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A Nigerian boy walks through his neighborhood, on his way to school. Nigeria has now shutdown schools in the capital amid security fears. The mass abduction of school children, particularly girls, is posing a serious threat to the future of children and the development of education in Nigeria, UNICEF said. In 2021, there were attacks and mass abductions in at least 10 schools in the Zamfara, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger states. (Photo by Luigi Guarino) Photo used under CC BY

Nigeria shuts schools over fears of attacks

Nigerian authorities have shut schools amid security fears, as intelligence reports suggest armed groups are planning attacks in several states. Schools have become a target of kidnapping gangs in recent years, with hundreds of students held for ransom.

BBC

Face to face with the bandit warlords of Nigeria

BBC

N. Korea’s Kim says nuclear deterrent ready

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, said his country is ready to mobilize its nuclear war deterrent and counter any U.S. military clash.

Reuters

Gun battles rage in Haiti as gangs fight for territory

Haitian gang members are engaged in a fierce gun battle with each other, as well as with police, in the center of country’s capital. It is not yet known how many people were killed in this latest battle, but UN figures suggest more than 200 died between July 8 and 17.

BBC

Anger grows in Haiti over weapons trafficking from US

Reuters

Taliban rights crackdown ‘suffocating’ women

The lives of Afghan women and girls are being destroyed by a “suffocating” crackdown by the Taliban since they took power nearly a year ago, Amnesty International said in a report.

Associated Press

Taliban rule an “epic failure” in Afghanistan

YouTube

Violence rising in Colombia despite peace deal

Violence is increasing in rural areas of Colombia despite a peace deal between the government and the country’s largest guerrilla group, as smaller armed groups are fighting over drug trafficking routes, the UN said.

Associated Press

Pakistan a dumpsite for hazardous waste

A parliamentary committee has taken notice of reports that huge amounts of hazardous waste from several countries are being dumped into Pakistan, according to local media.

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Child trafficking, exploitation rampant in Nigeria

In Nigeria, children make up the largest group of trafficking victims, with the highest proportion being girls between the ages of 12 and 17. Recruiters approach “the poorest and most vulnerable,” according to a study.

Deutsche Welle

War looms as Yemeni children go back to school

Yemeni students will be heading back to school soon, but education in the country has been a casualty of the war; schools have been destroyed, teachers have quit, and millions of school-aged children have dropped out.

Al Jazeera

Rwandan church welcomes LGBTQ community

Against the tradition of conservative Christianity in Rwanda, one church is welcoming members of the LGBTQ community. The church is willing to risk societal condemnation by openly accepting LGBTQ members.

Deutsche Welle

Eritrean refugees detained in Ethiopian camps

Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia say they are being targeted for arbitrary arrests and forcible relocation to war-torn regions, despite having UN permission to remain in Ethiopia.

Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Nicaragua opposition figure sentenced to prison

Nicaraguan opposition leader, Yubrank Suazo, who participated in protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights said.

CNN

Venezuela, Colombia agree to diplomatic ties

Colombia and Venezuela will appoint new ambassadors in their respective capitals when Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office, authorities said, in an effort to rebuild diplomatic relations after years of tension.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia ready for talks with Tigray armed forces

The Ethiopian government is ready for talks with rival forces from the country’s northern Tigray region “anytime, anywhere” and without preconditions, a senior official said.

Associated Press

UN: Hong Kong should repeal security law

Hong Kong’s controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.

NBCNews.com

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Myanmar uses facial recognition technology

Myanmar’s junta is expanding its surveillance capabilities by using Chinese-made facial recognition technology, raising concerns about the safety of activists and resistance groups in the country, Human Rights Watch said.

Deutsche Welle

Expert fears ‘floodgates’ open in Myanmar after executions

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Egyptian TikToker arrested in Saudi Arabia

The Independent

Debris from Chinese rocket to fall back to Earth

Debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to crash to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry, raising questions about how countries take responsibility for their space junk, experts say.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

COVID Corruption rears its head in Vietnam

Corrupt Vietnamese officials allegedly pocketed $240M by suckering frightened people into paying inflated fees for government-arranged Covid-19 repatriation flights from abroad.

Asia Times Online

China’s population to dip ahead of 2025

China has seen its population growth decline significantly, and a senior health official says the country can expect its population to start shrinking prior to 2025.

FOX News

Typhoid has mutated to beat antibiotics

Typhoid has adapted to modern times; new antibiotic-resistant strains are on the rise, fueling outbreaks across the world and making up a greater percentage of the yearly toll of 10 to 20 million cases and 100,000 deaths.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Kenyan teen hopes to catch FIFA’s attention

An 18-year-old Kenyan amateur footballer is using the sport to tackle his nation’s daily loss of forest area, as he plants 11 trees every time he scores a goal.

CNN

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

NGO gives bicycles to over 450 women in India

In a bid to empower women from low-income groups, Greenpeace India has delivered bicycles to over 450 women laborers in India.

The Quint

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Ivory Coast, Ghana to raise cocoa premium

Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s biggest cocoa producers, said they would raise the premium that chocolate makers and traders pay in an effort to tackle farmer poverty.

Reuters

Egypt gives social support amid financial crisis

Egypt will add one million families to a social safety net program that provides cash transfers, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to more than 20 million, the presidency said in a statement.

Reuters

Egypt to boost economic and political cooperation with Serbia

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IMF: Egypt needs progress on fiscal, structural reform

Reuters

India wants lithium mining to make batteries

India is seeking to change laws to allow private miners to extract lithium, the key ingredient for batteries, as the nation aims to be more self-sufficient in green technologies, according to people familiar with the plans.

Al Jazeera

Turkey struggles to survive as inflation rises

Turkey’s inflation rate hit a two-decade high, causing increased prices for food, housing, clothing, transport and healthcare. Inflation has wiped away savings and erased people’s dreams as they focus on day-to-day survival.

The Independent

ENVIRONMENT

UN recognizes right to healthy environment

The UN General Assembly approved a resolution that recognizes the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a vote the secretary general called “historic.”

Associated Press

Climate change killing elephants in Kenya

Climate change is a bigger threat to elephant conservation than poaching, Kenya’s Wildlife and Tourism ministry said. In the past year, the country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought in East Africa.

BBC

Malaysia plantations an ecological disaster

In Malaysia, about 6.1 percent of forest reserves in the peninsula were licensed to be cleared for forest plantations, but in one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, critics say it has been an ecological disaster.

Al Jazeera

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Women shop at a spice bazaar in Turkey, where inflation has hit a two-decade high, creating a slew of social problems and souring public faith in government institutions. According to a survey, only about a quarter of Turks believe the official statistics, while more than two thirds place more trust in the unofficial figures, which peg inflation at around 160 percent. (Photo by Güldem Üstün) Photo used under CC BY

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