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Children have a meal at a Feed My Starving Children nutritional center in Haiti. (Photo by Feed My Starving Children) Photo used under CC BY

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Coronavirus may reverse development, UN says

The new coronavirus outbreak has starkly exposed inequalities worldwide and could set back human development for the first time since 1990, the United Nations says.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Philippines a hot spot for online child abuse

The Philippines has emerged as a global hot spot for online child sexual exploitation, and coronavirus lockdowns that restrict millions to their homes may be worsening the abuses, a U.S. official says.

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Plight of Filipino maids raises concerns

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Asian children are going back to school, but education amid a pandemic poses difficulties

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CNN

Ugandan women with HIV face hunger, coronavirus

The fast spread of the coronavirus meant Uganda’s lockdown included a nationwide travel ban imposed with one hour’s notice, leaving no opportunity to plan.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

After honor killings, women need digital skills

The latest “honor killing” of two teenage girls shows women need better control over their digital presence, said an activist appointed to Facebook’s new oversight board.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

S. America women face long-term joblessness

Women in Latin America are more at risk than men of losing their jobs and not returning to work due to the coronavirus crisis, experts say, calling on governments to adopt measures to assist women in low-paid jobs.

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Reuters

Russian doctors face hostility and mistrust

There are no daily public displays of gratitude for Russian doctors and nurses during the coronavirus crisis like there are in the West. Instead of applause, they face mistrust, low pay and even open hostility.

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Japan Times

China using virus to tighten control over HK

China is moving to impose new national security laws that would give the Communist Party more control over Hong Kong.

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NY Times

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.

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Al Jazeera

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Afghan president pledges to expedite release of Taliban prisoners

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Al Jazeera

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Death and despair as COVID-19 migrants flee cities

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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.

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

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

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CNN

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Pool testing can help overcome COVID-19

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Associated Press

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Muslim clerics urge donating to charity amid celebrations

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Reuters

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Hong Kong’s security law could risk US sanctions

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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.

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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.

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Reuters

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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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