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Climate crisis linked to rising domestic violence

As deadly heatwaves sweep through cities in India, China, the U.S. and Europe amid the climate crisis, new research has found that rising temperatures are associated with a substantial rise in violence against women.

Guardian

How white paint could help cool India

BBC

As heat waves claim lives, how can India protect people better?

YouTube

Many in Mexico lose power amid extreme heat

Experts say a lack of investment has left the Mexican electric system unprepared for the challenge. As climate change fosters extreme heat in the country, power shortages could become increasingly common.

Guardian

2K migrants have died crossing Mediterranean

Researchers at the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration updated the number of migrants who have died trying to reach Europe by sea this year: nearly 2,000.

NPR

Why do migrants choose smugglers to cross the Mediterranean?

Deutsche Welle

Burkina Faso army accused of killings, torture

A slew of extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances and instances of torture by Burkina Faso’s military has terrorized communities in the country this year, according to a Human Rights Watch report.

Associated Press

Ethiopia thefts leave those in need with none

Earlier this month, the U.S. and UN announced they were pausing food aid to Ethiopia, affecting 20.1 million who rely on donated grain because of drought and conflict.

Guardian

Wounded Palestinians facing a long recovery

Many Palestinians face a long road to recovery after they were wounded when Israeli forces raided the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank last week.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

RWB: Record number of journalists behind bars

A record number of journalists are currently behind bars, according to Reporters Without Borders (RWB). Yet journalists around the world continue to put themselves in danger defending media freedom.

Deutsche Welle

The risks of being a journalist in Cameroon

Deutsche Welle

Malaysia charges Thais over trafficking camps

Four Thai citizens have been charged under Malaysia’s anti-trafficking laws over mass graves and transit camps for refugees that were found in a remote jungle along the Thai Malaysian border more than eight years ago.

Al Jazeera

Syria sees steep rise in number of child soldiers

A new United Nations report on children in armed conflict says the use of child soldiers in Syria is growing, even as fighting in most parts of Syria is winding down.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Kosovo PM offers to hold new mayoral elections

Kosovo’s prime minister offered to hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities and reduce police there in an effort to defuse tensions with neighboring Serbia that flared anew last month.

ABC News

Why do African nations want UN troops out?

U.N. peacekeeping missions in Africa are struggling to restore peace and stability to the nations in which they operate. Some African states want them out and experts have warned of consequences and fresh security threats.

Deutsche Welle

As Russia vows Wagner will stay in Africa, U.N. forces prepare to exit Mali

Newsweek

Ethnic militias in eastern Myanmar shift loyalty

Units of an ethnic militia in eastern Myanmar that is nominally part of the military have switched sides, allying themselves with the country’s pro-democracy movement.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mind-boggling palm fruits, flowers underground

A new-to-science palm species has been discovered in Borneo with the remarkable ability to flower and fruit underground. How the rare palm – named Pinanga subterranea – has survived is a mystery.

Guardian

Kenya Facebook moderators say work is torture

Nearly 200 former employees in Kenya are suing Facebook and local contractor Sama over working conditions that could have implications for social media moderators around the world.

ABC News

Scientists detect shock waves from galaxies

Scientists have picked up shock waves from the orbit of supermassive black holes at the heart of distant galaxies as they begin to merge.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

India firm used toxic ingredient in cough syrup

The Indian manufacturer of cough syrups that Uzbekistan said last year had poisoned 19 children used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient rather than the legitimate pharmaceutical version, two sources told Reuters.

Reuters

WHO declares aspartame a possible cancer risk

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Female firefighters protect Borneo’s forests

A group of female firefighters are protecting Borneo’s forests and redefining their roles within their communities. These extraordinary women are leading their communities towards a more sustainable future.

Positive News

Nigeria Lago startup puts a stop to food waste

In Nigeria, many tons of fresh market produce spoil daily due to a lack of refrigeration. But what if the same sun that rots vegetables and sours milk could be the energy source that keeps them cool and crisp?

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Myanmar army cuts aid to cyclone survivors

Millions who survived one of Myanmar’s strongest cyclones are struggling to rebuild their lives after the government cut off access to affected areas, including for aid groups.

BBC

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Puerto Ricans protest electricity bill increases

Hundreds of people including religious leaders, economists, teachers and retirees protested a proposed increase to already high electric bills that a growing number of people in the U.S. territory are struggling to pay.

NBCNews.com

Salty tap water has Uruguay’s capital fuming

Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of salty-tasting tap water that has damaged water heaters, boosted demand for bottled water and reportedly caused stomach ailments.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Ukraine prepares for potential radiation leaks

Ukrainian emergency workers took part in a drill to prepare for a potential risk of radiation leakage from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

ABC News

2K people suffer heat stress on Hajj pilgrimage

More than 2,000 people suffered heat stress during the Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said, after temperatures soared to 118.

Guardian

Sri Lankans suffer as erosion destroys homes

Cyclones, surging seas and flooding are taking away people’s homes and sometimes their livelihoods in the island nation.

Al Jazeera

Kelp could generate carbon credits in Namibia

Giant kelp forests being used to make crop biostimulants and other biotech products could one day generate ‘blue’ carbon credits.

Context

Seaweed can do lots of things, can it survive climate change?

Context

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A Himba woman in Namibia. (Photo by Don McCrady) Photo used under CC BY

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