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Aden Jama takes one of his few remaining goats out to look for pasture in drought-stricken Somaliland. (Photo by Oxfam East Africa) Photo used under CC BY

‘Global health emergency’ urged amid climate crisis

As heat deaths, extreme drought and food insecurity accelerate worldwide, nearly 150 researchers from more than 30 countries are calling for climate change to be declared a “global health emergency.”

Deutsche Welle

WION

Sudan school closures steal children’s futures

Save the Children estimates that children in Sudan have missed on average about 484 days of classroom learning since the war began in April 2023, due to prolonged school closures, fighting and displacement.

Al Jazeera

Sudan war, inflation leave families struggling

Al Jazeera

Sudan paramilitary drone strikes cause mass power cuts in eastern states

Guardian

More than 100 people killed in Sudanese army drone attack on market

Associated Press

Syria bans women from university courses

The recent announcement that Syrian tertiary institutes will not allow women into some courses has triggered debate. Critics worry it may be a sign that the new Syrian government is restricting women’s rights.

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

How Gen Z is finding its voice in Indonesia

From social media to street protests, 15-year-old Zyla speaks out on social and humanitarian issues. She represents a generation of young Indonesians increasingly willing to challenge socio-political injustice.

Deutsche Welle

Egypt fines prominent editor, shuts news outlet

Warnings of an escalating clampdown on press freedom come after a Cairo court convicts Lina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, of managing an unlicensed website.

Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Planned ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding

A ceasefire in and around a Russia-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said, but Moscow and Kyiv battered each other elsewhere as they awaited a date for the next round of talks.

Associated Press

Oleshky ceasefire comes into effect in Ukraine war

Deutsche Welle

Bolsonaro flees Brazil amid investigations

Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after refusing to comply with an order to surrender his passports as part of a criminal investigation.

Time

Nigerian president launches re-election bid

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has launched his re-election bid, campaigning at a rally for a second presidential term during a cost-of-living crisis and a fractured opposition.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Astronomers spot new dwarf planet candidate

Astronomers have spotted a new dwarf planet candidate in the solar system, beyond the orbit of Pluto, which they have provisionally named ED138.

CNN

Chinese records reveal Earth’s rotation secrets

An ancient Chinese chronicle of a solar eclipse in 709 BC has revealed new details about how Earth’s rotation has changed over thousands of years. The eclipse was recorded in the ancient Chinese “Spring and Autumn Annals.”

The Independent

GLOBAL HEALTH

The DRC Ebola outbreak is breaking records

The fastest spreading Ebola outbreak in history has surpassed another grim milestone. More than 10,000 people have been infected since the outbreak was first declared in May.

NPR

Ebola vaccine trials begin in DRC, says WHO

Forbes

Venezuela’s quake amputees adapt to new life

Experts say recovery for earthquake survivors will likely be a lifelong endeavor, given the physical and mental toll of the June 24 tragedy.

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Volunteers fight for green spaces in Cameroon

Concrete sprawl in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, has devastated the city’s trees and parks, so volunteers are stepping up, shrub by shrub, planting more greenery.

Guardian

Artist reframes kids with albinism as heroes

Growing up with albinism, Nigerian artist Dapo Richard Oni never saw a comic book character like himself. Now he’s turning childhood experiences into a story of resilience to inspire a new generation of readers.

Al Jazeera

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Displaced Palestinians face growing hunger

The World Food Program has blamed increasing Israeli pogroms and forced displacements in the West Bank for devastating livelihoods, deepening hunger and pushing families into even more severe crises.

Al Jazeera

Summit advocates better support for children

With 412 million children living in extreme poverty, a global summit in Uzbekistan has called for greater investment in children’s healthcare, education and protection.

Euronews

Uzbekistan’s vision for a fairer future takes center stage at the World Summit in Doha

Euronews

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Cuba’s teachers resume classes after outages

Cuba’s ‌already inefficient state-run economy — long plagued ⁠by shortages — has descended this year into a full-blown crisis in the wake of hardened sanctions and a fuel blockade by U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

US accused of ‘weaponizing’ Somalia’s floods

Coordinated airstrikes on Somalian territory held by al-Shabaab are driving civilians to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety.

Guardian

Race to restore damaged seagrass meadows

Seagrass protects coasts, shelters thousands of species and stores CO2. But some 30% of this valuable ecosystem has disappeared since the late 19th century. Can we bring it back?

Deutsche Welle

Indonesian students protest haze after fires

Thousands of students have staged protests across Indonesia over the government’s response to the haze that has spread across Southeast Asia, demanding that President Prabowo Subianto declare a national disaster.

The Independent

Indonesia launches mobile ‘oxygen buses’

The Independent

Photo of the Day

Julita Juliyo lost all her crops when Cyclone Freddy swept through Malawi in 2023. Today, programs are helping farmers adopt crops that require less water and are better suited to changing weather conditions. (Photo by Peter Biro/European Union) Photo used under CC BY

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