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Thousands of people gathered on foot and in cars in south Minneapolis on May 26 to protest against police violence and call for justice for George Floyd. (Photo by Fibonacci Blue) Photo used under CC BY

US protests turn destructive in wake of suspect’s death

The death of George Floyd has ignited protests in Minneapolis and at least six other cities across the US. Some of the protests have been peaceful, while others have been destructive.

CNN

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with murder in George Floyd case

NBCNews.com

US plans to sever ties with WHO, Trump says

Embittered U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will cut ties with the World Health Organization.

CNBC

Global activists unite against state repression

Governments around the world are using the coronavirus as an excuse for repression. Russian activists, Pussy Riot, and the Chilean collective Lastesis released a manifesto exposing police violence and state repression.

Guardian

New normal in SE Asia: mass unemployment

More than one in six young people worldwide has stopped working since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the rest have seen their working hours cut. In Southeast Asia, unemployment rates have spiked to almost unprecedented levels.

Asia Times Online

Monkeys on the loose in India with stolen coronavirus blood samples

The Hill

WHO guidance: Healthy people should wear masks only when ‘taking care of’ coronavirus patients

MSN

US anti-vaxxers to spread fear over vaccine

A coronavirus vaccine may be a long way away, but there is already a threat on the horizon: anti-vaxxers. Once a fringe presence in America, vaccine opponents have become better organized in recent years.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Online child sex abuse triples in the Philippines

Cases of online child sex abuse in the Philippines have tripled under coronavirus, with campaigners warning that the lockdown has left more children vulnerable to exploitation by human traffickers and cash-strapped relatives.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Latin America’s radio lessons return amid virus

Broadcasting was once used widely in Latin America to teach basic math and literacy skills to those in rural areas. Now it’s making a comeback during the virus lockdown, especially with the region’s spotty internet connectivity.

Associated Press

Women in India battle the shame of period stain

Discrimination against menstruating women is widespread in India, where periods have long been a taboo and considered impure. Women are often excluded from temples, social and religious events, and kept out of kitchens.

BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Niger adopts wire-tapping to curb terrorism

Niger’s parliament has passed legislation authorizing wiretapping as a means of curbing terrorism and transnational criminality despite criticism from the opposition. The government insists new law “is not a threat to liberty.”

Al Jazeera

Spain introduces basic income scheme to tackle poverty

Al Jazeera

Police brutality in Uganda lockdown continues

Security forces in Uganda have arbitrarily arrested, beaten and shot civilians, including journalists, vendors and LGBT people, since coronavirus restrictions began yet little social protection for citizens has been implemented.

Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SpaceX launches historic manned mission

A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station, marking the first-ever commercial launch of humans into orbit.

Fortune

Microsoft replaces journalists with AI software

Dozens of journalists have been sacked after Microsoft decided to replace them with new AI software. Staff who maintain the news on Microsoft’s MSN website have been told that robots can now do their jobs.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Indigenous communities tackle virus alone

The Navajo Nation, home to more than 173,000 people and spans across parts of Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, has been hard hit by the virus, with 4,944 confirmed infections in the community and 159 deaths.

Time

Coronavirus shifts to Latin America’s poor

The virus initially brought to the region largely by wealthy citizens or visitors from Europe and the U.S is now increasingly concentrated in poorer neighborhoods where residents have few means of protecting themselves.

Associated Press

The unseen harm done by the coronavirus

From a famine of “biblical” proportions to a deluge of undiagnosed cancers, while we’re all worrying about the coronavirus, most fatalities could be collateral damage.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Lindsay Lloyd):

China is taking advantage of the world’s preoccupation with COVID-19

The Hill

Column (Henry Bair):

Why we need continued pandemic surveillance

The Hill

Column (Nomi Prins):

The Great Depression, coronavirus style

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Top honors for African-American students

In the upcoming month, the valedictorian and salutatorian at Florida’s Haines City High School will deliver their commencement speeches. And for the first time ever, both students are African American.

Good Morning America

Street dog helps nurse through virus traumas

Zhang Dan was among the first to respond to the call for help in China’s coronavirus epicenter. The 36-year-old nurse worked through grueling days. She struggled — but then, a little street dog helped her through.

ABC News

Community radio station thrives in lockdown

Community radio stations are bringing local people valuable information, entertainment and a sense of togetherness during the pandemic. Such stations broadcast a combination of music along with health information to its listeners.

Positive News

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Woman helps Ghana’s front-line workers

When COVID-19 reached Ghana and a partial lockdown was imposed in the nation, Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta worked with a local dressmaker to craft reusable face masks from Ghanaian fabric, usually reserved for high fashion.

ABC News

Cape Town brewery feeds thousands amid lockdown

Deutsche Welle

Celebrities help bail out Minnesota protesters

Numerous celebrities shared on Twitter that they have donated to the Minnesota-based nonprofit Minnesota Freedom Fund that helps pay bail for low-income individuals.

Insider

Instagram star helps feed Mexico’s needy

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

Kenya battles food scarcity fears, floods

Rice is a staple food in Kenya’s urban areas, but with floods destroying young crops in recent weeks and imports restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, stocks may run short.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Combatting illegal Amazon deforestation

Deutsche Welle

Rare bird watching project moves online

Bird watchers have turned their eyes from the skies to the web as the coronavirus outbreak forces more people to watch rare birds online. Rutland Water Nature Reserve offers virtual observations of the ospreys to its viewers.

BBC

Russian artist creates mini masks for insects

ABC News

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

India’s economy slows with worse yet to come

India’s economy grew at its slowest pace in at least eight years in the January-March quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic weakened already sluggish consumer demand and investments.

Reuters

COVID-19 data on racial disparities increases

Previously, racial data for COVID-19 was sparse. It’s still incomplete, but now 48 states plus Washington D.C., report at least some data; in total, race or ethnicity is known for around half of all cases and 90% of deaths.

NPR

Photo of the Day

Rathwa girls in same costume and traditional jewellery during Kavant fair held at Kavant, North-Eastern region of Gujarat, India. (Photo by Vijay Barot) Photo used under CC BY

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