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With the World Bank warning of a “truly unprecedented increase” in levels of poverty this year, and renewing calls for debt forgiveness, experts are warning of a growing crisis in multiple areas from education to employment, likely to be felt for years to come. (Photo by Rafael Antonio) Photo used under CC BY

Extreme poverty progress hindered across globe

Two decades of progress in the reduction of extreme poverty, the elimination of which is one of the sustainable development goals, have been pushed into a sharp reverse by the impact of the COVID pandemic, the growing climate emergency, and increasing debt.

Guardian

Those arrested in Capitol siege tell their stories

Nearly every day since insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, the list of those charged in the attack has grown longer. The government has now identified more than 200 people for their alleged role in the Jan. 6 rioting.

NPR

COVID not created in a lab, WHO investigation shows

The coronavirus most likely first appeared in humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists looking for the origins of COVID-19 have said, dismissing as unlikely an alternate theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese lab.

Associated Press

COVID-19 variants raise concerns across the globe that people can get reinfected

CBS News

Plan for 2012 Delhi gang rape victims failing

In 2013 — the year after the Delhi gang rape — India launched the ambitious Nirbhaya Fund, vowing to reduce violence against women. But a major new report by the charity Oxfam finds that the fund has not done its job.

BBC

Fraught talks preceded Myanmar’s army coup

The Myanmar coup ended a brief, decade-long experiment in democracy in the Southeast Asian nation of 53 million, shattering hopes that it would emerge from military rule that kept the country isolated and impoverished.

Reuters

Protests spread in Myanmar over coup

Deutsche Welle

Myanmar generals shut down internet amid protests

NBCNews.com

HUMAN RIGHTS

‘Emaciated’ survivors hint at worse in Tigray

“Many, many severe cases of malnutrition” are being reported in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, Red Cross officials said, as 80% of Tigray’s 6 million people are unreachable in the fourth month of fighting.

Associated Press

Murders of women spark anger in Lebanon

The murder of three women has provoked outrage in Lebanon, as authorities revealed a doubling of domestic abuse in a country that won praise for new laws to protect women.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

New head of WTO determined to fight for equity

The incoming chief of the World Trade Organization has a reputation for shaking up the guardians of wealth and power that will come in handy in her new role.

Al Jazeera

US to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

NPR

Saudi youths get prison instead of death

Three young Saudi men who faced death sentences for acts they were accused of committing as minors have been handed a 10-year prison sentence instead, the Saudi Human Rights Commission said.

Associated Press

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Myanmar anti-coup protests continue

The protesters are demanding that power be restored to Suu Kyi‘s deposed civilian government. They’re also seeking freedom for her and other governing party members since the military detained them.

CBS News

Myanmar immigrants in U.S. worry for families back home as post-coup tensions rise

NPR

World’s most inclusive parliament changing

While the face of New Zealand’s parliament is changing, its rules and norms are still drawn from the experiences of white men, as attitudes within are slower to catch up.

Guardian

Ecuadorians go to polls amid economic turmoil

Voters in Ecuador are going to the polls to choose a new president. With the economy in the doldrums, many voters say they are more preoccupied with day-to-day survival rather than with politics.

BBC

Protesters rage in Chile over police violence

The shooting of a street juggler has set off protests over alleged police violence in southern Chile, with several buildings set ablaze and an officer held in custody for investigations.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Astronomers glimpse possible new planet

Astronomers have glimpsed what may be a previously unknown planet circling one of the closest stars to Earth.

Guardian

Tianwen-1 spacecraft enters into orbit

China says it has successfully put its Tianwen-1 mission in orbit around Mars. It’s the first time the country has managed to get a spacecraft to the Red Planet and comes a day after the UAE accomplished the same feat.

BBC

Spacecrafts arrive in succession on Mars

After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars.

Associated Press

India restores internet in Kashmir after ban

India ended an 18-month-long ban on high-speed internet services on mobile devices in the disputed region of Kashmir, where opposition to New Delhi has deepened after it revoked the region’s semi-autonomy.

NBCNews.com

GLOBAL HEALTH

Nigeria’s illegal backstreet abortion clinics

Unsafe termination of pregnancy kills thousands of women and girls annually in Nigeria, where abortion carries a heavy jail sentence.

Al Jazeera

Abusive quarantine in Argentine province

The Argentinian province with the lowest Covid death rate in the country has been accused by human rights groups of forcibly quarantining thousands of people under inhuman conditions to achieve that result.

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Nell Derick Debevoise):

Black History Month can’t just be about history, nor just a month

Forbes

Column (Siobhan Robbins):

The coup in Myanmar demands a response - but sanctions could be catastrophic and may not even work

Sky News

Column (Jianli Yang and Lianchao Han):

China’s racism: Powered by AI

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Queer artists of color dominate 2021 shows

An exciting new landscape of LGBTQ-themed art shows has begun to unfold for 2021, one in which queer artists of color are perhaps better represented than they’ve ever been before.

NBCNews.com

Conversation apps bring hope during lockdown

BBC

Ohio teacher’s affirmation song for her students lifts spirits

Good Morning America

‘Hug tent’ provides comfort at elderly home

Residents at an assisted living center near Denver are getting a taste of what life was like before the coronavirus pandemic.

ABC News

Oprah gifts young producer with new computer

Good Morning America

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Alex Trebek’s family donates wardrobe

The family of the late “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has donated a significant portion of his wardrobe to charity to honor his legacy.

CNN

Free medical clinic in Milan serves migrants

The People’s Medical Clinic, which has met the community’s needs for 25 years, is under pressure as the pandemic grips.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Air pollution causes nearly 1 in 5 deaths

More than 8 million people around the world die each year as a result of breathing polluted air that contains particles from fossil fuels, a new study has found.

CNN

Bolder climate action could save millions

Countries could save millions of lives annually by 2040 if they commit to bolder plans to cut planet-heating emissions and curb global warming in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

How steel might finally kick its coal habit

Coal’s grip on the global electricity sector is loosening as more utilities and companies invest in renewable energy. But one major coal consumer—the steel industry—is finding it harder to kick its habit.

Wired

Scores feared dead after dam burst in India

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Americans struggle to get food assistance

During COVID, food banks have been swamped, serving people who don‘t get SNAP benefits and millions more whose SNAP benefits don’t provide enough food.

NBCNews.com

Produce company helps local farmers

THX Dreams is a produce company that promotes the dignity of farm workers. By purchasing their products, customers become key contributors to fulfilling their dreams.

A Plus

Photo of the Day

Buddhist monks create a mandala with colored sand in Dharamshala, India, home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. Once a mandala is completed, monks pour it into a body of water. The art form represents impermanence. (Photo by jasleen_kaur) Photo used under CC BY

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