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There is no facet of Arctic life that remains untouched by the immensity of climate change, except perhaps the eternal dance between light and darkness. (Photo by NASA Goddard Space Center) Photo used under CC BY

Arctic is in death spiral, but it’s not too late to act

The Arctic is unravelling. And it’s happening faster than anyone could have imagined just a few decades ago. Northern Siberia and the Canadian Arctic are now warming three times faster than the rest of the world.

Guardian

World leaders must take climate action, UN warns

CNN

WHO head slams herd immunity approach

The head of the World Health Organization has ruled out a herd immunity response to the pandemic. He calls “immoral” the idea of letting coronavirus spread in the absence of a vaccine.

BBC

‘Hunker down’: The fall COVID-19 surge is here

CNN

India’s lockdown wrecks progress on child rights

While the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked devastation on India, no one has suffered worse than its children. In the space of seven months, the country has been set back decades in the fight against child labor, child trafficking and child marriage.

Guardian

Indian farmers protest laws favoring capitalists

India’s northern Punjab state has become an epicenter of protest against new agricultural laws, which farmers say leave them at the mercy of big corporations. These protesters have blocked train tracks for weeks.

Deutsche Welle

Young Nigerians changing shape of nation

Widespread protests over Nigeria‘s hated Special Anti-Robbery Squad are a sign that the country’s massive young population is finding its voice and demanding reforms in Africa’s most populous country.

BBC

Some Nigerians turn to religion to treat mentally ill

CNN

Thai protesters clash with police, taunt king

Hundreds of Thai protesters scuffled with police and, after 21 were arrested, chanted “release our friends!” as the royal motorcade passed. Protesters demand a new constitution and the prime minister’s resignation.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Nearly 3M migrants stranded by COVID-19

COVID border closures and restrictions have stranded nearly 3 million migrants around the world who want to return home but cannot, the U.N. migration agency has said, adding some had been “warehoused” in unhygenic settings.

Reuters

Ending world hunger by 2030 would cost $330B

Research groups compiled data from 23 countries and found donors would need to add another $14bn a year to their spending on food security and nutrition over the next 10 years; more than twice their current contribution.

Guardian

Afghan families flee fresh fighting in region

Thousands of families are fleeing their homes as heavy fighting between government forces and the Taliban rages in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. It is estimated that about 35,000 people have so far fled their homes.

BBC

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Crisis feared amid Nagorno-Karabakh tensions

Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on of violating a ceasefire agreed three days ago to quell fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, drawing warnings from international groups of a humanitarian crisis.

Reuters

Trench warfare, drones and cowering civilians

Guardian

Kim Jong Un gets emotional over COVID-19 efforts and unveils new missile

CNN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Facebook bans anti-vaccination ads

Facebook said that it will no longer allow anti-vaccination ads, its latest move to crack down on misinformation on the social-networking platform as COVID-19 myths spike.

Forbes

Meet the teens who developed a dementia app

A group of Nigerian-Irish teens have developed an app which uses music to comfort those living with dementia.

BBC

Why are some mammals born blind?

Deutsche Welle

Biggest WWII bomb explodes while defused

The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded underwater as navy divers tried to defuse it. More than 750 people had been evacuated from the area.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Virus prompts mental health devastation

While the world struggles to manage the initial waves of disruption caused by COVID-19, there is mounting evidence that “a second wave” linked to rising rates of mental health and substance use disorders could be building.

CNN

COVID-19 reportedly lasts 28 days on surfaces

Researchers have found that COVID-19 can survive at room temperature for up to 28 days on surfaces like glass, stainless steel and banknotes — much longer than the flu virus and longer than previous studies have found.

Forbes

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Patricia Karam):

Lebanese revolution comes full circle with the first anniversary

The Hill

Column (Nemonte Nenquimo):

Your civilization is killing life on Earth

Guardian

Column (Dr.Amy Zeidan):

ICE is guilty of unsafe practices in detention centers causing COVID-19 to spread

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Garden gives refugees a place to call home

Paradise Parking Plots is a place for immigrants and refugees to find community while growing food from their home countries.

Today

From custodian to nurse practitioner

Jaines Andrades worked her way up from janitor to registered nurse and now, nurse practitioner at the same hospital.

People

Kids design shoes to help other Boston Children’s Hospital patients

Good Morning America

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Women team up to fund local nonprofits

A group of philanthropic-minded women has come together for a sixth straight year to aid local nonprofits. Impact the Palm Beaches funds grants in arts and culture, education, environment, family, and health and wellness.

Palm Beach Post

Foundation raises money for people of color

One of Wall Street’s favorite charitable organizations, the Robinhood Foundation, has raised several million dollars to support a fund that invests in nonprofit groups run by people of color.

CNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Biodomes are classrooms in Dubai school

Surrounded by climate-controlled biodomes and a purpose-built greenhouse, children are kept in close contact with nature and even learn how to grow their own food.

CNN

Warning systems needed for extreme weather

A new UN report says the world needs to rapidly raise investment in early warning systems for extreme weather events. Over the past 50 years, recorded disasters have increased five-fold, thanks to climate change.

BBC

Rains cause misery in Greek refugee camps

Rains have flooded a camp set up to replace the burned-down Moria camp for displaced people and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos. People seeking to make a new life for themselves are instead mired in mud.

Deutsche Welle

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

The slow disintegration of Lebanon

After civil war, decades of corruption and then the blast that ripped through Beirut this summer, things could hardly get any worse. But they have. Lebanon’s crashing economy is pushing the country to the brink of collapse.

Guardian

COVID delivers Indian economy tough blow

India’s economy will post its worst-ever contraction – at least 9.5% – in the year to March 2021 as the country struggles to recover after the world’s harshest lockdown to contain Covid-19, its central bank says.

Asia Times Online

Photo of the Day

Protesters play drums and horns at an August demonstration in Jerusalem against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo by Nir Hirshman (ניר הירשמן) / Nir Hirshman Communication) Photo used under CC BY

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