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With up to 117 million children estimated to fall into poverty in 2020, many will face pressure to work and help provide for their families. As a result, an estimated 2.5 million more girls could be at risk of child marriage over the next five years. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

Virus, child marriage threaten 500K young girls worldwide

The pandemic has put 500,000 more girls at risk of being forced into child marriage this year, reversing 25 years of progress that saw child marriage rates decline, according to a new report by the charity Save the Children. The numbers are only predicted to get worse.

CNN

Mexico addresses migrant caravan tensions

Mexico’s president said he suspected political interference behind a new migrant caravan in Central America, promising to keep his country out of the U.S. presidential race as the group splintered and some began turning back.

Reuters

U.S. stops holding migrant children in hotels, but says they can still be expelled

CBS News

Mass nuclear crisis stalks world powers, UN warns

On International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world is living “in the shadow of nuclear catastrophe,” fueled by growing distrust and tensions between the nuclear powers.

Associated Press

India’s COVID-19 deaths trail behind US, Brazil

India passed a grim milestone in its fight against the coronavirus, with health authorities saying the country recorded over 100,000 deaths since the pandemic began, trailing closely behind US, Brazil.

TIME

Malaria campaigns fight off COVID disruptions to deliver programs

Guardian

COVID ‘twindemic’ prompts high demand for flu shots

NBCNews.com

Brazil begins virus testing to reopen schools

Public health authorities in Sao Paulo have started a large-scale COVID-19 testing program for public school employees and students, as Brazil’s largest city seeks to edge back to normality and reopen schools.

Al Jazeera

Trump is being treated with an experimental drug cocktail for COVID-19

CBS News

Trump hospitalized after getting experimental drug

Asia Times Online

HUMAN RIGHTS

Deaths at Saudi detention center for Ethiopians

The migrants were facing “unimaginable cruelty” - including being chained together in pairs and using their cell floors as toilets, Amnesty International has said. At least three are now confirmed dead.

BBC

U.S. sets refugee cap at 15k, a new record low

The Trump administration is planning to take in 15,000 refugees in 2021, slashing resettlement spots to another historic low as millions around the world are displaced by conflict, violence and other forms of persecution.

CBS News

Journalist speaks out over prison conditions

Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, jailed for 45 days and charged with inciting violence, has spoken of the appalling abuse and prison conditions he witnessed.

Guardian

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Afghan leaders under watch by global powers

Peace talks began in Doha, Qatar, last month between the Afghan government and the Taliban, even as deadly violence in Afghanistan continues. Now, world leaders weigh in on the high stakes at hand.

NPR

Latinos mourn death of “Mafalda” cartoon head

Joaquín Salvador Lavado, better known as Quino, created a cartoon about an Argentine girl with strong political views. Her inquisitive nature and quick-wit called for greater democracy in crisis-prone Argentina.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

China’s robot taxis: Would you ride in one?

Driverless taxis are now available to the public in China’s biggest city. A company backed by the online tech Alibaba has started offering a free taxi service – using a fleet of autonomous driving cars – in a small area of Shanghai.

BBC

Cats able to pass COVID-19 to each other

Researchers found that both dogs and cats can be infected by the virus that causes COVID-19 in human. The paper also shows that while dogs don’t seem to spread the disease, coronavirus-infected cats do.

Smithsonian Magazine

GLOBAL HEALTH

Men dominate decision-making on COVID-19

Men are making most of the decisions related to the coronavirus pandemic, a disturbing pattern that could be costing lives.

CNN

Kenya braced for the worst. The worst didn’t happen. Why?

NPR

C-section babies may benefit from eating poop

A study suggests feeding infants born by cesarean section a small amount of their mothers’ feces could “normalize” their gut microbiome and possibly give their immune systems a healthier start.

Sciencemag.org

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Revathi Krishnaswamy):

Big Tech isn’t going to save us

The Hill

Column (Graham H Cornwell):

Why does American travel writing erase Black people?

Al Jazeera

Column (Nikayla Jefferson):

The climate crisis is the story of the century

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Black doctors making testing more equitable

After seeing reports indicating that Black people were contracting the coronavirus and dying from COVID-19 at greater rates than everyone else, Dr. Ala Stanford set up testing centers around Philadelphia using her savings.

NPR

Massachusetts mother promotes diversity in children’s books

WCVB

Thai designer turns school uniform into high fashion

Reuters

Somali basketball team defies prejudice

Facing down fears of violent attacks over their commitment to sport, Somali women‘s basketball players hope to start women’s teams all over the country.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Colorado climber raises 85K for COVID relief

As an avid hiker and lover of the outdoors, Brittney Woodrum decided she was going to climb all 58 of Colorado’s 14,000 feet peaks with the goal of raising awareness and funding for families around the world.

CNN

Meet PEOPLE’s Girls Changing the World in 2020

People

ENVIRONMENT

Namibian buffalos for sale, buyers ‘bear risks’

Namibia has put 100 of its buffalos up for sale in a bid to ease pressure on grazing land after a drought. The government said it would auction the powerful wild animals to anyone at home or abroad.

Reuters

Rescuers race to move whales out of Scottish loch before major military exercise

CBS News

Search underway for murder hornets in US

Agricultural officials in Washington state said they are trying to find and destroy a nest of Asian giant hornets — also known as murder hornets — amid concerns they could kill honey bees crucial for pollinating crops.

Associated Press

Rain to help boost Europe’s rapeseed crops

Early autumn showers in Europe should boost growth of rapeseed crops but have come too late to prevent an area decline in France where drought disrupted late-summer sowing, analysts and traders said.

Reuters

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

US statue removals inspire Indigenous groups

The campaign to remove Confederate statues and other symbols of white supremacy in the United States is resonating in Latin America, where protesters have destroyed monuments to European colonizers who brutalized Indigenous populations.

NPR

Shortage protests erupt across Venezuela

The protests started in Yaracuy but have since spread to other states in the country’s interior. Residents accuse the government of neglecting the interior.

BBC

Photo of the Day

Airman 1st Class Kyle Larson, a medical technician with 75th Medical Group, screens an incoming patient’s temperature before entering the Hill Air Force Base, Utah medical clinic (Photo by Cynthia Griggs) Photo used under CC BY

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