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Across the globe, climate change is disrupting the reliable seasonal rhythms that have sustained human life for millennia. Now, world leaders are pushing for the International Criminal Court to recognize ecocide as an international crime. (Photo by Ivan Radic) Photo used under CC BY

‘Ecocide’ movement pushes for a new international crime

A growing number of world leaders advocate making ecocide a crime before the ICC, to serve as a “moral line” for the planet. Pope Francis described ecocide as “any action capable of producing an ecological disaster" and proposed making it a sin for Roman Catholics.

NBCNews.com

Chauvin’s trial unfolds, rebuts previous claims

Two medical experts testified at Derek Chauvin’s trial that George Floyd died of oxygen deficiency, rebutting, the key argument of the former Minneapolis police officer that Floyd died of a drug overdose.

Forbes

COVID-19 cases, deaths hit new records worldwide

Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in some countries that have kept the virus in check.

Associated Press

Racism is a public health threat, CDC director warns

NPR

UK COVID variant now most dominant strain in US

CNN

Alarm over fake COVID-19 vaccine passports

Fake coronavirus vaccine passports are being sold online for “peanuts” in a fast-growing scam that has alarmed authorities as countries bet on the documents to revive travel and their economies, cyber security experts said.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

The vaccine passport debate actually began in 1897 over a plague vaccine

NPR

Post-Brexit violence erupts, rocks Belfast

Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Brexit has unsettled an uneasy political balance.

CBS News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights crises threatening global security

Neglected human rights crises around the world have the potential to undermine already precarious global security as governments continue to use COVID as a cover to push authoritarian agendas.

Guardian

Nepali man freed after 41 years without trial

A Nepali man was arrested on murder charges in India in 1980, and sat in jail for decades without a trial. Rights activists say Durga Prasad Timsina’s ordeal highlights the grim reality of pre-trial detainees in India.

Deutsche Welle

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Prince Philip, husband of the Queen, has died

Prince Philip, husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle,” the royal family announced in a statement.

CBS News

Prince Philip’s lifetime in the royal spotlight

Associated Press

Somalia’s election talks collapse amid mistrust

The deadline for Somalia’s parliamentary elections expired in December 2020, but the vote for a president did not happen. After weeks of negotiations, a meeting was finally arranged. However, the talks collapsed.

Guardian

Kremlin fears full-scale fighting in Ukraine

The Kremlin said it fears the resumption of full-scale fighting in eastern Ukraine and could take steps to protect civilians there, a stark warning amid a Russian troop buildup along the border.

Associated Press

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah pledges allegiance to king after mediation

BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Archaeologists find ancient ‘lost golden city’

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient city in the desert outside Luxor that they say is the “largest” ever found in Egypt and dates back to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago.

CBS News

US-Russian trio docks at Space Station

Two of Russia’s Roscosmos cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut docked safely on a mission in honor of the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space.

Deutsche Welle

GLOBAL HEALTH

England coping with rising mental health crisis

England is “in the grip of a mental health crisis” because of the pandemic, with under-18s suffering the most, psychiatrists warn. Record numbers of children and adults sought NHS help last year for mental health issues.

Guardian

Cells age prematurely in those with depression

LiveScience

Polish medics take naps between COVID shifts

Some Polish doctors and nurses are just taking naps between shifts as they fight a third wave of the coronavirus, the health minister said, amid reports of medical staff using oxygen and intravenous drips to boost their energy.

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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India should cooperate with Africa in renewable energy

Asia Times Online

Column (Khaled Diab):

There are grounds for concern about solar power

Al Jazeera

Column (Simon Tisdall):

Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repeat tragedy

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

The Indian basketball player making history

In Bangalore, India, a 12-year-old girl spent an hour cleaning dirt and grime off a basketball court. Fast forward to 2021, Sanjana is in Flagstaff, Arizona — she is the second Indian-born woman to play Division I basketball.

CBS News

The viral TikTok that explains vaccine science - and makes you laugh

NonProfit Times

Old Navy makes pockets in girls‘ jeans

A first-grader from Arkansas is to thank for Old Navy creating pockets in their girls’ jeans. Kamryn Gardner wrote a letter to the clothing retailer asking them to make jeans with real pockets, just like the designs for boys.

People

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Town raises money for server receives zero tip

A restaurant server in Morristown, New Jersey, has been given nearly $2,000 in donations after a customer didn‘t leave a tip and complained about the establishment’s COVID-19 policies.

Yahoo! News

Sanitation units appear across Atlanta’s parks

Love Sinks In provides a space to wash hands for those without access to a sink and clean water. It also helps foster a sense of dignity for those in need.

NBCNews.com

ENVIRONMENT

‘Ghost forests’ invade North Carolina coast

Climate change has transformed enormous swaths of protected woodlands in North Carolina into lifeless “ghost forests.” These ghost forests have taken over about 11% of the tree cover the National Wildlife Refuge.

LiveScience

Earth’s creatures headed toward extinction

Snow leopards in the Himalayas, lemurs in Madagascar and elephants in central Africa: Some of Earth’s most beloved creatures are on a path to extinction, a new study shows, thanks to current greenhouse gas emissions.

CBS News

2 dozen monkeys flee German zoo for a day

About two dozen monkeys broke out of a southwestern German zoo and spent the day lolling in the sun near a forest before being recaptured, authorities said.

Associated Press

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Myanmar crisis destroys garment industry

Foreign investment in garments surged in Myanmar over the past decade amid economic reforms. But the sector has been rocked by the pandemic which plunged the world into recession. Then the coup happened.

Reuters

India’s Mumbai COVID lockdown threatens more economic pain

Deutsche Welle

COVID-19 aid is not enough for Brazil’s poor

No country in Latin America has been hit harder by the pandemic than Brazil. The government provides only meager assistance to the residents of the impoverished favelas.

Deutsche Welle

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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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