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The coronavirus pandemic is putting girls around the globe at risk of child labor, teen pregnancy, forced marriage, and violence, experts say. COVID-19 will also push 47 million more women and girls into poverty, according to an analysis commissioned by UN Women and UNDP. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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Global gender equality efforts set back by COVID pandemic

UNESCO estimates that nearly 24 million children, including 11 million girls and young women, may drop out of education next year due to the pandemic’s economic impact alone. That reality threatens to roll back decades of progress made toward gender equality.

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CNN

ICE deportations, arrests plummeted in 2020

U.S. ICE arrested and deported fewer people last fiscal year than in any other during President Trump’s term, a trend the agency has linked to restrictions forced by COVID-19 and a changing strategy on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Forbes

World looks back on 2020 as pandemic atlas grows

Almost no place has been spared — and no one. The virus that first emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, swept across the world in 2020, leaving havoc in its wake. On every continent, households have felt its devastation and an abiding, relentless fear.

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Associated Press

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Christmas festivities light up world despite pandemic

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Pandemic forces older workers to retire early

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CNN

Kenya’s lockdowns risk safety of young girls

Thousands of girls in Kenya will not be going back to school when classes start in January, because they became pregnant during the COVID lockdown. AUthorities refer to this phenomenon as the “shadow pandemic.”

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Guardian

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Sextortion in Syria: Young women support each other

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Indian farmers agree to meet officials for talks

Leaders of Indian farmers’ unions agreed to meet ministers, paving the way for a seventh-round of talks with the government which has failed to mollify growers who say new agricultural laws threaten their livelihoods.

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Child refugees running out of time to reach UK

Around 20 children who are eligible to join their relatives in the UK under the current family reunification scheme are still waiting for their cases to be completed in Greece before the UK leaves the EU on the 31st December.

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Guardian

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The refugees feeding a nation

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BBC

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A fight for survival among Chile’s Indigenous people

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Al Jazeera

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Thousands of people seek refuge in Canaries

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Migrants freezing in heavy snow in Bosnia camp

Hundreds of migrants were stranded in a squalid, burnt-out tent camp in Bosnia as heavy snow fell in the country. Bosnia has become a bottleneck for thousands of migrants hoping to reach Western Europe.

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Associated Press

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

The women ‘fighting for freedom’ in Belarus

Women have been at the forefront of protests against the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko, whose claim of victory in an August election is widely disputed.

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NPR

Large ‘intentional’ blast wrecks US city

Downtown Nashville was sealed off, after a large explosion linked to a parked RV destroyed several buildings on Christmas morning in what appears to have been an “intentional act”, according to local police.

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Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Archeologists unearth Pompeii snack bar

The city of Pompeii was buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, but archaeologists are still uncovering extraordinary structures in the region. Their latest discovery — an extremely well preserved ancient “snack bar.”

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CBS News

Dozens sue Ring after hack leads to threats

Dozens of people who say they were subjected to death threats, racial slurs, and blackmail after their in-home Ring smart cameras were hacked are suing the company over “horrific” invasions of privacy.

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Guardian

California approves driverless delivery services

California has given the go-ahead for a commercial driverless delivery service for the first time. Robotics start-up Nuro plans to start its driverless delivery operations as early as next year.

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BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

S. African COVID-19 infections near 1M mark

A confluence of school holidays, public laxity and a new, potentially more infectious variant of the virus has left South African authorities scrambling to counter an earlier-than-expected resurgence of infections.

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Reuters

Doctor discovers Ebola, warns of disease X

Humanity faces an unknown number of new and potentially fatal viruses emerging from Africa’s tropical rainforests, according to Professor Tamfum, who helped discover the Ebola virus in 1976.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Chiara Cordelli):

The COVID crisis has shown how privatization corrodes democracy

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Column (Mitch Landrieu):

Vaccine distribution to vulnerable communities is vital for this battle

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The Hill

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How to monitor the vaccinated while addressing privacy concerns

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GOOD NEWS

Sudan presents the first-ever film for Oscars

Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry.

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Associated Press

Astronauts beam Christmas message to Earth

Seven astronauts are celebrating the holiday season aboard the International Space Station, but that isn’t stopping them from beaming some holiday cheer back to Earth.

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CBS News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Shelter helps traumatized dogs learn to trust

In the mountains around Weaverville, N.C., there‘s a dormitory filled with dysfunctional and depressed dogs. It’s part of a cutting-edge program designed to teach traumatized canines to be trustful human companions.

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NPR

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California teen starts nonprofit to help kids learn about science, gets accepted to Stanford

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CNN

Siblings of people with disabilities get support

A growing number of studies suggest siblings of children with disabilities experience higher rates of anxiety and depression. The Center for Siblings of People With Disabilities aims to help those affected by the diagnosis.

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Chicago Tribune

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Nonprofit helps migrant families cope with separation trauma

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NBCNews.com

ENVIRONMENT

Japan to eliminate gas-powered cars by 2050

Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in about 15 years, the government said in a plan to achieve Prime Minister Suga’s ambitious pledge to go carbon-free by 2050 and generate growth in green business.

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CBS News

Giant Antarctic iceberg A68a is not done yet

It might have suffered a big break-up this week, but the iceberg A68a is still carrying substantial bulk. The latest satellite analysis indicates this Antarctic colossus could still on its way to the island of South Georgia.

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BBC

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

India’s economy recovering at high rate

India’s central bank has expressed satisfaction over the country’s recovery from the Covid-19-induced slowdown, but believes inflation needs to be kept in check. This recovery may help post minor growth in the third quarter.

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Asia Times Online

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Pandemic worsens poverty in Spain

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India’s migrant workers learn new skills online

Millions of migrant workers in India who lost their jobs during the country’s strict lockdown earlier this year have turned to online training courses to learn new skills as they seek to re-enter the labor market, or start a business.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

UK and EU reach long awaited Brexit trade deal

Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

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CBS News

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Boy wearing red clothing driving a tractor to plow a paddy field at sunset in Don Det, Laos. (Photo by Basile Morin) Photo used under CC BY

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