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A Ukrainian armed forces member drives a tank in 2015. On Feb. 18, the evacuation of separatists began after the simmering eastern Ukraine conflict zone saw what sources described as the most intense artillery bombardment in years. (Photo by Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) Photo used under CC BY

Russian-backed separatists announce mass evacuation

Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have said they plan to evacuate their breakaway region’s residents to Russia.

Al Jazeera

Shelling intensifies in eastern Ukraine

CBS News

Russia accused of creating fake crisis in breakaway region

BBC

Puerto Ricans take to streets for higher wages

Many public employees in Puerto Rico work one or two additional jobs to try to make ends meet. Now they’re taking to the streets to demand raises and better pensions.

Al Jazeera

Aid withdrawal, drought are starving Afghan kids

Children in particular are suffering from the looming famine in Afghanistan – the result of a recent drought and the withdrawal of international aid organizations after the Taliban regained control of the country.

Deutsche Welle

Brazil’s deadly mudslides were preventable

The landslides that devastated Petropolis this week demolished houses and ripped families apart, scarred hillsides and hearts, left at least 120 dead and nearly as many missing. And it was all largely predictable.

ABC News

Brazil mudslide death toll is at 117, 116 missing

ABC News

The women at the forefront of Sudan’s protests

Sudan has seen weeks of large pro-democracy protests against a military coup that ousted the civilian transitional government last October. Sudan’s women are again at the forefront of the demonstrations.

BBC

Libya unstable after steps toward democracy

A year ago, Libya looked to be on a fragile path toward democracy after more than a decade of civil war. Now, it appears to be sliding back toward strife and division.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Migrants cope with freezing weather, violence

Violent and illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers by Hungarian authorities are reported on the rise at the Serbian border.

Al Jazeera

Gun violence engulfs Israel’s Arab community

The number of Palestinians killed rises year on year as firearms stolen from the Israeli military proliferate on the streets.

Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Putin recognizes rebel regions as independent

Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, defying Western warnings against such a move and upping the ante in a crisis many fear could unleash a major war.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

The story behind Ukraine’s separatist regions

Associated Press

Russia planning to target dissidents in Ukraine

NBCNews.com

Increased shelling in eastern Ukraine

Deutsche Welle

Police fire tear gas outside Nepal’s parliament

Nepal police fired rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds protested against a controversial $500 million U.S. aid grant.

CNN

Sound and fury echo at the Munich conference

Western officials jointly warned Russia against a Ukraine invasion at this year’s Munich Security Conference, while China aired a surprising pro-Western view on the standoff.

Asia Times Online

Myanmar junta seeks to toss out genocide case

Myanmar’s military junta has appeared in place of the detained Aung San Suu Kyi at the UN’s top court, where it sought to throw out a case alleging that it committed genocide against the country’s Rohingya minority.

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Backyard astronomers creating space portraits

Astrophotography is a hobby, an art, and sometimes a science. It has thousands of passionate practitioners around the world.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine officials warn of coming cyberattacks

Ukrainian authorities said they had seen online warnings that hackers were preparing to launch major attacks on government agencies, banks and the defense sector.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Chinese satellite spotted cleaning up debris

A Chinese satellite was spotted in late January grabbing another long-dead satellite and days later throwing it into a “graveyard” orbit 300 kilometers away, where objects are less likely to hit spacecraft.

Deutsche Welle

GLOBAL HEALTH

Iran returns donated vaccines made in the US

Iran has returned 820,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines donated by Poland because they were manufactured in the United States.

Associated Press

Hong Kong says anti-virus controls may tighten

Stringent anti-virus controls that ban public gatherings in Hong Kong of more than two people might be tightened to stop a surge in infections, as 14 deaths and more than 6,000 new cases were reported.

ABC News

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Matthew Schmidt):

The one thing that could deter Putin

CNN

Column (Moustafa Bayoumi):

Why is the White House stealing $7B from Afghans?

Guardian

Column (Swaran Singh):

Afghan crisis: Former foes resist partnership for aid

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Meet Orion, Time Magazine’s ‘Kid of the Year’

Two years ago, 11-year-old Orion Jean won the National Kindness Speech contest. He has since used the prize money to start his own initiative, “Race to Kindness.”

ABC News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Backyard gardens empower women in Ghana

Alberta Akosa’s NGO Agrihouse Foundation in Ghana encourages women to plant their own backyard gardens, which allows them to feed their families and secures them an income.

Deutsche Welle

US halts nearly $160M in aid to Burkina Faso

The United States has halted nearly $160 million in aid to Burkina Faso after determining that the January ouster of President Roch Kabore constituted a military coup, triggering aid restrictions under U.S. law.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Landmines prevent Iraqis from returning home

With several million pieces of mines and explosives lying under the rubble and soil across Iraq, many internally displaced people prefer living in camps to returning home.

Deutsche Welle

Death toll in Brazil’s mudslides, floods hits 176

The death toll from last week‘s mudslides and floods in the Brazilian city of Petropolis has now reached 176, with more than 110 people still missing.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

ENVIRONMENT

Ethiopia generating power from River Nile dam

The $4.2 billion dam, located in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, has been a source of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan since its construction started in 2011.

BBC

Wildfires burn farms and wildlife in Argentina

After a scorching heatwave, Argentina suffers raging wildfires that burn a vast swath of land across its northern region.

Al Jazeera

Tree-clearing criminals fuel Colombia wildfires

Government officials are hunting suspects accused of setting wildfires – but genuinely slowing rising deforestation will require a more proactive government presence in threatened areas, analysts warn.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Photo of the Day

World leaders met Feb. 18-20, 2022, at the Munich Security Conference to discuss world security issues. The prospect of war in Europe overshadowed all other topics. (Photo by Office of the Vice President of the United States) Photo used under CC BY

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