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Children play just outside a military base in Kabul, Afghanistan, in March 2012. (Photo by U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) Photo used under CC BY

2019: Afghanistan’s best, worst year since invasion

The year 2019 began with hopes for peace in war-torn Afghanistan, the first time since the 18-year conflict in the Asian country started following an invasion by the United States. But this year also saw unprecedented violence.

Al Jazeera

LGBTQ Chinese push for same-sex marriage

Nearly 200,000 people have appealed to the Chinese authorities to recognize same-sex marriage, in a monthlong push sparked by a review of the country’s civil law provisions.

South China Morning Post

Freezing Syrians seek shelter in olive groves

Some 235,000 people have fled airstrikes and shelling in Idlib province in recent weeks. So many have fled in such a short period that even the sprawling makeshift tent cities that abut the Turkish border are now full, forcing thousands to sleep out in the open.

Telegraph.co.uk

Humanitarian crisis deepens as bombing escalates

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Iran warns US over strikes in Iraq, Syria

Iran warned the U.S. of “consequences” after Washington executed a series of airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq and Syria.

Daily Beast

Interview:

U.S. military official warns of dangerous escalation in Iran-backed attacks in Iraq

NPR

Al-Shabab claims deadly attack in Somalia

The al-Shabab armed group has claimed responsibility for the Somalia bombing that killed 81 people. The national security agency blamed the attack on a foreign country.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Children in middle of Venezuela’s crisis

With Venezuela in the grip of a severe economic crisis spanning several years, children have been caught in the center as the humanitarian toll worsens, with no immediate end in sight.

NBC News

Decade of protests has reshaped Arab world

When protesters flooded the streets of Tunisia and Egypt almost a decade ago, millions across the region were glued to their television screens. A barrier of fear had been broken, and the Arab world would never again be the same.

CNN

Gay in Nigeria - being seen as an abomination

In 2014 the Nigerian government signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, essentially banning gay relationships. Activists say the law has worsened discrimination against sexual minorities in the highly religious country.

BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Privacy fears over Facial recognition in Delhi

Police in Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally - a first for India - raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance amidst nationwide protests against a new citizenship law.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

U.S. steps up deportations to Iraq

U.S. and international law prevent deportation back to countries where deportees would be under threat. But ICE has continued to deport Iraqis to a country now wracked by anti-government protests and renewed violence.

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ancient humans procreated with other species

According to a July 2019 study, humans’ romantic horizons extended far beyond other boring Homo sapiens. Fifty-thousand years ago our ancestors often mated with other species of the Homo genus.

Inverse

3 Bodies found inside Alamo cathedral, reigniting dispute over Native-American burial ground

LiveScience

Lego blocks can serve as thermal insulators

Scientists at Lancaster University in England conducted an experiment in which they froze Lego blocks to the lowest possible temperature, what they discovered could be useful in the development of quantum computing.

CNN

Meet the innovators driving change in Africa

The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa prize has shortlisted sixteen African inventors to receive funding, training and mentoring for projects intended to revolutionize sectors from agriculture and banking to women’s health.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

1 dose of HPV vaccine may be enough

A single dose of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine may be just as effective as two or three doses at preventing cancer-causing HPV infection, a new study suggests.

CNN

DR Congo Ebola death toll 2,231 to date

Yahoo! News

Polio makes comeback in Pakistan

Political transition and mass misinformation campaigns have contributed to growing polio rates in Pakistan. The country is currently one of three (Afghanistan and Nigeria) where poliio remains endemic.

Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Daniela Blei):

Placenta-eating went mainstream when many doctors stopped listening

NPR

Column (Abraar Karan):

It’s Time To End The Colonial Mindset In Global Health

NPR

Column (Carlo nvernizzi-Accetti):

Climate change denial was defeated in 2019. But what comes next won’t be easier

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Church and mosque unite on Christmas

The Westbury United Methodist Church partnered with the Islamic Center of Long Island, New York to serve struggling neighbors by delivering warm meals and providing free health screenings.

SunnySkyz

Rare black rhino born at Michigan Zoo

For the first time in the 100 year history of Potter Park Zoo, in Lansing, Michigan, a black rhino calf was born at the zoo. On Christmas Eve, Doppsee, the zoo’s 12-year old black rhino gave birth to her very first calf, a male.

Click On Detroit

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Man makes canes for vets with Christmas trees

A man in Texas is designing canes for veterans, and he’s asking people to donate their Christmas trees to help him do it.

CNN

Nonprofits whose stories touched us in 2019

Each month the Chronicle picks a nonprofit, often a small group, tackling a problem in an unusual way and highlights its work with a compelling photograph. Here are some of the nonprofits that inspired us this year.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Climate protests center stage as world burns

The climate crisis dominated the discussion this year, as hundreds of millions of people spoke out against government inaction across the world. Here’s a quick overview of the most important environmental events of 2019.

Deutsche Welle

Oldest free-ranging black rhino dies

A 57-year-old black rhino named Fausta died Friday in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. According to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, Fausta was the oldest free-ranging black rhino in the world.

CBS News

Hospital photos show bushfire devastation

Photos of the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in Australia show the catastrophic impact bushfires have had on koalas and how hospital volunteers are working day and night to rescue them.

Business Insider

Thirsty koala approaches cyclists and chugs their water

CNN

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Women in Kenya fishing village fight for power

Justine Adhiambo Obura has been the head of the women’s cooperative No Sex For Fish in Kenya. The initiative combats the practice of jaboya - having sex in exchange for fish women can sell in the market.

NPR

Pakistan’s cafe run by and for the deaf

At the Abey Khao, a cafe in Pakistan, menus are in sign language and jobs for the hearing impaired are challenging discrimination against those with disabilities.

Guardian

Mexican avocados are next conflict commodity

Mexico is the biggest producer of avocados. Exports of the “green gold” totaled $2.4bn last year. Now there are concerns that Mexican avocados are the next “conflict commodity”, akin to “blood diamonds” in Angola.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

Sydney decided to go ahead with the traditional fireworks display this year despite extreme heat and the risk of bush fire. (Photo by Jason Tong) Photo used under CC BY

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