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Sudanese orphans trapped in the crosshairs of the ongoing conflict have finally been transported to safety. (Photo by Sudan Envoy) Photo used under CC BY

Sudanese orphans caught in conflict are evacuated

More than 70 children have died in the al-Mayqoma orphanage since mid-April, caught in the continuing deadly conflict in Sudan. But those who have managed to survive have finally been ferried to safety.

Al Jazeera

What to do with the bodies in Khartoum

BBC

Bangladesh suffers power cuts amid heatwave

Frequent power cuts due to fuel shortages worsen the misery of Bangladesh residents as the worst and longest heatwave in decades forces schools to close and disrupts lives.

Al Jazeera

Asia heatwave rings alarm for rice production

YouTube

Haitians inmates dying in overcrowded jails

Haitian inmates are thirsty, starving and sleeping standing up because they don’t have enough room to lie down. The United Nations says 185 inmates died in Haiti last year — many of malnutrition-related diseases.

Associated Press

US suspends aid to Ethiopia during drought

A U.S. agency is suspending food aid to Ethiopia because it says donations are being diverted from those in need. Ethiopian government agencies and the military are behind this, according to a leaked memo.

BBC

Taliban pushing out international organizations

UNICEF said it is deeply concerned by reports of the Taliban pushing out international organizations from Afghanistan’s education sector and ordering them to hand over their activities to local nongovernmental groups.

Associated Press

Poor Indian women tricked into hysterectomies

Unscrupulous doctors and private clinics are frightening poor women into hysterectomies to make “a quick buck” by claiming higher insurance fees under government healthcare schemes for poor people.

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ethnic violence grips NE India’s Manipur state

India’s northeastern Manipur state has been in the grips of ethnic clashes for more than a month. The violence between the majority Meitis and the minority Kukis threatens to awaken a separatist movement.

Deutsche Welle

Ethiopia rejects accusation of ‘ethnic cleansing’

Ethiopia rejected a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that accused local authorities and regional forces of carrying out an “ethnic cleansing” campaign in Tigray despite last year’s truce agreement.

i24 News

Russia shells Ukrainians fleeing dam collapse

Ukraine accused Russian forces of shelling civilians fleeing floodwaters caused by the catastrophic dam collapse this week. Russians, in turn, accused the Ukrainians of shelling Russian-held territory.

NBCNews.com

Satellite images show the scale of the Ukraine dam destruction

NBCNews.com

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Egypt negotiating truce between Gaza, Israel

Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) delegations were in Cairo to negotiate an expanded truce agreement with Israel. According to Al-Araby, one source called them “arrangements that are the first of their kind.”

i24 News

Brazil’s Indigenous fear loss of property rights

Indigenous people in Brazil fear their land could be expropriated through a new law. President Lula has promised to protect the Amazon basin but does not have a majority in parliament.

Deutsche Welle

Brazil Indigenous protection: Calls for stronger legislation

YouTube

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Kenyans use VR to learn about plastic pollution

In Kenya, virtual reality is being adopted in classrooms to enhance learning and teach children about environmental issues. With virtual reality technology, students can see for themselves the impacts on the environment.

Africa News

In India, robots save Dalits from sewer work

Cleaning sewers is typically carried out by people at the bottom of India’s caste hierarchy. Can a robot perform the dirty work instead?

Deutsche Welle

GLOBAL HEALTH

HIV alarm in Uganda amid anti-gay ‘lockdown’

Kampala’s HIV treatment center is almost empty, days after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on Earth. The usual daily influx of 50 patients has all but dried up. Antiretroviral drugs pile up, unused.

Reuters

Meta to offer healthcare to Kenyan moderators

Meta has been ordered to provide proper medical and psychiatric care to moderators in Nairobi following a ruling in a Kenyan employment court that heard testimonies about the distressing nature of their work.

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Music offers hope for Kinshasa street children

In Kinshasa, some street children have found refuge in a cultural center which encourages creative talents like music. Mokili Na Poche offers hope to some of the estimated 20,000 homeless children in Kinshasa’s streets.

Africa News

Ugandan kids build sustainable vertical garden

High school students in Uganda built a vertical garden out of old plastic bottles, and learned to grow food in a sustainable and innovative way in the process.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US announces $100M in aid to help Caribbean

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the U.S. is investing $100 million in the Caribbean region to crack down on weapons trafficking, help alleviate Haiti’s humanitarian crisis and support climate change initiatives.

Associated Press

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Nigerians pay school bills with plastic waste

The African Cleanup Initiative has been collecting and selling plastic waste brought to schools by parents. The sales proceeds pay for teacher salaries, children’s uniforms, books and pens, among other expenses.

Reuters

Global economy hobbled by high interest, war

The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of COVID-19.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

El Niño’s extreme weather phase has begun

U.S. scientists confirmed that El Niño has officially started. Experts say it will likely make 2024 the world’s hottest year yet. They fear it will help push the world past a key 34.7F (1.5C) warming milestone.

BBC

How El Nino could impact the world’s weather in 2023-24

Reuters

Kenya drought worsens human-wildlife conflict

A historic drought is exacerbating conflicts between humans and wild animals in Kenya. At the same time, the predator population within Kenyan parks has increased.

U.S. News & World Report

Planet warming at ‘unprecedented rate,’ study finds

Al Jazeera

Disinformation threatens climate change action

Falsehoods spread by oil companies, climate skeptics and others are a threat to progress against global warming, campaigners say.

Context

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A Melka Guna villager holds the skull of one of his community’s dead cattle. At its peak a few years ago, the community’s herd numbered about 6,000 animals; now it’s down to about 2,000 due to drought. (Photo by Alex Wynter/IFRC) Photo used under CC BY

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