new confirmed cases for the first time since January. China also reported no new deaths, and only two suspected cases in 24 hours.

CBS News

Seniors get diplomas on racetracks, chairlifts

For schools pressing ahead with in-person graduations, that has meant coming up with creative ways to holding events while adhering to limitations on crowd sizes and social distancing guidelines.

Associated Press

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Professors write seniors’ names in chalk

Armed with boxes of chalk, University of Oklahoma professors spent hours writing the names of graduating seniors on the sidewalk. By the time they were done, the pathway was festooned with more than 4,000 names.

Associated Press

Muslim clerics urge donating to charity amid celebrations

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Storm recovery begins in India, Bangladesh

Authorities began clearing roads and assessing damage after Cyclone Amphan barreled through coastal communities in eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh, killing more than 100 people and leaving millions displaced.

ABC News

Namibia culls elephants to “protect” farmers

Namibia culled 10 elephants over the past month after they moved into farming areas and destroyed crops during harvest season, according to the country’s wildlife authority.

Al Jazeera

Zoos, aquariums let animals go on adventures

Due to COVID-19, creatures in captivity have a lot more alone time; so, zoos and aquariums have taken it upon themselves to provide little field trips for their residents.

Popular Science

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Thousands protest security law in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of people who rallied to protest against Beijing’s plan to impose national security laws on the city.

Reuters

Hong Kong’s security law could risk US sanctions

Deutsche Welle

Iran’s tanker reaches Venezuela amid tensions

The first of five Iranian oil tankers has entered Venezuela’s waters carrying more than a million barrels of fuel. The U.S., which has imposed sanctions on both countries, says it is monitoring the convoy.

BBC

Israel’s prime minister charged with corruption

Benjamin Netanyahu became the first serving Israeli prime minister to go on trial, proclaiming his innocence in the corridor before walking into court to face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

Street art on Hilly Fields, Brockley, South London, honors the National Health Service, which Britons praise for dedicated service throughout the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Loco Steve) Photo used under CC BY

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