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Poland’s new abortion ruling sparks mass ‘women’s strike’

A strike is underway in Poland by women opposed to a court ruling that introduced a near-total ban on abortion in the mainly Catholic country. In several cities, crowds have protested the court’s decision for seven days.

BBC

Hungary and Poland to counter critics with ‘rule of law institute’

Guardian

Pakistani women fight back amid rising violence

With a rising number of rape cases across the country, and the authorities’ failure to punish the culprits, women in Pakistan feel more insecure than ever, prompting many to turn to self-defense techniques.

Deutsche Welle

Russia’s resolution risks women’s rights in conflict

Russia introduced a new UN security council resolution that threatens the rights of women in conflict by attempting to water down previously agreed commitments on human rights and the recognition of women’s unique and disproportionate experience of war.

Guardian

Feds issue coverage plan for COVID vaccine

Federal health officials issued insurance coverage rules designed to deliver on the promise that every American will have access to free COVID-19 vaccines when they are approved by the authorities.

ABC News

FBI warns cyber assaults threaten American health care system

USA TODAY

Inside the Mexican factory preparing to produce COVID-19 vaccine

CNN

Grave-counting satellite images seek to track Yemen’s COVID death toll

Reuters

Hospitals hit in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

Rockets hit a hospital and residential areas amid deadly fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that has raged for more than a month despite a cease-fire.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Indian state to mull LGBT+ conversion ban

Kerala could become the first state in India to make it illegal for health care professionals or religious leaders to try to alter people’s sexual orientation or gender identity through such treatments, which have no scientific backing.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Protests in Philadelphia after black man killed

Protesters took to the streets and bands of looters broke into businesses for a second night after officers in Philadelphia shot and killed a Black man who was holding a knife in an encounter that raised questions.

CNN

Somali women demand 30% of parliament

Women‘s rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country’s parliament to pass a bill reserving 30% of seats for women in next year’s general election.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Muslim world’s falling-out with France deepens

A rift between France and Muslim nations is growing after French President Emmanuel Macron said earlier this month that Islam was in “crisis”.

Al Jazeera

Muslim nations call for boycott of French products

ABC News

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Fear as Tanzania opposition denounces election

Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate declared he would not recognize the election result as key seats fell to the governing party in a vote he said was marred by irregularities.

Al Jazeera

Chile celebrates new constitution

One year after Santiago’s streets were jammed by protesters, they were filled with revelers, ecstatic over the results of a national plebiscite. There were music and fireworks. Signs declared “Renace Chile” — Chile Reborn.

NPR

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

How dogs tracked humans across ancient world

in the most comprehensive comparison yet of ancient dog and human DNA, scientists are starting to fill in some of the blanks in the species’ common history, revealing where dogs and humans traveled together.

Science

Rare blue moon brings Halloween treat to skies

Halloween may look different this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but a cool spooky spectacle will cap off a month of skywatching: a rare second-in-the-month full moon.

CNET News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Cheaper to prevent pandemics than ‘cure’ them

Preventing pandemics could be more than 100 times cheaper than tackling their deadly effects, a report says. It calls on people to stop encroaching on wild land and eat less meat.

BBC

Iran COVID deaths may be quadruple tally

A senior member of Iran‘s medical association says the country’s death toll from the coronavirus is three to four times the official number released by the government.

NBCNews.com

Germany and France decide new lockdowns

In Germany, it is being termed a “lockdown light” for November while in France a four-week lockdown is expected but less severe than in the spring.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Tony Blair):

The pandemic could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty. Here’s how other countries can help

CNN

Column (Mehdi Hakimi):

The false inclusivity of the Taliban’s emirate

Al Jazeera

Column (Jack Goldsmith):

Does America still interfere in foreign elections?

Japan Times

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GOOD NEWS

Boy helps struggling old man in Walmart

A young boy is being praised for his actions after noticing an elderly man struggling in a Walmart store.

SunnySkyz

Kazakhstan embraces Borat in new slogan

The first Borat movie sparked anger in Kazakhstan for its portrayal of Kazakhstanis. But the sequel is getting a warmer reception: Kazakhstan‘s tourism is using Borat’s famous catchphrase “Very nice!” as its new slogan.

NPR

Peruvian shamans predict US poll results

With incense smoke, flowers and photos of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Peruvian shamans performed an ancestral ritual for the U.S. elections, but there was little agreement about who would win the Nov. 3 ballot.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Frontlines of nonprofit distress get clearer

Over the last eight months of disruption and uncertainty, the nonprofit sector has been asked to keep its doors open and services going while funding sources have been rocked.

Nonprofit Quarterly

NYC vows to equip family shelters with Wi-Fi

New York City announced this week that it will wire family homeless shelters with Wi-Fi, but that investment comes months after advocates and shelter operators began pleading with the city to improve internet connectivity for homeless students.

Brooklyn Eagle

PayPal invests $50M in Black & Latinx VC firms

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

La Niña weather event develops in Pacific

A moderate to strong La Niña weather event has developed in the Pacific Ocean, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The naturally occurring phenomenon results in the cooling of ocean surface temperature.

BBC

Reef taller than Empire State building found

An enormous, 1,600-foot-tall coral reef was discovered in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists announced, in the first such find in more than a century.

NBC Bay Area

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Zimbabwe shortages threaten thousands

Water has become a daily struggle in Zimbabwe’s second biggest city, largely the result of a severe drought last year which has dried up the reservoirs. The poor rains expected this year will bring more hardship.

Guardian

Latinx workers grapple with insecurities

By late March, over 90 percent of domestic workers had lost their jobs because of COVID-19. While some workers have slowly recovered some jobs, 36 percent of the workers still had no jobs, according to the survey.

NBC

Latina drop out of workforce at alarming rate

NPR

Photo of the Day

Parisians rally for free speech on Oct. 18, 2020, after teacher Samuel Paty was murdered and beheaded by a Muslim fanatic set off by Paty’s use of caricatures of Muhammad to help students understand French secularism. (Photo by Jeanne Menjoulet) Photo used under CC BY

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