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A forest being cleared for agriculture. Millions of hectares of forests have been lost in recent decades, having been cleared by commercial or agricultural interests. An area of primary forest, the size of Belgium, was lost in 2018. (Photo by Jane Hawkey| IAN) Photo used under CC BY

Tropical forest losses continue at high levels

Around 12 million hectares of forest in the world’s tropical regions were lost in 2018. It is the fourth highest rate of loss since records began in 2001.

BBC

Climate change taking toll on El Salvador’s farmers

PRI

German income inequality a cause for concern

A new study has found that residents in Germany’s south have twice as much disposable income as those in the north and east. Experts have called on the federal government to act.

Deutsche Welle

Criminal gangs taking control of Rohingya camps

Criminal gangs and militants are increasing their grip on Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, committing killings and abductions with “impunity”, International Crisis Group said in a new report

Channel NewsAsia

Former Boy Scouts reveal sex abuse claims

More than 200 individuals have come forward with new allegations of sexual abuse by members of the Boy Scouts of America in recent weeks.

USA TODAY

Nearly 8,000 Boy Scout leaders accused of sexual abuse in past 72 years, review finds

The Independent

Measles cases at 25-year high in United States

The number of measles cases has hit a 25-year high in the US, where health experts are blaming the spread of misinformation for turning parents against vaccines.

The Independent

Sri Lanka’s muslims fear backlash after attacks

Authorities blame Islamist extremists for the bombings in Sri Lanka. Some Muslims are on edge. They’re a religious minority in Sri Lanka - about 10% of the population.

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

World is sadder and angrier than ever before

People across the earth are sadder, angrier and more fearful than ever before, according to a major analysis of global well-being. All three emotions rose to record levels in 2018, for the second consecutive year.

CNN

Germans increasingly hostile to asylum-seekers

A study has found that Germans are increasingly hostile toward asylum-seekers, whereas prejudices toward other minorities such as homeless or gay people have declined.

FOX News

Germany: Asylum-seekers agree to confess to assaulting strangers

Deutsche Welle

Renowned drug rehab violates labor laws

A nationally renowned drug rehab program in Texas and Louisiana sent patients struggling with addiction to work in “torrid heat,” for no pay, for some of the biggest companies in the U.S., likely in violation of federal labor law.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Catalonia: Crisis at the heart of Spain’s election

Catalonia’s independence drive has been an agent of radical change. It was instrumental in triggering the election, a pivotal issue throughout campaigning and is expected to be crucial in determining Spain’s next government.

Reuters

Duterte threatens Canada with war over trash

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to “go to war” with Canada if the country doesn’t take back tons of trash a Canada-based company had shipped to Manila several years ago.

CNN

Top 20 countries that are used as dumping grounds of the world

Atchuup

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists use AI to turn brain signals to speech

Technology could one day be used to help people who can’t talk to communicate. In an effort to provide a voice for people who can’t speak, neuroscientists have designed a device that can transform brain signals into speech.

Nature

Canada accuses Facebook of breaking law

Facebook Inc broke Canadian privacy laws when it collected the information of some 600,000 citizens, a top watchdog said, pledging to seek a court order to force the social media giant to change its practices.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Doctors in Ebola epicenter threaten to strike

Health workers in the Ebola outbreak zone in Democratic Republic of Congo are subjected to threats of violence and assaults. They gave the government an ultimatum: Improve security within one week or they’ll go on strike.

NPR

Study: Many in Ebola outbreak don’t believe virus is real

Associated Press

Uganda simulates Ebola outbreak and identifies gaps in preparedness and response

Reliefweb

Communities rescue Nigeria’s local clinics

Nigeria’s primary health centers are collapsing under the weight of a population boom, and government money has often failed to materialize. But communities are stepping in to save their local clinics.

Devex

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Andreas Johansson):

Sri Lanka’s violent past has created a polarized society ripe for radicalization

The Independent

Column (Mike Rossman and Emily Atkin):

I work with suicidal farmers. It’s becoming too much to bear.

The New Republic

Column (Richard Reeves):

Capitalism is failing. People want a job with a decent wage – why is that so hard?

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Rescue dog inspires owner to collect trash

Chipper, an 8-year-old rescue dog who lives in Arizona, loves to pick up trash wherever he goes and has inspired his owner, Katie Pollak, to organize group cleanups with other people and their dogs.

MSN

Girl Scout Troop giving homeless girls a home

Troop 6000 was born in 2017, the happy outcome of a not-so-happy time for Giselle Burgess, a Girl Scouts of Greater New York employee who’d found herself homeless when her rental home was sold.

MSN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Prudential commits $180M to support youth

Prudential Financial announced a commitment of more than $180 million in support of global efforts to help youth lacking accessing to school and training gain the skills they need to compete for and succeed in quality jobs.

Philanthropy News Digest

IMF gives Mozambique $118M for rebuilding

The International Monetary Fund will grant Mozambique a $118.2 million credit facility to help it rebuild infrastructure after a devastating cyclone killed hundreds of people and flattened whole villages, the lender said.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change worsening economic inequality

Temperature changes caused by growing concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere have enriched cool countries like Norway and Sweden, while dragging down economic growth in warmer India and Nigeria.

Phys.org

Major emperor penguin colony wiped out

Researchers say what was once the world’s second-largest colony of emperor penguins has “now all but disappeared” after changes in sea-ice conditions made their typical breeding grounds highly unstable.

The Hill

New York City may ban glass skyscrapers

The building of glass skyscrapers could be banned in New York City as part of a bid to cut greenhouse emissions by 30 percent, with New York City mayor Bill De Blasio calling the buildings “incredibly inefficient.”

The Independent

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

World’s financial elite flocking Riyadh again

If there were any doubts that the titans of global finance aren’t holding grudges over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, their appearances at a Riyadh conference this week should lay those to rest.

Bloomberg

Medicare will be insolvent by 2026, report says

The financial condition of the government’s bedrock retirement programs for middle and working-class Americans remains shaky, with Medicare pointed toward insolvency by 2026, according to a report.

TIME

Photo of the Day

Ebola survivors from Freetown, Sierra Leone in October, 2015. The mother and daughter duo lost ten family members to the disease. (Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank) Photo used under CC BY

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