The Daily Source: Quality News from Around the Internet

Home

About us

Our Team

Opinion

Protest in Myanmar immediately following the military-lead coup that deposed the democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced on December 6 to four years in jail for incitement and breaching COVID rules by the court, but later her sentence was reduced to a two-year term of detention in an undisclosed location. (Photo by Htin Linn Aye) Photo used under CC BY

Myanmar court postpones verdict in ex-leader trial

A verdict in the trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been postponed, sources familiar with the proceedings have said, that was said to have a rule this week on charges of alleged possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies and a set of signal jammers.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar: BBC investigates military’s mass killings

BBC

China to give harassment safeguards to women

China’s top lawmaking body debated legislation to give women more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, outlining rules including a clearer definition of inappropriate behavior.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Coal power demands undermine green efforts

Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year, undermining efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency said this week.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Pakistan gas pains threaten economic calamity

Pakistan is teetering towards an energy-cum-economic crisis as natural gas supplies dry up, export-oriented factories that use the fuel close down and households that rely on it for heat and cooking are left in the cold.

Asia Times Online

Chad to deploy 1K UN peacekeepers to Mali

Mali’s foreign affairs ministry has said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional United Nations peacekeepers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling armed groups in the former French colony.

Al Jazeera

Tigrayan forces takes steps toward ceasefire

Tigrayan forces at war with Ethiopia’s government have pledged to withdraw from neighboring regions in the north of the country in a sudden step towards a possible ceasefire after more than a year of brutal conflict.

Guardian

Protesters call on lawmakers to aid Tigray

WCAX

HUMAN RIGHTS

Thailand sends refugees back to Myanmar

Thailand has sent more than 600 Myanmar refugees who fled fighting between the military and ethnic rebels back across the border, according to a senior Thai official who said this week clashes were continuing.

Reuters

Afghans queue for passports in bid to leave

Hundreds of people have braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan’s capital to queue outside the passport office, a day after the Taliban government announced it would resume issuing travel documents.

Guardian

Turnout hits record low for Hong Kong election

The turnout for an overhauled “patriots”-only legislative election in Hong Kong hit a record low, as government efforts and last-ditch campaigning failed to boost voter numbers amid a crackdown by China.

Reuters

Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong elections

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Sudanese coup protesters face resistance

Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters have rallied to mark three years since the start of mass demonstrations that led to the ousting of the dictator Omar al-Bashir, as fears mount for the country’s democratic transition.

Guardian

Iran execution sparks anti-government protest

In a rare public display of defiance in Iran, protesters have shouted anti-government slogans outside the home of a Kurdish man who has been executed.

BBC

US sanctions on Cambodia all about China

The United States slapped an arms embargo on Cambodia. Most commentary has focused on the fact that it was a “symbolic” move for the United States to express its opposition to Cambodia’s increasingly close ties to Beijing.

Asia Times Online

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Botswana dumps diamonds for technology

Botswana has begun investing in the idea of a “knowledge-based economy” - one that will not rely on finite resources like diamonds.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

AI argues for, against itself in Oxford debate

The Oxford Union has heard from many great debaters over the years, but this week added an artificial intelligence engine to its distinguished speakers.

BBC

UN fails to open negotiations on ‘killer robots’

Country officials have expressed regret after United Nations talks on autonomous weapons systems – known as “killer robots” – stopped short of launching negotiations into an international treaty to govern their use.

Al Jazeera

GLOBAL HEALTH

Legal risks may prevent migrant vaccines

Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global program because some major manufacturers are worried about legal risks from harmful side effects.

Reuters

Iran announces first case of Omicron variant

Health officials warn safety protocols must not be ignored following the detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a traveler who returned from UAE.

Al Jazeera

Fauci warns omicron ‘raging’ around world

Deutsche Welle

German experts urge stricter COVID measures

Germany should implement stricter measures this week to slow the spread of the omicron variant, the German government’s new expert council said this week.

Associated Press

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Caio Koch-Weser):

The EU must not classify gas as a green fuel

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Column (Nik Sekhran and Ghana Shyam Gurung):

A smarter approach to hydropower in the race to net-zero

Asia Times Online

Column (Candida Lobes):

Refugee children should not have to risk their lives at sea

Al Jazeera

Site edited by: Jameson O'Neal, Rachel Barrus, Matthew Leonard and Catherine Lux.

GOOD NEWS

Good Samaritan brings food to tornado victims

A good Samaritan in Kentucky is inspiring many across social media after he drove half an hour to Mayfield with a grill and truckload of food to feed the victims of the deadly tornadoes in the Bluegrass State.

Washington Examiner

First 3D-printed houses made of local earth

The world’s first eco-sustainable houses – 3D printed in Italy using locally-sourced soil – could one day be the homes of the future.

Daily Mail

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

S. Africa to give 2M vaccines to African nations

South Africa will donate just over 2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to other African countries to boost the continent’s COVID-19 vaccine drive, the government announced this week.

Associated Press

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Islamic countries pledge aid for Afghanistan

Islamic countries pledged on Sunday to set up a humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan as, with millions facing hunger, Pakistan’s prime minister warned of chaos if the worsening emergency was not urgently addressed.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Himalayan glaciers melting at rapid rate

Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an “exceptional” rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions of people in Asia, according to a recently published study.

USA TODAY

Melting of Thwaites Glacier could rewrite global coastline

PBS

Pollution is more dangerous for people of color

How much air pollution are you exposed to in your daily life? The answer may depend on the color of your skin, a new study confirms.

Guardian

Classes seek to teach Indians green habits

Students in Maharashtra, India, will start learning how to map and reduce their carbon footprint under the first climate-change school curriculum introduced by an Indian state.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination

Illegal gold mining in the north Amazonian territory of Brazil’s indigenous Munduruku people has led to more than half of several hundred people tested showing unsafe mercury levels in their bodies.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Photo of the Day

Illegal gold mining in the north Amazonian territory of Brazil’s indigenous Munduruku people is not only driving significant Amazon deforestation, but has also led to unsafe mercury levels in hundreds of people in the area. (Photo by Ibama) Photo used under CC BY

DailySource Most Popular

Features

About us

Ways to help

Other