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An infant is screened for malnutrition at a center for internally displaced people in Somalia. (Photo by Said Yusuf Warsame/European Union) Photo used under CC BY

Acute malnutrition funding drops over 80% in Somalia

Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has dropped by more than 80% this year, Doctors Without Borders said, even though one in every four children screened in displacement camps is severely malnourished.

Reuters

Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia

Associated Press

Widows in Gaza face harshest realities alone

According to data, the total number of widows in the Gaza Strip has risen to more than 50,000. They struggle alone under displacement, burdened by loss, insecurity, and daily battles for survival.

Al Jazeera

Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families

BBC

Autism and war: Gaza families grapple with destruction, loss

Al Jazeera

Taliban leaves Afghan girls shut out of school

Approximately 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan remain barred from secondary education five years after the Taliban’s return to power, leading to renewed calls for their right to study to be immediately restored.

The Independent

A day in the life of 12 Afghan women

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

16K civilians detained by Russia are still held

The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine remain “deprived of their liberty,” many held incommunicado and on grounds that violate international law.

Associated Press

Death toll at 44 after ferry sinks in Zimbabwe

The ferry capsized while carrying at least 114 adult passengers and five crew members, according to Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency. The agency said that 77 people had been rescued.

ABC News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Myanmar military intensified air attacks, abuse

Myanmar’s military stepped up aerial attacks on civilians before election held in December and January election, and all sides in the country’s civil war committed war crimes and serious abuses in the past year.

Reuters

Lebanon first in region to abolish death penalty

Lebanon’s parliament abolished the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to formally end the practice, replacing the sentencing with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labor.

France 24

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

AI maps trees that can withstand heat, drought

From bark beetles to drought, forests face growing threats. Researchers are using AI and citizen science to find the trees best suited for the future.

Deutsche Welle

Health warning over growing trade in mummies

A growing global trade in mummified human remains has been described by academics as “a real mummy’s curse” that poses a serious health risk to its enthusiasts and the postal services they use.

Guardian

Rapid wind, solar uptake affecting Kenya’s grid

Kenya’s national power utility said that rapid uptake of variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar was affecting the stability and reliability ‌of the East African country’s electricity grid.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

The women saving India’s remotest from polio

Shameema and Tanzeela must trek for miles in summer heat to vaccinate children in Kashmir’s highlands as part of a vast national program.

Guardian

Madagascar forced to divide mpox vaccines

Authorities in Madagascar are being forced to split single vaccines into fifths to try to protect as many people as possible during an ongoing mpox outbreak.

The Telegraph

Ebola outbreak spread for months undetected

The fastest growing Ebola outbreak in history – and the second deadliest – began in February, months before it was declared, the World Health Organization has said.

The Independent

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GOOD NEWS

Senegal’s griot keep ancient traditions alive

Musician-entertainers are keeping ancient traditions alive in Dakar. This young griot uses music, storytelling and dance to inspire a new generation to reconnect with Senegal’s roots.

Deutsche Welle

Fungus discovery hopeful for African farmers

A South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows a newly discovered soil fungus could be used in the fight against a devastating crop pest.

Guardian

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Cuba expands solar power with China’s help

Cuba expanded incentives for importing renewable energy equipment, as China delivered another 5,000 photovoltaic systems to the island.

Yahoo! News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

How a road could change West Africa’s future

A 600-mile journey along the shores of Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast reveals one of the world’s most consequential transformations.

NPR

Fishermen face deadly dangers in Red Sea

Many Yemeni fishermen have abandoned the trade, seeking safer livelihoods as the Red Sea becomes too dangerous.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

At least 15 dead as Philippines hit by flooding

At least 15 people were killed by floods and landslides in the Philippines after nine days of incessant rainfall that left one mountain city receiving more than twice the precipitation London gets in a year.

The Independent

Photos show flooding and storm damage in the Philippines

Associated Press

More than 160 people killed in Colombia quake

At least 169 people were killed in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Colombia, collapsing hospitals, schools and other buildings and leaving people trapped under the rubble.

NBCNews.com

Deadly Columbia earthquake leaves widespread destruction

Deutsche Welle

Typhoon hits China’s east coast; 1M evacuated

Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the country’s eastern coast, bringing torrential rain and strong winds and ⁠triggering warnings of flooding and landslides.

NBCNews.com

9 year-old boy swept into sea as Typhoon Dolphin slams Eastern China

CNN

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Two young friends pose for the camera in Madagascar. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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