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Though flooding occurs every year in the African country of Sudan, 2007 brought unusually extreme floods that affected at least 400,000 people. Now, 2020 brings unprecedented rain fall and flooding to the vulnerable country exceeding previous records. (Photo by Nafeer Sudan) Photo used under CC BY

Flooded, vulnerable Sudan declares state of emergency

Sudan’s Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency because of floods that have killed 99 people this year and designated Sudan a natural disaster zone, a local news agency has reported.

Reuters

Sudan, major rebel group agree to resume peace talks

Al Jazeera

Typhoon pummels South Korea

Associated Press

Weeks after blast, Beirut deals with poverty

One month after Beirut’s blast “people are unable to put food on table, let alone repair their houses.” Widespread unemployment, hunger, and COVID-19, remind people that last month’s explosion is far from in the past.

Forbes

Increasing temperatures threaten health progress

Global warming may increase the threat of some infectious diseases by making viruses harder to kill, researchers have warned. Waterborne viruses which have adapted to warmer environments remain infectious for longer and are more resistant to disinfectants.

The Independent

Coronavirus denialism still holding Africa back

Denialism is impeding the ability of African governments to curb the spread of COVID-19. State corruption and poor communication make buying into conspiracy theories tempting, especially for young people.

Deutsche Welle

WHO won‘t endorse a vaccine without proof

The head of the WHO said the agency will not recommend any COVID-19 vaccine before it is proved safe and effective, even as Russia and China have started using their experimental vaccines before large studies have finished.

Associated Press

Brazil‘s Bolsonaro says COVID-19 vaccinations won’t be mandatory

NBCNews.com

Niger discovers mass graves, army scrutinized

Niger’s human rights commission has accused the army of executing dozens of civilians during counterinsurgency operations. It said it had discovered more than 70 bodies in six mass graves in the north-west of the country.

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Fighters enter eastern DRC surround prison

Dozens of armed rebels have entered the city of Bunia in eastern DRC, in an apparent show of force in protest against their treatment during a continuing peace process and to demand the release of jailed fellow fighters.

Al Jazeera

Speedo investigates human rights violations

Speedo International will investigate a report of possible human rights violations by its Indian partner Page Industries, which Norway’s wealth fund dropped from its portfolio.

MSN Money

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Indian, Chinese ministers meet amid tensions

Defense ministers of India and China have met in the Russian capital to try to solve rising tensions along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh region, where a June clash killed 20 Indian soldiers.

ABC News

India ok after W. Himalaya clash with China

India has moved troops to its eastern stretch of border with China since clashes erupted between the nuclear-armed rivals on the western part of their border in the Himalayas in June, a government official said.

Reuters

Initial border dispute between China, India

Reuters

Judge orders Trump to stop child detentions

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration stop detaining migrant children at hotels prior to deporting them.

The Hill

U.S.-Mexico border crossings continue to rise, with 50,000 arrests made amid pandemic restrictions

CBS News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Library of IS online propaganda discovered

One of the largest collections of online material belonging to the Islamic State has been discovered by researchers. The digital library contains more than 90,000 items and has an estimated 10,000 unique visitors a month.

BBC

New high resolution images of sun revealed

The largest solar telescope in Europe has released unprecedented close-up images of the sun — and they are a little bit terrifying.

CBS News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Active shooter drills cause high rates of stress

A new report examining nearly 28 million social media posts tied to 114 schools finds higher rates of depression and stress following active shooter drills.

NBC News

South Korean doctors divided over strike

South Korea’s peak medical association called for an end to a doctors strike which has complicated efforts to curb a new wave of coronavirus infections after the government backed down on plans to reform the sector.

Reuters

COVID vaccinations not expected until mid-2021

A World Health Organization spokeswoman said it does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety.

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Daniel Trilling):

A commercial ship saved 27 migrants, but now the EU has abandoned it at sea

Guardian

Column (Antonia M. Villaruel and Claire M. Fagan):

As nursing goes, so goes public health

The Hill

Column (Jha Apoorvanand):

How the Indian state persecutes dissent

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Oldest living WWII vet in US is turning 111

The oldest living American to have served in the Second World War is going to turn 111. To help him celebrate, the National World War II Museum is asking people from around the world to send him a birthday greeting.

Smithsonian Magazine

Happiness Museum opens in Copenhagen

Denmark, currently the second happiest country on earth, is now home to The Happiness Museum, an institution dedicated to the idea of happiness and how it has been perceived and discussed over the centuries.

Travel + Leisure

Hand washing stations being made from plastic waste

A Plus

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Mexico tortilla shop gives free supplies to kids

A tortilla shop has started giving free wifi and television access for kids in Mexico City whose homes don’t have them, or whose brothers and sisters are already using the services for remote learning during the pandemic.

ABC News

Lowe’s partners with nonprofit in grant giving

The nonprofit Local Initiatives Support Corporation, LISC, is giving out grants thanks to home improvement chain Lowe’s, $55 million contribution.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Global reforestation drive grows fast globally

The world’s largest reforestation push, now almost a decade old, has beaten its 2020 target, as countries use their pledges to tackle national priorities including job creation, food security and climate change, researchers said.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Reforesting Senegal’s eroding coastline

Coastal erosion in Senegal’s Niayes region is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of vegetable farmers who plant their crops in its soil. So an initiative is trying to tackle the problem by reforesting the coastline.

Deutsche Welle

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Virus-idled Indian workers boost water security

Thousands of jobseekers in India have been recruited into a trench-building scheme aiming to boost scarce water supplies by catching rainfall and restore depleting aquifirs.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Reframing History: Mass Incarceration

NPR

Brazil economy outshines Mexico after surprise role reversal

Al Jazeera

Photo of the Day

Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Skala Sykamias, Lesbos island, Greece. Volunteers, wearing the yellow-red clothes, from the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms help the refugees. (Photo by Ggia) Photo used under CC BY

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