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Slash-and-burn deforestation in Brazil. A new report reveals that about 8.9 million acres of forest in the world’s tropical regions were lost in 2018. Of particular concern is the continued destruction of primary forests. (Photo by United States Forest Service) Photo used under CC BY

Deforestation wipes out area the size of Belgium

A new report from Global Forest Watch reveals that about 8.9 million acres of forest in the world’s tropical regions were lost in 2018, equivalent to 30 football fields per minute, with Brazil losing the most.

BBC

EU firms linked to illegal logging in Brazil

Deutsche Welle

Special section:

Tree-planting programs can do more harm than good

National Geographic

In Spain, nostalgia and xenophobia spread

Nostalgia for the Franco regime and xenophobia are palpable in the farming town of El Ejido and other rural communities, where support is growing for the country’s far-right Vox party.

Al Jazeera

Few white supremacists face terror charges in US

In the U.S., relatively few white nationalists are prosecuted for terrorism, largely due to terrorism laws that make it harder to convict for certain acts of violence if they are motivated by white supremacy.

Mother Jones

Venezuelans in Ecuador face growing fines

In Ecuador, many Venezuelans are compelled to work illegally, and those who don’t acquire a visa before their initial permission to be in the country expires are fined $772. Those who rack up multiple fines risk deportation.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan suspends polio vaccines after attacks

In Pakistan, where polio is endemic, at least three polio workers have been killed amid rising violence against health workers. Authorities announced polio vaccinations would be suspended “indefinitely.”

Deutsche Welle

Ingested medications enter water, affect wildlife

Pharmaceuticals, emitted from human bodies, homes and factories, are entering waterways and accumulating in fish, bugs, mollusks, crustaceans, birds and warm-blooded animals.

The Atlantic

Washington to allow ‘human composting’

The Independent

HUMAN RIGHTS

Migrants escape en masse from Mexican facility

At least 1,300 mainly Cuban migrants fled on foot from an immigration detention center on Mexico’s southern border in the largest mass escape in recent memory.

NBCNews.com

Mexico’s crackdown forces migrants to more dangerous routes

PBS NewsHour

America is more stressed than Venezuela

A greater proportion of Americans reported more stress than Venezuelans, according to a new poll by Gallup. Despite its status as the most wealthy and powerful nation in the world, they are amongst the most stressed out.

Newsweek

World is sadder and angrier than ever before

CNN

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Afghan parliament sworn in months after vote

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has inaugurated the country’s new parliament, though dozens of seats remained empty amid ongoing claims of election fraud.

Al Jazeera

Spain prepares for polls amidst instability

Voters in Spain will go to the polls on Sunday as increasing political instability has led to the country’s third general election in four years following financial crisis and a series of corruption scandals.

CNN

Special section:

An interactive: How the world votes

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists create see-through human organs

Researchers in Germany have created transparent human organs using a new technology that could pave the way to print three-dimensional body parts such as kidneys for transplants.

Channel NewsAsia

Scientists use AI to turn brain signals to speech

Nature

Could caffeine boost efficiency of solar cells?

Scientists have discovered that caffeine can help make a promising alternative to traditional solar cells more efficient at converting light to electricity. Their research could enable cost-effective renewable energy technology.

ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

Mumbai health clinic offers care to LGBTQ

Following reports of transgender people being refused treatment at existing health centers, a new clinic opened to offer services, including medical care and counseling, to Mumbai’s often-stigmatized LGBTQ community.

Guardian

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

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Hung M Nguyen and Marcos Barros):

Made in Van Phuc, these Vietnamese silk artisans are working against mass market consumerism

Channel NewsAsia

Column (Anne-Marie Imafidon):

Until we stop trolls attacking great women in science, girls will never truly feel welcome in Stem

The Independent

Column (Andreas Johansson):

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

The Independent

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GOOD NEWS

Teachers donate 100 sick days to co-worker

A high school teacher and football coach was put in a tough spot when his infant daughter was diagnosed with cancer at 10 months old. The faculty banded together to donate a month’s worth of days to the family.

ABC News

Mexico restaurant challenging gender norms

La Mera Obrera in Mexico City provides employment to women in a secure environment, favoring single mothers, those getting older or excluded from a predominantly male restaurant industry.

OZY

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Immediate tax breaks encourages donations?

Canada’s Quebec decided to raise donations for Haiti’s earthquake by allowing people who donated, to claim tax deduction immediately. Studies show it increased all donations (not just to earthquake relief) by 9 percent.

Vox

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

ENVIRONMENT

Did Banksy join climate activists in London?

Speculation is rife that Banksy was at Extinction Rebellion’s London protests after a mural appeared at the group’s Marble Arch base. The popular, anonymous artist is known to send political messages through his work.

BBC

Who is Banksy?

BBC

Climate change aiding bark beetle infestation

Hot, dry summers are fanning an unprecedented outbreak of bark beetles that are destroying vast swathes of central Europe’s spruce forests which define the region’s landscape.

Channel NewsAsia

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Micro credit on the rise for Egyptian women

Small business lending for Egyptian women has increased significantly in 2018, allowing more women, especially in rural areas, to start their own enterprises.

Al Monitor

China funds largest S. American solar farm

Argentina failed to win funding for a solar farm from the US or Europe so turned to China, which financed 85 percent of the $400 million cost. The project is now a testament to China’s growing clout in emerging markets.

Reuters

Xi Jinping says China’s Belt And Road initiative is not saddling poor countries with debt

YouTube

Photo of the Day

Central American migrants on “la Bestia” in July, 2008. Every year, thousands of people, 90 percent of them Central American, cross the length of Mexico in hopes of reaching the United States. Many hop trains known as la Bestia (the Beast) facing kidnapping, extortion, rape, robbery, sickness, hunger, and death along the way. And it has only become worse since Mexico ramped up the drug war; in search of easy profits, cartels have started to seize migrants, holding them ransom. Amnesty International has called the migrants’ route “one of the most dangerous in the world.” (Photo by Peter Haden) Photo used under CC BY

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