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Migrants gather to discuss plans at Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, a temporary camp in Mexico. (Photo by ProtoplasmaKid) Photo used under CC BY

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Migrants in Mexico trapped amid coronavirus fears

The coronavirus outbreak has trapped thousands of migrants in towns and camps at the northern Mexican border. Many fled violence and poverty in Central America, hoping for asylum in the US. But since the pandemic struck, they have little choice but to wait.

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Immigration detention centers in Malaysia become coronavirus hot spots

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Al Jazeera

Refugees in limbo on ships off Maltese coast

Rescued from human traffickers in in several operations in the central Mediterranean, over 400 migrants are living aboard cruise vessels in the sea off Malta waiting for European Union countries to offer to take them in.

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TIME

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US officials accused of human rights double standards

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Reuters

Brazil begins COVID-19 vaccine trials in humans

Brazil’s health regulator has approved human clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine. With COVID-19 epidemics around the world down from their peaks, scientists have turned to places where the disease is still rife to test potential cures.

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Reuters

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WHO warns Latin America not to reopen too quickly

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CNN

Nigerian activists fight long history of abuse

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests in the US, large numbers of Nigerians are taking to social media to demand justice after a series of high-profile cases of violence against women sparked outrage in the country.

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Al Jazeera

Violence imperils food supply in Burkina Faso

Violence linked to jihadists has spread from Burkina Faso’s north to its western breadbasket in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, pushing thousands to hunger and threatening to cut off food for millions more.

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Associated Press

The tyranny of India’s resident associations

Commonly known as the RWAs, these associations are a unique feature of Indian urban living. But ever since India went into a lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus, many are being accused of overreach.

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BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Sudanese women raped during wait for justice

Over the past year, Sudanese activists have been documenting a campaign of rapes — ordered by the military’s leadership to crush the pro-democracy movement.

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Associated Press

India’s lockdown exacerbated domestic abuse

Like in many other countries across the world, India’s prolonged coronavirus lockdown has proved to be especially difficult for victims of domestic abuse.

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BBC

Women farm workers face fresh exploitation

Women picking strawberries in Spain for UK supermarkets are facing new forms of exploitation, unions and lawyers warn, as the industry is hit by labor shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Global police chokeholds under scrutiny

Immobilization techniques where officers apply pressure with their knees on prone suspects are used in policing around the world. Such techniques have long drawn criticism and been blamed for various deaths in police custody.

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TIME

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All officers involved in US death face criminal charges

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CNN

Pompeo welcomes Tiananmen Square activists

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with survivors of the Tiananmen Square crackdown shortly before the 31-year anniversary of the bloody events of June 4, 1989, and a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to use military force to quell nationwide protests.

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South China Morning Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Facebook, Snapchat condem racism

Facebook and Snapchat became the latest U.S. companies condemning racial inequality as violent protests flared up across major cities over he death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody.

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Reuters

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Facebook group helps vulnerable people in India

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Uganda health workers lack virus equipment

Ugandan medical workers say they lack vital supplies of personal protective equipment for tackling COVID-19 and the risk of infection is making some reluctant to treat patients.

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Reuters

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GOOD NEWS

Kenyan boy receives presidential award

A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus says he is “very happy” after receiving a presidential award.

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Protesters hand flowers to police officers in a ‘remarkable and kind moment’

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WMTV

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Yemen aid at risk after fundraiser falls short

Donors have pledged $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen - $1 billion short of what the UN said was required to stop programs being reduced or shut.

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BBC

BofA pledges $1B to fight racial inequality

Bank of America is donating $1 billion over the next four years to community programs and small businesses to help address economic and racial inequality that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

India battles new wave of crop-eating locusts

From deploying drones and fire trucks to banging utensils and blaring music, India is experimenting with ways to battle a new wave of locust attacks that have alarmed farmers.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Earth loses an acre of forest every 6 seconds

New analysis says the world lost an entire football field worth of forest every six seconds in 2019.

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CNN

Extinction crisis threatens civilization itself

Human impacts on the places on Earth with the most richness of life have brought hundreds of wild animals to the brink of extinction. This is yet more evidence that the world’s undergoing a sixth mass extinction, scientists argue.

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BBC

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Using butterflies to protect forests in Kenya

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

India sets aside $6.7B to boost tech market

India launched a $6.65 billion plan to boost electronics manufacturing, saying it would start by offering five global smartphone makers incentives to establish or expand domestic production.

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Reuters

China leads world economic recovery

China’s Caixin survey of service industries surprised analysts with a strong expansionary reading of 55 in May, against a consensus expectation of 47. Of the purchasing managers polled by Caixin, that is, 55% saw higher business volume during the month.

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Asia Times Online

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Riots put brakes on US economy’s coronavirus recovery

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Fox Business News

Poor countries face extreme debt crisis

From Angola to Jamaica to Ecuador to Zambia, the world’s poor countries have had their finances shredded by the global pandemic. Economic activity has ground to a halt, closing ports, factories, and emptying resorts.

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The Independent

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Protesters confront Secret Service officers in front of the Old Executive Office Building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., on May 30. Ongoing protests around the U.S. and the world are calling attention to deep racial bitterness. The protests were sparked by the police brutality that caused the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. (Photo by Geoff Livingston) Photo used under CC BY

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