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On May 27, Hong Kong demonstrators marched on the streets of Mong Kok to protest the proposed security law and the national anthem bill, which underwent its second reading on that day. (Photo by The Stand News) Photo used under CC BY

US is urged to welcome tyrannized Hong Kongers

What started as a vicious trade conflict has expanded into a broader ideological battle between the U.S. and China, involving the Covid-19 pandemic, rising tensions in the South and the East China seas, and the Hong Kong crisis.

Asia Times Online

Flooding in Kenya devastates communities

Kenya is experiencing some of the worst flooding for generations, adding a third layer of crisis to a nation buckled by the threat of Covid-19 and battling a massive locust invasion that is destroying vast areas of crops.

The Independent

Populist playbooks are no match for coronavirus

This is a period of heightened fear and anxiety — emotions that typically allow populist leaders to thrive. Instead, some populists are finding themselves powerless against the outbreaks ravaging their countries.

CNN

DRC activists fight COVID-19 misinformation

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to nearly 3,000. The nation has just seen its highest daily jump. But many people do not believe COVID-19 is a threat, and activists are trying to change that.

Al Jazeera

EU asks US to reconsider cutting ties with WHO

CNBC

Security adviser denies systemic racism in US

National security adviser Robert O’Brien has denied that systemic racism exists across the nation’s police forces, arguing instead that “a few bad apples” give the impression of racism among law enforcement officers.

CNN

George Floyd protests could fuel COVID cases

USA TODAY

US police kill blacks at twice the rate of whites

YouTube

HUMAN RIGHTS

Malian refugees flee camps after attacks

Increasing violence from extremists in Burkina Faso have forced thousands of Malian refugees to leave their camps and return home, while coronavirus-related border closures have left others in limbo.

The New Humanitarian

Deaths surge in N. Darfur, portending disaster

Isolated from the capital Khartoum and home to more than 200,000 people displaced by state-backed violence, many fear a health disaster in El Fasher, Sudan.

Guardian

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

These women say they had miscarriages. Now they’re in jail for abortion

CBS News

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Saudi Arabia reopens mosques for worshippers

Saudi Arabia’s mosques opened their doors to worshippers for the first time in more than two months as the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, eased restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus.

Reuters

Brazil’s national debt hits record high

Brazil’s national debt and public sector deficit ballooned to record levels in April, clear signs of the toll the coronavirus crisis is having on the country’s finances.

Reuters

Thailand approves package to ease virus impact

Thailand’s parliament passed a $58 billion economic support package to ease the impact of the coronavirus.

Reuters

India to loosen lockdown despite record cases

India has announced plans to further ease a strict national lockdown even as the country reported a record daily rise in new COVID-19 cases. India has recorded some 174,500 cases and nearly 5,000 deaths.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Pope wants research to prevent next pandemic

Pope Francis urged politicians to divert funds spent on weapons to research to prevent another pandemic, as he led the largest gathering in the Vatican in nearly three months.

Reuters

Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix

New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it.

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Mexican nurses lack protective equipment

Health workers account for about a quarter of all of Mexico’s COVID-19 cases and have taken to the streets to complain about the conditions. The risks are made worse by shortages of personal protective equipment.

Reuters

Long, anxious waits for fertility treatments

As fertility clinics gradually reopen, patients and doctors must weigh the risks of seeking pregnancy during a pandemic—or waiting too long to try.

Wired

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GOOD NEWS

Boy graduates from college with four degrees

Like other 13-year-olds, Jack Rico loves video games and petty arguments with his older sister. But Rico is anything but average - he just graduated with four associate’s degrees, and he did it in just two years.

MSN

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

Delivery driver’s prayer for baby caught on doorbell camera

Today

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

220-pound tuna donated to health workers

A group of five fisherman who caught a 220-pound ahi tuna off the coast of Hawaii donated the fish to front-line workers at at Straub and The Queen’s Medical Centers.

CBS News

Strangers’ kindness helps barber make ends meet

MSN

Jeff Bezos matches up to $25M nonprofit gifts

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos personally will match individual donations under $1 million to the up to $25 million as the presenting sponsor for a virtual concert to benefit the COVID-19 response effort All in Washington.

Barron’s

ENVIRONMENT

World’s deepest octopus captured on film

The deepest known sighting of an octopus has been captured on film, more than a mile deeper than the previous reliable sighting.

CNN

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

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

23M face acute poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

In a report published by the World Economic Forum, about 23 million more people are expected to be pushed into extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa this year alone.

allAfrica.com

Pandemic threatens food crisis for farmers

Actor Idris Elba called for urgent action and creative solutions to prevent a looming hunger crisis in poor countries, where food production and transport have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

allAfrica.com

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

Photo of the Day

Protests of the killing of George Floyd in police custody turned violent across the United States this week. This scene unfolded the night of Saturday, May 30, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brett Weinstein) Photo used under CC BY

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