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A march in Tokyo, Japan advocating democracy for Libya in 2011. Libya continues to struggle for a fair electoral process and stable political transition a decade after the ousting of Muammar al-Gaddafi. (Photo by Hajime NAKANO) Photo used under CC BY

World powers press Libya for elections amid dispute

World powers will push for sanctions against anyone who disrupts Libya’s electoral process and political transition, they said in Paris this week, though big disputes remain over how to conduct an election intended to help end a decade of conflict.

Reuters

Son of former Libyan leader Gaddafi to run for president

Al Jazeera

Working from home may hurt women’s careers

Women who work mostly from home risk seeing their careers suffer now that significant numbers of workers are returning to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said this week.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Myanmar unrest smacks economy for years

The military takeover in Myanmar has set its economy back years, if not decades, as political unrest and violence disrupt banking, trade and livelihoods and millions of people slide deeper into poverty while prices for food and other necessities sharply rise.

Associated Press

Tunisians meet violence protesting power grab

Tunisian police have clashed with protesters near the chamber of the suspended parliament as demonstrators marched against President Kais Saied’s seizure of political power four months ago.

Al Jazeera

Smog chokes India as air pollution levels soar

The air quality in New Delhi, India, fell into the “very poor” category this week. In many areas of the country, levels of the deadly particulate matter reached around six times the global safety threshold.

Associated Press

Xi, Biden call will have Taiwan front and center

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting as early as next week to discuss topics ranging from bilateral trade relations to rising tremors around Taiwan.

Asia Times Online

Would the US come to Taiwan’s defense?

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Polish guards fire water cannon on migrants

Violence erupted at the Poland-Belarus border as migrants desperate to cross into the European Union threw stones at Polish border guards who responded with water cannon and tear gas.

CNN

Fears of violence escalate on Poland-Belarus border

CNN

UN calls on Iran to repeal ‘anti-abortion’ law

Leading United Nations experts have called on Iran to repeal a newly implemented law that they say violates women’s human rights under international law.

Al Jazeera

The women of Iran’s underground metal scene

BBC

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Myanmar students boycott classes under junta

As schools reopen across Myanmar, classrooms remain almost completely empty with students and teachers refusing to attend.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar junta adds charges to ex-leader

BBC

Bomb blasts Shiite neighborhood in Kabul

At least one person has been killed in an explosion in Kabul. The largely Shiite neighborhood has previously been targeted by attacks by the Islamic State-Khorasan group.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Russia calls out US for space safety hypocrisy

Russia has acknowledged destroying a satellite in a missile test, as the US had reported. But the Kremlin denies creating a risk to others in space — and says the US is being hypocritical on space safety.

Deutsche Welle

Nigerian crypto traders risk jail to bypass ban

With Nigeria getting serious about banning the trading of bitcoin and other volatile cryptocurrencies, young Nigerians who rely on digital currencies are going underground.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

GLOBAL HEALTH

Rumors feed vaccine reluctance in Peru

While more than 55% of Peruvians have gotten at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccines, only about 25% of people in Indigenous areas have been vaccinated.

Associated Press

Noma: The hidden childhood disease known as the ‘face of poverty’

Guardian

Breast cancer is a growing dilemma in Africa

Breast cancer is currently the most common type of cancer worldwide. Although the incidence of breast cancer remains higher in developed countries, the incidence is also increasing in developing countries.

Deutsche Welle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Maria Sjödin):

Why countries should recognize a third gender

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Middle East migrants become pawns in new cold war

Asia Times Online

Column (Mitzi Jonelle Tan):

The Global South does not need debt. We need climate justice

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Mom braids hair for kids in her community

A friend‘s act of kindness inspired a woman in Antioch, Tennessee, to lend a helping hand by braiding children’s hair for free.

Yahoo! News

Salon owner helps people experiencing medical-related hair loss

WCVB

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

CZI awards $9M to advance education equity

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has announced grants totaling more than $9 million in support of efforts to expand the pipeline of diverse teachers, administrators, and education leaders nationwide.

Philanthropy News Digest

Boy uses Make-A-Wish to feed homeless

CBS News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Dams, drought choke Syria’s water supply

The dwindling flow of the Euphrates River combined with Turkey’s occupation of Alouk water station has disrupted access to water for 460,000 people.

Guardian

Portrait of poverty in Lebanon as UN visits

Lebanon‘s most impoverished city, Tripoli’s decades-long decline traces the history of marginalization in Lebanon - and warns of the desperation still to come.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Mexico’s army stands between gangs

The Mexican army has largely stopped fighting drug cartels in western Mexico, instead ordering soldiers to guard the dividing lines between gang territories so they won’t invade each other’s turf.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

UN review release plan for radioactive water

A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan this week to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.

Associated Press

Indonesia sees gas as bridge to carbon neutral

Indonesia is seeking investors for seven new initiatives in a sign the country will be falling back on its rich reserves of natural gas to ease the difficult transition from coal to renewable energy over the next three decades.

Asia Times Online

Sustainable sugarcane production in Ghana

Deutsche Welle

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Students in school in Myanmar. Schooling in Myanmar has recently reopened after a long pause because of COVID but students and teachers are still refusing to attend out of fear of being targets of military attack and to continue protest against the coup that happened in February. (Photo by zjtcpts) Photo used under CC BY

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