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In Africa, hunger is increasing at an alarming rate. Economic woes, political insecurities, drought, and extreme weather are reversing years of progress so that millions of sub-Saharan Africans are chronically undernourished, more than in any other region. Now, COVID-19 poses additional risks. (Photo by Filipe Moreira) Photo used under CC BY

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Hunger outperforms virus, threatens millions of lives

Disruption to food production and supplies due to COVID-19 could cause more deaths from starvation than the disease itself, according to Oxfam. The report found that 121 million more people could be “pushed to the brink of starvation this year” as a result of hunger.

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TIME

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US warns aid at risk unless abuses in W. Africa end

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Reuters

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Lack of unity poses more risks than virus crisis, WHO

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NPR

Bangladesh pregnant workers face the sack

As Bangladesh’s garment sector reels from the economic impact of COVID-19, employers are avoiding paying maternity benefits and purging union members as orders plummet during pandemic, say activists.

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Guardian

COVID-19 cases hit 12M worldwide, US in the lead

The number of global coronavirus infections passed 12 million, as cases continue to grow by roughly one million a week. The grim milestone was spurred by the United States recording highest one-day increase in cases anywhere in the world.

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Guardian

Indoor airborne spread of coronavirus possible

The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions — after more than 200 scientists urged the agency to do so.

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Associated Press

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WHO promises ‘honest evaluation’ of how world handled COVID-19

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Reuters

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The health care workers on Yemen’s front line

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BBC

COVID-19 vaccine skepticism on rise in US

As polling suggests that only half of America’s population would be willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine if available, a panel of scientific experts released a set of recommendations for how to boost vaccination confidence.

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Forbes

Gun violence surges, hits communities of color

For many major U.S. cities, this year has been marked by bloodshed. Communities of color have endured the weight of COVID-19, the recession and social unrest. They’re also bearing the brunt of a surge in gun violence.

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NBCNews.com

HUMAN RIGHTS

Burkina Faso’s volunteers take on jihadists

In an attempt to bolster the army, the Burkina Faso government passed a law to arm civilians in January. Many towns have no government or military presence, leaving only this corps of volunteers to protect their villages.

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Associated Press

Rohingya struggle on flood-prone island

Human Rights Watch has called on Bangladesh to move Rohingya refugees, including children, to the camps in Cox’s Bazaar district, more than two months after they were quarantined on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal.

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Al Jazeera

China violates child rights at addiction facility

A group of men who operated a self-proclaimed internet addiction treatment facility in southeastern China have been sentenced to prison, after being found guilty of locking children in solitary isolation for up to 10 days.

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CNN

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Serbia bans mass gatherings after protests

Serbia’s authorities banned gatherings of more than 10 people in the capital Belgrade after two nights of violent clashes between police and thousands of demonstrators protesting coronavirus lockdown measures.

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Associated Press

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In Pictures: Belgrade protest over virus turns violent

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Al Jazeera

College students blindsided by ICE rule change

ICE’s new rule confronts international students with a difficult choice: “depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction” to avoid legal consequences, including deportation.

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NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Entrepreneurs use fintech to help refugees

A generation of refugees have set up financial technology firms to help other refugees and migrants send money, access paperwork and share information.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Sound wave system cancels out traffic drum

Scientists have developed a sound control system which emits opposing pressure sound waves to counteract din, and can be fitted on to an open window, allowing a breeze to waft in while sounds from outside are quietened.

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Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

COVID-19 in Africa is now reaching ‘full speed’

The COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is reaching “full speed,” the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief has said, while a South African official said a single province is preparing 1.5 million graves.

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Associated Press

Essential workers seek expanded protections

With people going back to work amid record virus cases across the country, workers who were deemed “essential” at the beginning of the pandemic are demanding protections and want officials to put regulations in place.

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NBCNews.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Ronald Richter):

To protect children during COVID-19, we must reach vulnerable families early

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The Hill

Column (Eleanor Morgan):

The way trans people’s rights are discussed is causing them fear and pain

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Guardian

Column (Nick Mallos):

Plastics epidemic: Let’s not waste the opportunity to tackle waste

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The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Scrabble bans derogatory slurs from word list

The North American Scrabble Players Association announced that derogatory language would be removed from the game’s official word list. The reevaluation began a few weeks ago with a social media post.

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NPR

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High School Students Launch “Kind Packs” Program

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A Plus

Fridges filled with free food line NY streets

Refrigerators full of free food have been popping up all over NYC. From Harlem to Brownsville, sidewalks outside bodegas and apartment buildings have been converted into help-your-self pantries for those in need.

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Good Morning America

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Girl invents device to prevent hot car deaths

When Lydia Denton learned about kids dying of hot car deaths because they are accidentally left behind, she decided to find a solution. Two years later, the 12-year-old from won a $20,000 prize for her invention.

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Good Morning America

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Ethiopian driver drives pregnant women for free

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ENVIRONMENT

Rising temperatures may exceed threshold

Annual global temperatures could potentially exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels which scientists have set as the ceiling for avoiding catastrophic climate change over the next five years, experts warn.

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Forbes

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Indigenous trackers teach scientists about wildlife

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CNN

One third of lemurs ‘on the brink’ of extinction

A third of all the lemur species on Earth are “one step from extinction” according to the latest update of the Red List. Human activities, particularly deforestation and hunting, drive the declines in these primates.

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BBC

Where have S. Africa’s famous sharks gone?

Longline fishing, pollution, the arrival of orcas – what’s causing the sharks to shun Cape Town’s waters? For those who watch the waves, for dorsal fins, there is still hope. The great white sharks will return, one day soon.

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Guardian

Clean energy future ‘is vital,’ UN chief urges

The UN Secretary-General has told a meeting of ministers it is “vital” the world moves towards clean energy. Guterres said decisions on recovery strategies must account for the need to transition to a sustainable future.

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BBC

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Scarcity of shade hurts Indian street vendors

Street vendors in India are suffering from lower earnings and ill health as they lose access to shade in cities where trees are felled to make way for construction.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

US jobless claims are starting to level off

Another 1.3 million US workers filed for unemployment during the week ending July 4; even though jobless numbers remain astronomically high, claims are beginning to level off from week to week.

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Forbes

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Man seen working at a textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo by Steve Evans) Photo used under CC BY

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