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Kenyan soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia present plans to local civilians on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Dhobley, in the country’s Lower Jubba region. (Photo by AMISOM Public Information) Photo used under CC BY

COVID-19 is spreading fast across Africa, WHO warns

It took 98 days for the African continent to reach 100,000 coronavirus cases and just 18 days to reach 200,000. WHO warns that the virus on the continent is “accelerating”, spreading to rural areas after international travelers brought it to major cities.

Al Jazeera

Pandemic boosts e-learning sector in Africa

BBC

Nigeria plans to cut health care spending by 40%

Guardian

Lebanon migrant workers stranded amid crisis

Al Jazeera

Mexico City’s paramedics tackle virus alone

Mexico’s paramedics say they have been “forgotten” by their government. The workers struggle with poor-quality masks, limited glove supply, no face shields, and no equipment to isolate sick patients inside ambulances.

CNN

Killing of George Floyd finds echoes in Africa

Despite racial reconciliation that emerged after the end of the apartheid system, poor and black Africans in Kenya, and South Africa still fall victim to security forces. The countries are plagued by violent crime, and police often are accused of resorting to heavy-handed tactics.

Associated Press

South African activist urges to find better way to depict history

Reuters

Global protests throw spotlight on police abuses in West Papua

Guardian

Africa’s Court of Human Rights nears collapse

Civil society rejoiced when the Tanzania-based African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights was established in 1998. But the dream for justice within the continent risks falling apart as member states neglect the court.

Deutsche Welle

More than 94,000 refugees flee war-torn Yemen

UNHCR announced that over 94,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Yemen since January, a grim statistic reflecting the devastation brought on by the civil war in the Arab world’s most impoverished country.

ABC News

New Delhi is India’s virus ticking time bomb

In New Delhi, home to 46 million and India’s highest concentration of hospitals, a pregnant woman’s death after a hunt for a sickbed showed the country’s inability to cope with a wave of new coronavirus cases.

TIME

HUMAN RIGHTS

BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites

Mining giant BHP Billiton is poised to destroy at least 40 significant Aboriginal sites up to 15,000 years old, to expand Pilbara mine. Over 300 protestors gathered outside the company’s office to protest the proposed plan.

Guardian

Zoom cites Chinese law in censoring accounts

On multiple occasions, Zoom has reportedly suspended accounts or disrupted meetings involving critics of the Chinese government. Zoom claims it is obligated to comply with the law in countries where it operates.

Ars Technica

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Trump authorizes sanctions against ICC officials

US President Donald Trump lobbed a broadside attack against the International Criminal Court officials involved in the investigation of American troops for possible war crimes in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Al Jazeera

New US proposal would make it harder for immigrants to claim asylum

NBC News

Rio activists protest by digging beach graves

An poll has shown President Bolsonaro’s support lies at 33% as disgruntlement increases over his response to the pandemic. Activists dug Copacabana graves on the beach as a form of protest against the President.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The “new normal” as cyber-spies navigate virus

COVID-19 has reshaped the cyber-threat landscape around the globe. Intelligence analysts say the less active states have begun using cyber-espionage more aggressively, allies are seen targeting each other for information.

BBC

Microsoft bans sale of face recognition to police

Microsoft Corp said it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition to police, making it the latest big firm to back away from the surveillance business following protests against police brutality.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Pakistan’s anti-polio campaign to restart soon

Pakistan’s army chief has told Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates that despite the challenge of COVID-19, Pakistan plans to restart polio vaccination campaigns across the country.

ABC News

New data suggest Russia may have more virus deaths than reported

CBS News

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GOOD NEWS

Mexico doc visits virus survivors in free time

When Dr. Juan Antonio Salas finishes his shifts in coronavirus wards at two Mexico City public hospitals, his work is not done. Salas follows up with survivors of the disease dealing with physical and psychological trauma at home.

Associated Press

Students create new way for farmers to donate to food banks

Today

‘Hotel Corona’ unites Israelis, Palestinians

The Israeli military is using Dan Jerusalem Hotel to quarantine COVID-19 patients throughout the country. The guests, Israeli and Palestinian, have created a life that has become the envy of the rest of Israel.

NPR

Afghan refugees help Turkey fight coronavirus

Afghan refugees are contributing to Turkey’s fight against the coronavirus, producing soap and 1,000 face masks a day to protect people from the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Altruistic acts may enlongate human life

A Harvard University study adds weight to the idea that altruistic acts can help us live longer. The study found that people who volunteer for two hours a week have a reduced risk of mortality and an improved sense of wellbeing.

Positive News

Movement for Black Lives aims for $50M

Following nationwide protests to condemn police brutality against Black people, a key grassroots organization this week has shifted its attention to philanthropy, with a goal of raising $50 million this year.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In reporting billionaire philanthropy, do math

If you heard that the 50 wealthiest people and families have given $1 billion to charity since the pandemic began, would you call them generous? What if you knew their gifts are a tiny fraction of their net worth?

NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Amazon deforestation soars amid lockdowns

Environmentalists in Brazil are denouncing an acceleration of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest that they say is directly linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Ugandans melt plastic waste into face shields

An effort to clean up plastic waste and turn it into building materials shifts gear as COVID-19 arrives and protective gear falls short.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

China helps protect most trafficked mammal

China has removed pangolin scales from its 2020 list of ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine, a move campaigners describe as a “critical step” towards saving the world’s most trafficked mammal.

CNN

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Mexico production plummets to historic low

Mexico’s industrial output posted a record contraction in April as measures put in place to stem the spread of coronavirus dragged down construction, manufacturing and utilities, official data has showed.

Reuters

Machinery giants fail to address mine abuses

Caterpillar Inc, Komatsu Ltd and Volvo AB — leading providers of machinery to Myanmar’s jade mines — have done little to address warnings about rampant abuses in the multibillion-dollar industry they supply.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Photo of the Day

Chicago protestors in 2019 demanded the release of ICE detainees as well as the abolition of the violence-prone system aimed at reducing the flow of migrants into the United States. This year’s coronavirus pandemic only makes detainees’ living conditions more perilous. (Photo by Charles Edward Miller) Photo used under CC BY

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