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At a Feb. 9 rally at Kayin State Hluttaw in Hpa-An, Myanmar, civilians protest the military takeover of the government. While Pope Francis voiced solidarity with the protesters on Easter, thousands of civilians are fleeing the Myanmar coup’s bloody crackdown. (Photo by Ninjastrikers) Photo used under CC BY

Francis calls for peace, full access to vaccines

In his Easter message, Pope Francis repeated his call for broad access to COVID-19 vaccines across the world. Francis also strongly extended his support for young protesters in Myanmar, and he urged an end to conflicts in Yemen and Syria.

NPR

Chadian troops investigated for rapes in Niger

Niger’s human rights commission has called for an independent inquiry following alleged rapes, including that of an 11-year old girl, by Chadian soldiers deployed in the country to help fight armed groups.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar civilians flee coup’s bloody crackdown

Myanmar’s escalating crisis is spilling across its borders, as thousands of refugees seek safe haven in India and Thailand in the wake of the military coup and bloody crackdowns on anti-coup protesters.

Guardian

Myanmar junta targets high profile critics

Reuters

Beauty queen fights for Myanmar on stage

Reuters

Myanmar junta suspends internet services

CNN

World Bank unveils new climate action plan

The World Bank announced a new Climate Change Action Plan that commits to making financing decisions in line with efforts to limit global warming, but stops short of promising to halt funding of fossil fuels.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Cobalt causing rise in birth defects in DRC

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, increasing numbers of babies are being born with horrific birth defects, in part due to a huge surge in the global demand for cobalt.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Female captain blamed for Suez Canal blockage

Egypt‘s first female ship’s captain was blamed for the Suez Canal blockage despite having been hundreds of miles away from the incident, she told BBC News.

Business Insider

Hidden army of nuns fight child trafficking

A vast network of roughly 60,000 Catholic nuns are dedicated to fighting human trafficking across the globe. The organization, Talitha Kum, was formed in Rome in 2009 and now operates quietly in 92 countries.

NBCNews.com

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Jordan arrests ex-officials close to monarchy

Jordan‘s state news agency says two former senior palace officials “and others’’ have been arrested for ”security reasons."

Deutsche Welle

World Bank urges Lebanon to make changes

Lebanon’s annual inflation rate reached a record high and food prices soared by around 400 percent in December, highlighting the dramatic impact on consumers and businesses of the country’s worst financial crisis in decades.

Al Jazeera

Activists rally against UK protest law

Hundreds of demonstrators joined marches and rallies across Britain on Saturday as part of a “national weekend of action” against a proposed new law that would give police extra powers to curb protests.

Reuters

Easter eggs a symbol of defiance for Myanmar protesters

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

‘Elite controllers’ can naturally suppress HIV

20 years into research, scientists now know that a small proportion of HIV patients can naturally suppress the virus, and thus avoid developing symptoms, without requiring medication. Scientists call these people “elite controllers.”

Guardian

People who text while walking actually do ruin everything

Wired

Narwhal tusks tell a troubling tale

The Arctic region, which narwhals call home, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and by analyzing their tusks, researchers can glean surprisingly detailed insights into how the animals are dealing with catastrophic change. It’s not looking good.

Ars Technica

Plastic pollution could cause infertility

Climate change is rightly cited as an environmental crisis that could lead to human extinction. Yet there is another pollution issue, that could make it literally impossible for human beings to reproduce - plastic pollution.

Salon

GLOBAL HEALTH

Pandemic burdens Nigerians with disabilities

From visually impaired people being unable to get help crossing the road to treatment being stopped as hospitals close, five Nigerians share their stories.

Al Jazeera

W. Indian state fears lockdown as COVID cases rise

BBC

South African women combat online COVID lies

In South Africa, a small group of volunteers is waging an online battle against Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation.

BBC

US gives record 4M vaccinations in 24 hours

Huffington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Kenyan breaks women’s half-marathon record

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has smashed the women’s half-marathon world record in a time of one hour, four minutes and two seconds. The marathon world champion sliced almost half a minute off the previous best mark set by Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh last year.

Al Jazeera

4/3/21 draws lines for wedding licenses

Nearly 700 couples obtained wedding licenses for 4/3/21, as the city where Elvis can be part of the wedding party got set to mark yet another quirky date for nuptials.

Associated Press

Spain drums up Easter spirit

Reuters

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

NYC teen helps adoptable dogs stand out

New York City teen Darius Brown makes pet-sized bowties that dog and cats can wear to make them stand out to potential adopters.

CNN

New Jersey toy company is spreading joy to hospitalized children

ABC 7

Solving Singapore’s food waste problem

Singapore wasted 744,000 tons of food in 2019. A teenager has started looking into possible solutions to the problem, learning that tackling waste can not only save food, but help the community, too.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Congolese kids taught to protect the bonobos

At an animal sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese schoolchildren are getting a crash course on the importance of protecting the bonobos.

NPR

Coronavirus weakens fight to save Namibia’s rhinos

Deutsche Welle

Solving Singapore’s food waste problem

BBC

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

India’s lowest caste has its own news outlet

A new documentary called Writing With Fire which profiles Khabar Lahariya (Waves of News), India’s only major news outlet run by women from marginalized communities. It focuses on rural reporting through a feminist lens and is led by chief reporter Meera Devi.

NPR

The Aboriginal First XI: Australia’s first international cricket team

CNN

Photo of the Day

Children herding cattle in Mozambique. Experts warn that the escalating Islamist insurgency in north Mozambique over the past four years can only be halted with a coordinated military and development effort involving African and western countries; otherwise, it risks spiraling further out of control. (Photo by Steve Evans) Photo used under CC BY

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