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Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Conflict and insecurity were responsible for the desperate situation faced by 74 million people, or two-thirds of those affected, in 2018, said the Food Security Information Network’s (FSIN) annual Global Report on Food Crises. (Photo by UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) Photo used under CC BY

Climate, conflicts will put millions in food crisis

Food crises will affect tens of millions of people across the world this year, researchers warned, after war, extreme weather and economic woes in 2018 left more than 113 million in dire need of help.

The Japan News

War on drugs has helped cocaine traffickers

The US spends almost $5 billion a year attempting to intercept shipments of illegal drugs from Central America, but despite the enormous outlay, the quantities of cocaine delivered to the country have continued to rise.

The Independent

Philippine Supreme Court orders release of drug war reports

Star Tribune

4.2M Somalis need urgent human aid in 2019

Over 4.2 million people in Somalia need urgent humanitarian assistance in 2019, including 900,000 acutely malnourished children. The UN Somalia Humanitarian Fund have released a combined US$45.7 million to scale up life-saving assistance in the country.

Devdiscourse

Syrian kids in Turkey missing school, future

Children make up a third of the nearly 4 million Syrian refugees in Turkey. According to UNICEF, almost 400,000 Syrian children in Turkey are not enrolled in school.

PRI

Leaked reports reveal Saudi prisoners’ abuse

Saudi political prisoners suffered torture and malnutrition, according to leaked medical reports prepared for King Salman, according to a report.

Al Jazeera

Group urges Lebanon to abolish anti-LGBT law

Human Rights Watch is urging Lebanon to abolish a law criminalizing homosexuality after the top military prosecutor declined to prosecute a “sodomy” case.

Haaretz

Brunei‘s LGBT community flees ’inhumane’ new stoning laws

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Housing improves in Africa, but 53M in slums

A new study led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that while housing in sub-Saharan Africa had improved across several measures, 53 million people still live in slum conditions.

Guardian

More than 113M people suffer ‘acute hunger’

More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year because of wars and climate disasters, with Africa the worst-hit region, the UN has said.

Channel NewsAsia

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

S. Africa’s politics feeds anti-foreigner violence

Political figures in South African have condemned the latest attacks on foreigners in Durban. At the same time, their anti-migrant rhetoric ahead of elections on May 8 is fueling the country’s simmering xenophobia.

Deutsche Welle

Saudi gave Khashoggi’s children homes, money

Saudi Arabia has given the four children of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi “million-dollar houses” and “monthly five-figure payments” as compensation for the killing of their father, the Washington Post reported.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A new antibody approach to tackling Ebola?

Scientists working on developing vaccines against Ebola have found they can “harvest” antibodies from volunteers vaccinated in research trials and use them to make treatments for the deadly viral infection.

Channel NewsAsia

WhatsApp India rolls out fact-check service

WhatsApp launched a service for Indians to check the veracity of information, in the messaging platform’s latest attempt to combat fake news in India ahead of national elections beginning this month.

Reuters

Singapore proposes law to combat fake news

Channel NewsAsia

GLOBAL HEALTH

Uganda’s bicycle ambulances helping sick

In rural Uganda, ambulances made with bicycles and electric scooters are giving more people access to health care. Ambulances are managed by village health teams chosen from within the community.

Al Jazeera

Mozambique cholera cases rises to over 1K

Cholera has infected at least 1,052 people in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit region, the health ministry said in a new report, marking a massive increase from 139 cases reported four days ago.

Guardian

Survival in Mozambique after cyclone Idai – in pictures

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Deepali Khanna):

Can collaboration fuel Asia’s philanthropic power?

Forbes

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Slovakia takes a stand against Orban-style populism

Deutsche Welle

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Strong health care makes countries more stable

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Team develops portable wifi for world refugees

Jangala, a four-person team is developing portable emergency wifi boxes. In refugee camps and soon on the Mediterranean, they are connecting some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Positive News

Barca FC trains Lesbos child refugees for free

Reuters

Teen is youngest solo pilot to fly around world

Mason Andrews, a Louisiana teenager became the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. The Monroe resident was 18 years and 163 days old and took 76 days and 180 flight hours to make the journey.

ABC News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Why India’s rich don’t give their money away

Indian IT billionaire Azim Premji recently became India’s top philanthropist. But his generosity has put philanthropy in the spotlight in a country where charity does not appear to match wealth.

BBC

6 ways to get the wealthy to donate more to charity

Forbes

Author donates $1.25M to classroom libraries

Best-selling author James Patterson’s latest gift for literacy is a $1.25 million pledge to classroom libraries. According to him, illiteracy is a “daunting issue” and giving kids access to books is “an excellent place to start.”

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Canada is warming at twice the global rate

Canada is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, a landmark government report has found, warning that drastic action is the only way to avoid catastrophic outcomes.

Guardian

Climate pushed neanderthals to cannibalism?

Science Alert

Komodo Island to close to prevent poaching

Indonesia’s Komodo island, home of the Komodo Dragon, will likely close to tourists after cops busted a ring of lizard smugglers. During the closure, officials will reportedly embark on a conservation program.

CNN

Tasmanian devils adapting to fight cancer

According to an international team of scientists, Tasmanian devils’ immune systems are adapting to fight off Devil Facial Tumor Disease, which has spread across 95 percent of the species’ range.

BBC

ECONOMIC EQUITY

Filipino workers in Japan to get better salaries

Filipinos who fly to work in Japan will receive salaries equivalent to local workers, a government official has said. Japan’s new skilled-worker residency law is expected to benefit at least 100,000 Filipino migrants.

Asia Times Online

Japan enacts wage protections ahead of foreign worker influx

Nikkei Asian Review

Farmers left high and dry in drought-hit India

A worsening drought and rising suicide numbers by desperate farmers in Marathwada, a region in the Indian state of Maharashtra has left many asking why the government has not fulfilled its promise to help.

Asia Times Online

Photo of the Day

Children in Uganda pose with their donated food in October, 2014. Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. (Photo by Feed My Starving Children) Photo used under CC BY

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