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Syrian citizens casting votes in the 2014 presidential election in Damascus, Syria. President Bashar al-Assad took nearly 89 percent of the vote in 2014 and is expected to extend his grip on power in the 2021 presidential election. Foreign powers have largely deemed this election a farce. (Photo by Hosein Zohrevand) Photo used under CC BY

Syrians vote in election set to cement Assad’s power

Voters in government-held parts of Syria are heading to the polls to cast ballots in an election that is set to cement a fourth term for Bashar al-Assad – but is dismissed by the opposition and Western powers as a farce as he runs against government-approved candidates.

Al Jazeera

As Assad tightens grip on Syria, refugees lose hope

Reuters

10 years of war have devastated Syria, region

What started as protests against President Bashar al Assad’s rule in Syria has spiraled into a decade-old conflict that has sucked in neighbors and world powers and caused the largest displacement crisis since World War II.

Reuters

Child labor increases amid COVID conditions

The COVID lockdowns in the world’s poorest countries have seen schools close, households lose their incomes, and a growth in domestic abuse. The result has been a rise in child labor as children have found themselves in often precarious and exploitative work.

Guardian

COVID pushes Congo’s children out of school and into domestic work

Reuters

Israelis, Palestinians use app to spark talks

A group of people gathered on Clubhouse, a social audio networking app, for a marathon talk on the violence between Palestine and Israel. The room started as a private chat but eventually gathered up to 159,000 people.

NPR

Gaza destruction leaves thousands homeless

Deutsche Welle

Quiet holds in Israel and Gaza as focus turns to rebuilding

NPR

China tests AI emotion software on Uyghurs

A camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The system can detect and analyze changes in facial expressions and skin pores.

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights is key to biodiversity goals

One of the only ways to achieve the world’s biodiversity goals is to include human rights in all conservation policies, and recognize the cultural and territorial rights of indigenous and local peoples, according to a new report.

Mongabay

Study shows impact of US ‘climate racism’

BBC

Asian governments push internet surveillance

Asian nations from Cambodia to India have introduced a slew of internet and data use legislation in recent months. Human rights group warn the measures raise the risk of mass surveillance and free speech violations.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Donors urge Ghana to respect LGBTQ rights

Major foreign aid donors called on Ghana this week to respect LGBTQ rights following a crackdown including arrests of people from sexual minorities and an increase in homophobic persecution.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Pakistani journalist attacked at apartment

Journalist Asad Ali Toor was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants in his apartment. He runs his own vlog, where he is known to discuss issues not regularly covered by mainstream media in Pakistan.

Deutsche Welle

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Nepal’s political turmoil unleashes health risks

After Nepal‘s Parliament was dissolved by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday, a political battle is underway among the Himalayan county’s rival political factions.

Deutsche Welle

Mali’s transitional president resigns in detention

Mali’s transitional president has resigned while he and the prime minister are in detention after being arrested by the military earlier this week.

ABC News

Pakistan attempts to ‘Islamize’ curriculum

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s administration is preparing to implement a uniform education system in Pakistan with a strong focus on an Islamized syllabus and teaching the Quran.

Deutsche Welle

Iran disqualifies most presidential hopefuls

Seven candidates have been allowed to run in Iran’s presidential elections on June 18, and none of them is a prominent reformist or pragmatist.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

China’s Mars rover meets ground on red planet

China’s first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface of the red planet, China’s space administration has announced.

PBS NewsHour

Algae proteins partially restore man’s sight

The vision of a completely blind man has been partially restored using light-sensing proteins first found in algae.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Climate change spurs mental health crisis

Intensifying climate change impacts, from fiercer heatwaves to more flooded homes, are driving a growing mental health crisis around the world whose costs are so far underestimated and poorly understood.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Japan ramps up vaccinations before Olympics

Japan opened its first mass vaccination centers this week in a bid to speed up a COVID inoculation program with only two months until the virus-postponed Tokyo Olympics.

Asia Times Online

Mexico’s daily death toll hits new low in a year

Mexico’s health ministry registered 50 new confirmed deaths from COVID, the lowest daily increase reported from the pandemic in over a year, according to government data.

NBCNews.com

India reports first daily COVID dip in a month

India has reported 196,427 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, its lowest daily rise in infections since April 14, while deaths from COVID rose by 3,511.

Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Brett Christophers):

Big oil companies are driven by profit – they won’t turn green by themselves

Guardian

Column (Sultan Barakat):

Now that the guns are silent, minds turn to reconstruction

Al Jazeera

Column (Phillipp Annawitt):

Time for West to fund Myanmar civil disobedience

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Man turns inheritance into kindness campaign

A Northern Virginia man came into an unexpected inheritance that he really didn’t need, so he decided to share it with people who are struggling. He took his baby grandson on a monthlong random acts of kindness tour.

SunnySkyz

Grocery bus driving away hunger in S. Africa

With food insecurity rising due to COVID-19, an activist decided to bring affordable groceries to low-income communities in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Mobile unit brings free veterinary services to homeless community

10 News San Diego

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Matching gift drives more than triple revenues

Recurring giving is a big part of the Classy platform. Among organizations that raise more than $50 million online annually, the percent of total revenue from recurring gifts increased by 10% from 2019.

NonProfit Times

Foundation unveils $75M racial equity initiative

Georgia Power and its foundation have announced a five-year, $75 million initiative in support of racial equity and social justice efforts in the state of Georgia.

Philanthropy News Digest

Nonprofit aids those falling through cracks of health care system

News 4 Jax

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Filipino fishermen face threats in COVID, China

Flaring tensions in disputed areas of the South China Sea, and coronavirus-related lockdown measures complicating distribution of fish catches, are threatening the survival of Filipino fishermen, according to activists.

Deutsche Welle

Collapsing economy spurs anger in Zimbabwe

After successive lockdowns in Zimbabwe during the pandemic, life has become unbearable for ordinary people working in the informal sector.

Guardian

Ethiopia‘s war-torn Tigray at grave famine risk

A senior UN official has warned the Security Council that urgent measures are needed to avoid famine in the war-torn region of Tigray in Ethiopia, in a briefing seen by AFP.

France24

Vaccine inequality in India leaves many behind

India’s vaccination campaign began in January with a goal of inoculating 300 million of its nearly 1.4 billion people by August. So far, however, it has fully vaccinated a little over 42 million people, or barely 3% of its population.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

China’s gas emissions have tripled in 30 years

China’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 exceeded those of the U.S. and the developed world combined, according to a report published by research and consulting firm Rhodium Group.

NBCNews.com

Carbon storage offers hope for climate

Experts believe keeping ground covered year-round rather than bare in winter is among practices that could reduce emissions of planet-warming gases while boosting the agricultural economy, if used far more widely.

Associated Press

Trials to suck carbon dioxide from the air to start across the UK

Guardian

Disposable masks are a new environmental plague

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

Students perform a traditional Burmese dance during the opening ceremony of the Thingyan Water Festival at Mandalay City Hall in Myanmar in 2012. Since taking over the government in a Feb. 1 coup, Myanmar’s military has arrested more the 3,800 citizens. Imprisoned women have reported sexual abuses by the junta. (Photo by Htoo Tay Zar) Photo used under CC BY

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