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Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Central Africa as a result of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Already malnourished African children are seen living in makeshift camps in which measles and cholera are growing dangers. (Photo by Julien Harneis) Photo used under CC BY

Africa struggles to relieve world’s top refugee crises

The top nine most neglected displacement crises in the world are in sub-Saharan Africa, experts have said. The countries on the list are victims of a “vicious cycle of neglect” perpetuated by disinterest from world powers, lack of political will, media attention, and aid.

Al Jazeera

Migrants forced to clean infected ICE facility

Asylum-seeking migrants locked up inside an Arizona Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center say they were forced to clean the facility and are “begging” for protection from the virus.

NBC News

US policy of expelling migrant children during pandemic faces first court challenge

CBS News

Poverty-ridden nations tackle new epidemics

For millions of people living in poor regions of the world, the novel coronavirus is only the latest epidemic. They face a plethora of fatal and crippling infectious diseases which is only made worse by the many other threats in lives already overwhelmed by adversity.

Associated Press

Pandemic to fuel years of unrest and hunger

Economic shocks caused by the new coronavirus are set to fuel poverty, unrest and instability in heavily-indebted and politically fragile countries for years to come, found an international think-tank.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Virus crisis pummels global economy, jobs

The novel coronavirus has triggered the worst global recession in nearly a century -- and the pain is not over yet even if there is no second wave of infections, an international economic report warned.

Associated Press

Latin America: Economic inequality makes coronavirus worse

Al Jazeera

Indonesia tackles racism in ruling on blackouts

The most progressive branch of Indonesia’s much-maligned judicial system broke new legal ground by ruling that the government acted illegally in shutting down the internet during anti-racism riots in Papua.

Asia Times Online

HUMAN RIGHTS

Bangladesh, Malaysia reject rescued Rohingyas

Bangladesh rejects Malaysia’s suggestion to take back nearly 300 Rohingya refugees who were found drifting at sea.

Al Jazeera

Black New Yorkers call racism ‘inescapable’

Anti-black racism is present in almost every facet of New York City life, charges a new human rights report — a timely but quietly released indictment of systemic discrimination and the de Blasio administration’s response.

The City

Pope encourages Black Lives protesters

The Vatican’s communications juggernaut has shifted into overdrive to draw attention to the Black Lives Matter cause. From the pope down, it encouraging anti-racism protesters

CBS News

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Top court orders Brazil to publish virus data

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the government to resume publication of full COVID-19 data, including the cumulative death toll, following allegations the government was trying to hide the severity of the pandemic.

TIME

South Korea charging defectors over leafleting

South Korea announced Wednesday it will press charges against groups of North Korean defectors for floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.

The Hill

Bannon: US election is all about China

Steve Bannon, former senior White House strategist and CEO of Donald Trump’s winning 2016 presidential campaign, believes China will be center stage at the upcoming US presidential election.

Asia Times Online

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Researchers worldwide strike for black lives

Thousands of researchers around the world have pledged to pause their work on Wednesday to support the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement and efforts against racism in the scientific community and society at large.

Science

Historic space walker plumbs ocean depths

Kathy Sullivan, America’s first female spacewalker, also became the first woman to reach the deepest known point of the ocean.

NBC News

Warm water from flooded mines can heat homes

Burning coal has contributed to the over-heating of our planet. But can abandoned British coal mines help tackle the climate crisis?

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Returning Nepali migrants could spread virus

India’s coronavirus lockdown forced migrant Nepali workers to flee back home, creating humanitarian and economic crises.

Al Jazeera

Manaus’ indigenous struggle for care amid pandemic

Associated Press

Lockdown one week earlier could have halved UK’s coronavirus death toll, former adviser says

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Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Ishani Tikku and Kazim Rizvi):

Citizens’ trust key to defeating COVID-19 in India

Asia Times Online

Column (Patricia Williams):

Language is part of the machinery of oppression

Guardian

Column (Daniel Myers):

How effective are protests and riots for changing America?

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

‘Hotel Corona’ unites Israelis, Palestinians

The Israeli military is using Dan Jerusalem Hotel to quarantine COVID-19 patients throughout the country. The guests, Israeli and Palestinian, have created a life that has become the envy of the rest of Israel.

NPR

Afghan refugees help Turkey fight coronavirus

Afghan refugees are contributing to Turkey’s fight against the coronavirus, producing soap and 1,000 face masks a day to protect people from the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

The Afghan women fighting coronavirus in Kabul

Guardian

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Movement for Black Lives aims for $50M

Following nationwide protests to condemn police brutality against Black people, a key grassroots organization this week has shifted its attention to philanthropy, with a goal of raising $50 million this year.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In reporting billionaire philanthropy, do math

If you heard that the 50 wealthiest people and families have given $1 billion to charity since the pandemic began, would you call them generous? What if you knew their gifts are a tiny fraction of their net worth?

NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

UNESCO urged to declare Barrier Reef in peril

Environmental law groups are pushing UNESCO to place the world heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef on an “in danger” list, arguing the government has violated legal obligation to protect the natural wonder.

Guardian

Ethiopia to plant 5 billion trees this year

Ethiopia is working on planting five billion trees this year, part of an ambitious plan to plant 20 billion seedlings by 2024 to help build a green climate resistant economy.

Quartz

Russian magnate vows to clean up fuel spill

Russia’s richest man, Vladimir Potanin of metal and mining giant Norilsk Nickel, has held a “frank” conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the massive fuel spill in the Ambarnaya river late last week.

Forbes

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Machinery giants fail to address mine abuses

Caterpillar Inc, Komatsu Ltd and Volvo AB — leading providers of machinery to Myanmar’s jade mines — have done little to address warnings about rampant abuses in the multibillion-dollar industry they supply.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Lebanese farming at home amid shortages

As the pandemic puts more pressure on already strained food supplies in Lebanon, a new initiative is helping 400 families grow their own food.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Photo of the Day

Chicago protestors in 2019 demanded the release of ICE detainees as well as the abolition of the violence-prone system aimed at reducing the flow of migrants into the United States. This year’s coronavirus pandemic only makes detainees’ living conditions more perilous. (Photo by Charles Edward Miller) Photo used under CC BY

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