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At Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, a young girl stands amid the freshly made graves of 70 children, many of whom died of malnutrition, in July 2011. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its “bleakest warning yet” on the impact of climate change. Human actions in heating the climate are causing dangerous and widespread disruption, threatening devastation to swathes of the natural world and rendering many areas unlivable. (Photo by Oxfam East Africa) Photo used under CC BY

IPCC issues climate crisis ‘atlas of human suffering’

Climate breakdown is accelerating rapidly, many of the impacts will be more severe than predicted and there is only a narrow chance left of avoiding its worst ravages.

Guardian

COVID brings Somalia’s ‘cutters’ door to door

In Somaliland and other parts of Africa, lockdowns kept girls out of school, making them vulnerable to “cutters,” and economic pressures led impoverished parents to give their daughters in marriage.

Associated Press

Taliban restricts Afghans from leaving the country

The Taliban administration’s announcement that it would restrict Afghans from leaving the country under certain circumstances drew criticism from the United Kingdom’s envoy.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Dozens of Ukrainian civilians killed in Kharkiv

Russian artillery bombarded residential districts of Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv, killing possibly dozens of people.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Live updates: Kyiv, Moscow hold talks amid conflict

Al Jazeera

500K refugees flee Ukraine since war is waged

The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union shows no signs of stopping, with the U.N. estimating that more than 500,000 people have already escaped since the start of the war.

ABC News

Ukrainians flee to borders en masse

Al Jazeera

Families lead the search for Mexico’s missing

Mexico’s missing could fill a small city, and a rapidly growing one, at that. The rolls of the disappeared have risen from about 26,000 in 2013 to a current tally of nearly 100,000.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Colombia legalizes abortions in first 24 weeks

Colombia’s constitutional court has decriminalized abortions within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Under the new rules, no one will be prosecuted for having an abortion within that time frame.

BBC

Women entrepreneurs join Africa’s fintech boom

Female ‘techpreneurs’ are taking their place in Africa’s male-dominated fintech boom, but gender bias makes it harder for them to access finance and grow their businesses.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Israel rejects Palestine accusation of ‘apartheid’

The Palestinian U.N. ambassador, wearing a mask saying “End Apartheid,” has accused Israel of engaging in “apartheid” in nearly a dozen ways.

ABC News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Thousands of African students stuck in Ukraine

Thousands of Africans studying in the Ukraine are desperate to leave as Russia invades the country. But with flights grounded and other options limited, there isn’t much their governments can currently do.

Deutsche Welle

Indian students trapped in Ukraine as Russian invasion unfolds

Al Jazeera

Ukraine fighting to stop ‘a new iron curtain’

Ukraine’s president has said his compatriots are fighting to stop “a new iron curtain” falling across the country after Russian forces launched a huge and long-dreaded invasion that has sparked fears of war.

Guardian

Ukraine death toll: What we know so far

Al Jazeera

Protesters around the world rally in support of Ukraine

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New law threatens to stifle social media dissent

Pakistan’s new social media-related cybercrime ordinance has drawn ire from civil society activists who say the “draconian” legislation is likely to be used against government critics.

Deutsche Welle

Cyberattacks accompany attack on Ukraine

Cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites and affiliated organizations added to the confusion of Russia’s military assault.

Associated Press

‘Weird’ triangle captured by Hubble telescope

An unusual triangle shape formed by two galaxies crashing together in a cosmic tug-of-war has been captured in a new image taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

CNN

Remains of ‘largest Jurassic pterosaur’ found

The discovery shows pterosaurs with a 2.5-meter wingspan existed about 25 million years earlier than previously thought.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

How the WHO might face future pandemics

Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics have begun at the World Health Organization, with a target date of May 2024 for a treaty to be adopted by the U.N. health agency’s 194 member countries.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

COVID raises risk of mental health problems

Psychological stress from the pandemic may be widespread, but those who have had COVID-19 are at much higher risk for new mental health problems than individuals who have managed to avoid the virus, according to a new study.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Daniel Treisman):

Putin isn’t likely to stop here

CNN

Column (Robert Reich):

Eight sobering realities about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Guardian

Column (Brandon J. Weichert):

Putin making Ukraine his Iraq

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Kid with booming business gets big surprise

“Good Morning America” sponsor State Farm and Disney announced a new alliance to recognize good neighbors like 10-year-old Laila Ratliff.

Good Morning America

Young cookie baker helps disabled children

A young entrepreneur starts a successful cookie company – and also helps others with disabilities start their careers.

CBS News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Group that gives beds to kids in need growing

It started out as a retirement project for Gary Burns. Now, the organization services 20 ZIP codes but noticed that Spring Branch has the biggest need.

ABC 13

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Businesses hurting from Nigerian fuel scarcity

Africa’s largest oil producer is once again in the throes of a recurrent fuel scarcity issue – and it’s hurting small businesses.

Al Jazeera

Canada answers claims it’s not helping Syria

A Canadian government spokesman says officials are working with Syrian Kurdish authorities and international organizations to gather information and help Canadian citizens detained in Syria.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Indian group fighting for human right to water

The UN recognizes access to safe water as a human right. But globally more than two billion people lack direct access. A group in Mumbai is fighting to secure water for people who have been denied this basic service.

Deutsche Welle

Romania’s billion-dollar illegal trash industry

Romania’s capital is buried in smoke from burned trash that comes from all over Europe. The dubious business is being investigated. Prosecutors and activists are sounding the alarm about organized crime structures.

Deutsche Welle

Nigeria: The paradox of Lagos’ water shortage

Lagos is surrounded by wetlands, lagoons and the sea. Despite this, accessible, safe and reliable water is scarce in Nigeria’s biggest city. Demands for a better public water system are getting louder.

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

Nigerian women collect well water. The people of Lagos, despite being surrounded by wetlands, lagoons and the sea, lack accessible safe drinking water. Instead, they must wake early every day to carry untreated water home from community wells. (Photo by Imperative Initiative for Motivation of Global Care) Photo used under CC BY

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