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Dolo Ado transit is a temporary shelter on the border of Ethiopia and Somalia. Thousands of refugees are waiting in the transit center until they are assigned a tent in one of the three overcrowded official refugee camps 50 miles inland as war in neighboring regions pushes more people to flee their homes. (Photo by Giro 555 SHO) Photo used under CC BY

Horrors, mass deaths grow in Ethiopia’s violent conflict

No one knows how many thousands of people have been killed in Tigray since the fighting began, but reports show artillery strikes on populated areas, civilians being targeted, and widespread looting. What has happened “is as heartbreaking as it is appalling,” UN has said.

Associated Press

Ethiopian refugees report atrocities in Tigray

NBCNews.com

Afghan journalists face threats, targeted killings

Afghan journalists regularly face threats and intimidation, and in recent months, the country has seen an alarming increase in targeted killings of media workers.

Deutsche Welle

Argentina legalizes abortion in historic Congress ruling

Argentina has legalized abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ground-breaking move for a region that has some of the world’s most restrictive termination laws. Until now, abortions were only permitted in cases of rape or when the mother’s health was at risk.

BBC

Venezuelan migration sparks xenophobic fears

Amid Venezuela’s worst-ever economic crisis, which is widely blamed on President Maduro, more than 5 million Venezuelans have fled the country. Now, this massive influx of migrants is creating a xenophobic backlash in Colombia.

NPR

Cuban migrants protest at Mexico border, seek entry to the US

Reuters

Hundreds of refugees freezing in Bosnia camp after fire destroys living quarters

Al Jazeera

Indian state bans Islamic schools with new law

An Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Modi’s party passed a law banning all Islamic schools, saying they provided sub-standard education. Opposition leaders criticized the move saying it reflected the country’s anti-Muslim attitudes.

Reuters

Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam

Yahoo! News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Child labor in palm oil tied to Girl Scout cookies

An estimated tens of thousands of children work alongside their parents in Indonesia and Malaysia, which supply 85% of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil.

Associated Press

Saudi Arabia jails women’s rights activist

A Saudi court sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, her family and media said, after her conviction in a trial that has drawn international condemnation.

Reuters

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Belarus opposition finding new ways to protest

Demonstrators in Belarus face police brutality and possible detention for participating in protests against the disputed August presidential election.

BBC

Vote count under way in Niger election

Vote counting has begun in Niger after an election that could lead to the country’s first peaceful transition of power since its independence from France 60 years ago.

Al Jazeera

Egyptian delegation visits Libyan capital

Senior Egyptian security officials have visited the Libyan capital Tripoli for the first time in years and held talks with officials from the internationally recognized Government of National Accord.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

US passes new rules for drones, their operators

US federal regulators have issued new guidelines allowing drones to operate at night and over people — a change in the rules that could expand the use of the machines for commercial deliveries.

NPR

Poor data protection puts Somalian lives at risk

The rapid upscaling of digital tech use by international groups in Somalia is causing concern about the risk to people whose data is being collected. One organization says people have been killed after their personal information was leaked.

Guardian

Mobile solar-powered batteries for rural populations

Deutsche Welle

Indonesian anti-porn law has draconian effect

Women‘s rights activists have condemned charges against an Indonesian singer, brought under the country’s draconian anti-pornography law after an intimate video she made was shared from a mobile phone she had lost.

South China Morning Post

GLOBAL HEALTH

COVID may result in 1M excess deaths in Africa

The pandemic has hit Africa’s overburdened health services and left many unable to access treatment - raising fears of up to one million excess deaths from other illnesses.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

In pictures: How COVID-19 changed our cities in 2020

Thomson Reuters Foundation

S. Africa hits 1M coronavirus cases

South Africa’s Covid-19 surge has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases as president Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting of the national coronavirus command council.

Guardian

Philippines expands COVID-19 travel ban

The Philippines will ban travelers from 19 countries and territories until mid-January as a measure to keep out a new variant of the coronavirus, its transport ministry said.

Yahoo! News

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GOOD NEWS

Homeless student finds housing amid COVID

Liam Spady had already come a long way by the time the COVID-19 pandemic hit when the sudden lockdown put his future once again into the throes of uncertainty.

ABC News

Nursing home residents in Wisconsin get weekly doses of puppy love

CBS News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid group gives care to migrants on way to US

The efforts are part of a growing trend in humanitarian aid that has accelerated amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has highlighted the difficulties in getting basic health care to migrants.

Associated Press

Man assembles handwashing stations for homeless

Good Morning America

Chef cooks free healthy meals for kids in Chicago

USA TODAY

Miami nonprofit encourages COVID testing

For many low-income Miamians, getting a coronavirus test is still too difficult. A local nonprofit is zeroing in on Little Havana with a very specific assignment: convincing residents to get a coronavirus test.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Croatia struck by 6.3 magnitude earthquake

A strong earthquake in Croatia destroyed buildings and killed at least seven people Tuesday southwest of the capital, displacing scores of area residents.

NBCNews.com

Mexico City seeks durable fix for water woes

Hit by unusually low rainfall this year, Mexico City is working urgently to overcome water shortages, with climate change expected to add to existing problems of an over-exploited aquifer and old, leaky pipes, officials said.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Study reveals new species ‘hiding in the deep’

Almost five years of studying the deep Atlantic in unprecedented detail has revealed 12 new species. The sea mosses, molluscs and corals had eluded discovery because the sea floor is so unexplored, scientists say.

BBC

Threats to indigenous reserve in Brazil grow

A petition demanding “miners out, COVID out” of the Yanomami reserve was handed to Brazil’s congress. With the virus ravaging the Yanomami population, gold miners have brought even greater threats to the reserve.

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Climate change could lead to hunger pandemic

Food insecurity is reaching an all-time high. The growing climate crisis could force an extra 183 million people into hunger by 2050, so how do we ensure a worldwide food shortage doesn’t become the next global pandemic?

Thomson Reuters Foundation

How the pandemic brought a rising tide of hunger to Europe

CNN

Loss of archives threaten native tribes

In 1969, a clerical error resulted in the Samish Indian Nation being dropped from the federal list of recognized tribes. Although members were able to gain recognition since then, their archive is now under threat.

Guardian

Climate catastrophes cost nations billions

Disasters fueled by weather and climate extremes brought “catastrophic results for millions” across rich and poor nations in 2020, causing thousands of deaths and tens of billions of dollars in losses.

Al Jazeera

Photo of the Day

An elderly Tibetan woman holding a prayer wheel on Lhasa’s pilgrimage circuit of Barkhor. The Barkhor, a quadrangle of streets that surrounds the Jokhang Temple, is both the spiritual heart of the holy city and the main commercial district for Tibetans. (Photo by Luca Galuzzi) Photo used under CC BY

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