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A child reads a UNICEF poster on a shop in Yemen. It informs him about the hazards of unexploded bombs, cluster munitions and mines, as well as how to avoid them. Women and children make up a significant proportion of those injured by landmines, according to the head of the Yemen Landmine Monitor. (Photo by Julien Harneis) Photo used under CC BY

Landmines litter Yemen; every step risks tragedy

A cease-fire in the Yemen war has mostly held. Civilian deaths from bombings or shootings have gone down, but some parts of the country are contaminated with landmines. For locals going about their daily business, there is an omnipresent fear of stepping on one.

Deutsche Welle

1,700 environmental activists killed in decade

An environmental activist has been killed every two days on average over the past decade, a new study shows; more than 1,700 people have died while trying to prevent mining, oil drilling or logging on their lands.

BBC

Mexico world’s deadliest spot for environmental activists

Associated Press

Venezuelan mining region a hotbed of sex trafficking

There is evidence of widespread sex trafficking and violence against vulnerable women and children in Venezuela’s mining region, a UN report has found. Many victims are lured to the mines with promises of work, and then pressured or forced into sex work.

Guardian

‘Cancerlike flu’ in Iraqi towns near oil fields

The southeast of Iraq has some of the country’s biggest oil exploration areas, where illegal gas flaring has caused a spike in cancer, an investigation has found, with one scientist saying it is so rife that it is “like the flu.”

BBC

Life and death surrounded by gas flares in Iraq

YouTube

Suicide bomber strikes Kabul education center

A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking university practice entry exams, a Taliban spokesman said.

Associated Press

Soldiers on the streets of Burkina Faso capital

Soldiers are on the streets of Burkino Faso’s capital, where heavy gunfire has been heard near the main military camp and residential areas. No public announcement was given, but it “smacks of a coup attempt,” an analyst said.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Iran protests continue; at least 83 people killed

At least 83 people were killed in nearly two weeks as protests continue across several cities in Iran, a human rights organization said.

i24 News

Iran launches strikes on Iraqi Kurds amid protests

Deutsche Welle

Taliban disperse women’s rally backing Iran protests

i24 News

India’s top court legalizes abortion for all

India‘s top court upheld the right of a woman to an abortion up to 24 weeks into pregnancy regardless of marital status, a decision widely hailed by women’s rights activists.

Reuters

Indian official mocks schoolgirl for requesting sanitary pads

The Independent

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills civilians

An airstrike in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed at least five civilians during a major religious holiday as the revived war continues, according to humanitarian workers.

Associated Press

Putin moves to annex four Ukraine regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the process of annexing parts of Ukraine by saying he would sign laws to absorb them despite international condemnation and protect the newly incorporated regions.

CBS News

10 armed groups agree to ceasefire in Colombia

At least 10 armed groups in Colombia, including the Gulf Clan crime gang and dissident members of the Farc rebels who rejected a peace deal, have agreed to participate in unilateral ceasefires.

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Senior Indonesian officials targeted by spyware

More than a dozen senior Indonesian government and military officials were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to nine people with knowledge of the matter.

Reuters

Meta cracking down on fake foreign accounts

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, said it has uncovered fake accounts, originating in China, that were trying to influence American voters as the social media company tries to stay ahead of foreign disinformation.

NBCNews.com

Ringed Neptune captured by Webb telescope

The recently launched super space telescope, James Webb, has returned spectacular new imagery of Neptune, including the rings and dust bands that encircle the ice giant.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Uganda doctors go on strike over safety fears

Trainee medics battling Ebola in Uganda’s virus epicenter accuse the government of putting their lives at risk. All trainees at a regional hospital are on strike and are demanding to be moved somewhere safer.

BBC

Uganda racing to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak

CBS News

Alcohol consumption on the rise in India

There has been an increase in alcohol consumption in India over the last three decades, a recent study shows.

Deutsche Welle

Cancer-killing virus shows promise in patients

A new type of cancer therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells is showing big promise in early human trials, UK scientists say.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Dr. Tan Dow Yew and Dr. Terence Scott):

What we can learn from the rabies response in Southeast Asia

Devex

Column (Kourosh Ziabari):

Crisis in Iran: Raisi’s hijab hype backfiring badly

Asia Times Online

Column (Nikita Vladimorov):

Putin’s war opens the Central Asian door for America

Washington Examiner

Column (Jonathan Lord):

Iran is roiling with protests, nuclear talks are stalled — Biden must raise the stakes

The Hill

Column (Maxine L. Margolis):

How likely is a Brazilian coup?

Newsweek

Column (Christopher S. Chivvis):

Yes, Putin might use nuclear weapons. We need to plan for scenarios where he does

Guardian

Column (Miodrag Soric):

Nord Stream sabotage is likely Russian blackmail

Deutsche Welle

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GOOD NEWS

Tanzania gets first Oscars entry In 20 years

A Tanzanian film has been shortlisted for an Academy Award, ending a two-decade wait for the country’s participation in the ceremony.

AfricaNews

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

NGO shifts focus to sustainable farming

The increased frequency and intensity of climate calamities prompted an NGO to expand its work in sustainable farming in order to help farmers and communities to build resilience in Africa.

Devex

US announces $10M aid for flood-hit Pakistan

The U.S. has announced an additional $10 million in aid for flood-ravaged Pakistan on top of more than $56 million in flood relief and humanitarian assistance this year.

The Independent

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Global Africa Business Initiative to spur growth

The Global African Business Initiative, which brings together key stakeholders in the development of the continent, was launched by the United Nations Global Impact.

AfricaNews

Nigeria squanders oil boom; inflation soars

Nigeria has failed to capitalize on an oil price boom that has helped cushion other exporters from the impact of inflation, with millions more Nigerians now facing poverty.

Reuters

Experts raising alarm on global recession

Warnings of an incoming global recession are growing louder by the day as high-profile figures from the World Trade Organization and an American Nobel Prize-winning economist sound the alarm on a global downturn.

Al Jazeera

There’s a 98% chance of a global recession, research firm warns

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Cubans protest over the island-wide blackout

The power outage caused by Hurricane Ian has prompted protests in the streets of Cuba’s capital as several hundred people demanded restoration of electricity more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island.

NPR

Cuba works to restore electricity after Hurricane Ian

NPR

Twenty Cuban migrants missing after boat sinks during hurricane

Guardian

Photo of the Day

A Ugandan health worker dresses in protective clothing before treating a suspected Ebola case. A total of 36 Ebola cases, including 18 confirmed and 18 more listed as probable, had been reported, the Ugandan Ministry of Health Officials said; six of the confirmed cases were healthcare workers. (Photo by Anna Dubuis / DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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