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Deadly explosions shattered Beirut, Lebanon on August 4th causing widespread damages and fueling political unrest throughout the vulnerable nation. (Photo by Mehdi Shojaeian) Photo used under CC BY

Lebanon could ‘disappear’ without new swift reforms

Lebanon could “disappear” without swifter action from its political elite, France’s top diplomat has said. The European power hopes the need for recovery aid following the Beirut port blast will speed up reforms.

Deutsche Welle

Still angry over blast, protesters in Lebanon ‘willing to give their lives’ for reform

NBCNews.com

Thousands protest in Mauritius over oil spill

Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the Mauritius capital Port Louis to demand an investigation into an oil spill from a Japanese ship and the mysterious death of at least 40 dolphins that have been found near the site.

Reuters

Children with COVID-19 leave scientists puzzled

Children can carry coronavirus in their noses for up to three weeks, according to a new study from South Korea. New findings shed light on the unresolved question of how likely children are to spread the virus to others.

BBC

Virus ravages through disabled communities

The coronavirus pandemic has had an especially harsh impact on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities -- and they need special support, a group of specialists has argued.

CNN

India meets economic storm as COVID rages

India‘s economy - the world’s fifth largest - had already been sputtering before the pandemic. But the lockdown, one of the world’s strictest, crippled most economic and commercial activities.

Al Jazeera

Pandemic casts pall over Muharram in Kashmir

Associated Press

Burundian refugees face uncertain future

As hundreds of Burundian refugees living in Rwanda return home after years in exile following deadly political violence, observers see this as a chance for Burundi and Rwanda to normalize frosty relations.

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Indian delivery business adds ‘period leave’

One of India’s biggest food delivery companies says it will give all female employees 10 days of “period leave” a year — a significant milestone in a country where menstruation remains a taboo topic.

CNN

Shadow migrant kids held to avoid asylum

The new shadow immigration system on the U.S. border involves detaining migrant children in hotels and allows immigration officials to bypass the normal process that would give the children a chance to ask for asylum.

NPR

ICE put migrant kids set for exile in hotels

CBS News

Stolen children being returned to E. Timor

After Indonesia occupied East Timor in 1975, an estimated 4,000 Timorese children were “stolen” from their homeland. Decades later, victims of these forced separations are beginning to return to East Timor.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

30 years after the ADA, are we better off?

Over 61 million Americans live with some type of disability. Through the efforts of activists decades ago, the ADA legally ensures people with a disability “have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.”

ABC News

Anger in S Africa as disabled teen shot

Al Jazeera

S. American presidents team up on COVID-19

A group of South America presidents agreed to information sharing and coordination on access to eventual COVID-19 vaccines to counter the virus which has the continent within its grip, Chile’s foreign minister said.

Reuters

S. Africa’s president grilled on COVID scandals

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faced tough questioning by lawmakers over COVID-19 corruption scandals, days after he asked ruling party members to refrain from stealing money meant for the poor.

ABC News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Neuralink: Elon Musk vows AI-human dyad

Elon Musk has said he will demonstrate a functional brain-computer interface this week during a live presentation from his mysterious Neuralink startup.

The Independent

Elon Musk to show off brain hacking device

Elon Musk’s new demonstration will involve a robot and “neurons firing in real time”. The interface could allow people with neurological conditions to control phones or computers with nothing but their minds.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Paper masks vs cloth masks? Paper wins.

Face masks made from non-woven fabric are more effective at blocking the spread of COVID-19 via airborne respiratory droplets than other types of masks that are commonly available.

Guardian

S. Hemisphere hints mild US flu season

A surprisingly small number of people in the Southern Hemisphere have gotten the flu this year, probably because the public health measures put in place to fight COVID-19 have also limited the spread of influenza.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (K. Riva Levinson):

West Africa’s institutions must stand with their people

The Hill

Column (Sang Hnin Lian):

Enforced disappearances plague Myanmar’s Chin state

Asia Times Online

Column (James Hohman):

Political fights make the pandemic response worse

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

NICU staff cares for babies during hurricane

Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the NICU staff stayed and kept all 19 of its babies safe through the Category 4 storm.

CNN

Plane built on Mumbai rooftop takes to the skies

BBC

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Teens step up amid coronavirus pandemic

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic American teenagers have delivered groceries to older adults, offered online tutoring, emailed sick children, helped feed the hungry.

Associated Press

Couple donates wedding day food to shelter

Tyler and Melanie Tapajna spent their wedding day serving dozens at a shelter for women and children.

TODAY

Medical student raises money for Laura-hit Louisiana

Good Morning America

Doctor starts free clinic to help the uninsured

Dr. Gulshan Harjee grew up with limited access to medical care. She’s giving back to her community by healing the uninsured and underserved.

USA TODAY

Bikes for Berlin’s refugees and tourists

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

Floods from monsoon killed 100 in Karachi

Pakistan is seeing the worst rainfall since records began 89 years ago. The annual monsoon rain is particularly bad this year and the city of Karachi is largely underwater,

BBC

Poor neighborhoods feel brunt of rising heat

Volunteers in 13 U.S. cities are taking the temperature of their neighborhoods as part of a project to help protect people as the world warms. It’s highlighting how the poorest areas suffer most from rising urban heat.

NPR

The environment law that mobilized 2M Indians

The Environment Impact Assessment has whipped up an firestorm of online protest. India uses this law to assess the potential impact of a development or industrial project on the environment.

BBC

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Sudanese floods cause deaths, damages

Flood waters in Sudan have reached the highest levels on record, killing dozens of people, destroying thousands of homes and encroaching on some neighbourhoods of the capital Khartoum.

Reuters

Plan to protect Amazon has opposite effect

In May, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro put the army in charge of protecting the rainforest. Instead, The Associated Press has found, the operation dubbed as “Green Brazil 2” has had the opposite effect.

Associated Press

Photo of the Day

A scene of devotees inside Krishan temple in Nandgaon, India during the annual Barsana Holi Festival. (Photo by Narender9) Photo used under CC BY

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