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The UN Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York holds a meeting in 2019. Five world powers - U.S., UK, Russia, China and France - have pledged to prevent atomic weapons from spreading to ensure a nuclear war is never fought. (Photo by Manuel Elias) Photo used under CC BY

5 world powers vow to stop spread of nuclear weapons

Five global nuclear powers have pledged to prevent atomic weapons from spreading and to ensure a nuclear war is never fought, in a rare joint statement ahead of a review of a key nuclear treaty later this year.

Al Jazeera

Sudan’s PM resigns amid political deadlock

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation amid political deadlock and widespread pro-democracy protests following a military coup that derailed the country’s transition to democratic rule.

Associated Press

Uncertainty in Sudan as PM resigns

Al Jazeera

South Africa parliament blaze flares up again

South African firefighters are struggling to extinguish another fire at the complex housing the country’s parliament in Cape Town, a day after a blaze swept through the buildings.

Guardian

Major fire tears through South Africa’s parliament building

YouTube

Militants attack Syrian bus, killing five troops

Militants attacked a bus carrying soldiers on a desert highway in central Syria, killing five troops and wounding 20.

ABC News

16 killed in Colombia by illegal armed groups

At least 16 people have been killed in Colombia’s Arauca province amid fighting between illegal armed groups.

Reuters

Drone attack on US military base in Iraq foiled

Two armed drones were shot down as they approached an Iraqi military base hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad’s international airport, Iraqi security sources said, adding that nobody was hurt in the incident.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Taliban tells shops to remove mannequin heads

The Taliban has ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan to remove the heads of mannequins, insisting the life-sized figures violate Islamic law, according to a report.

Al Jazeera

Canada agrees to compensate indigenous kids

Canada announced two agreements totaling $31.5 billion to compensate First Nations children who were taken from their families and put into the child welfare system and to reform the system that removed them.

CNN

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Tensions rise at Ukraine’s border with Russia

Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are high, with reports of a Russian troop build-up at the border fueling fears over Moscow’s intentions.

CNN

Kazakhstan government resigns, protestors riot

Protesters stormed public buildings in Kazakhstan’s biggest city as security forces struggled to impose control after the government resigned in response to popular anger over a fuel price increase.

NBCNews.com

Kazakhstan unrest: Internet cut amid fuel protests

BBC

In Pictures: Kazakhstan rocked by protests

Al Jazeera

Tear gas fired at Sudan anti-coup protesters

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters in Khartoum chanting slogans against the military days after the resignation of the country’s civilian premier, witnesses said.

Al Jazeera

Sudan PM resignation triggered by military reneging on deal

CNN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Kosovo places ban on cryptocurrency mining

Kosovo has banned the mining of cryptocurrencies to curb electricity use as it grapples with an energy crisis caused by soaring global prices.

BBC

China and Russia to establish joint moon base

China and Russia plan to set up a joint moon base by 2027. The joint moon base will be a complex of experimental research facilities designed for multiple scientific activities.

Asia Times Online

German regulator tightens focus on Google

Germany‘s cartel office said it was examining Google’s use of personal data and its Google News Showcase product under its new powers to regulate internet companies, and was also considering cases involving Amazon, Apple and Facebook owner Meta.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

COVID lockdowns take toll on Chinese cities

Strict lockdowns in the Chinese cities of Xi’an and Yuzhou are taking their toll on the population and healthcare systems, with complaints of food shortages and dangerous delays in accessing medical care.

Guardian

Xi’an residents react to COVID lockdowns

NPR

COVID-19 threatens Chilean goat-herder culture

COVID-19 is preventing a generations-old trek from Norte Chico in Chile to the Argentinean Cordillera, where goat-herders ensure water and food for their herd during the summer.

Deutsche Welle

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Michael Bociurkiw):

Omicron and the Olympics could be on a collision course with China’s zero-COVID strategy

CNN

Column (Resia Pretorius):

Could microclots help explain the mystery of long COVID?

Guardian

Column (Igor Kuchma):

Why inflation may remain high, and China’s role

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

World’s oldest person turns 119th in Japan

The world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan, saying she is determined to extend the record by another year.

Guardian

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Donations of used clothes polluting Ghana

Each week, Ghana receives 15 million items of used clothing sent from the West. But 40 percent of the products get discarded due to poor quality. They end up at landfills and in bodies of water, polluting entire ecosystems.

Deutsche Welle

Taiwan to invest $200 million in Lithuania

Taiwan will create a $200 million fund to invest in Lithuania weeks after the self-ruled island claimed by China opened a representative office in Vilnius.

Deutsche Welle

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Some EU banks shutting out asylum seekers

Some European Union banks are shutting out asylum seekers and other types of customers in mishandled efforts to comply with anti-money laundering rules, the bloc’s banking watchdog said.

Reuters

How the rich are profiting from the water crisis

More and more regions around the world are running out of water. At the same time, companies and their investors are getting richer the drier it gets.

YouTube

ENVIRONMENT

Plastic trash transformed into sneaker gold

Ashay Bhave’s sneakers made of waste plastic, such as plastic bags and bottles, are a runaway success as the sustainability race heats up.

Deutsche Welle

Bird flu kills thousands of cranes in Israel

An outbreak of avian flu has killed more than 5,000 migratory cranes in Israel, prompting authorities to declare a popular nature reserve off-limits to visitors.

CNN

Transportation to address climate change

As the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the transportation industry will play an enormous role in efforts to reduce emissions in the face of climate change.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person, celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan on Sunday, Jan. 2. Born in 1903, she has her sights set on reaching her 120th birthday. (Photo by Bogdan Bodnar) Photo used under CC BY

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