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Malnutrition leading cause of sickness, death globally

An overhaul of the world’s food and health systems is needed to tackle malnutrition, a “threat multiplier” that is now the leading cause of ill health and deaths globally, according to new analysis.

Guardian

Lockdown boosts home abuse in Bangladesh

Violence against women and children is on the rise in Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 lockdown, according to reports. Experts say financial pressures and a lack of social activities are increasing rifts within families.

Deutsche Welle

Delhi’s urban villages face uncertain future

Villagers in informal settlements want to be put on the map as they struggle with a lack of land titles and official oversight.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Millions of Mexicans headed for poverty

The economic fallout from coronavirus could add nine million people to Mexico’s poor, according to a government study calling for aid like pensions and insurance in the country, which provides no federal jobless benefits.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Half of health facilities in poorest countries lack clean water

Al Jazeera

Senegal reopens mosques as virus cases increase

Reuters

India announces huge virus relief package

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will spend over $260 billion, the equivalent of nearly 10% of the country’s GDP, on a coronavirus economic relief package.

ABC News

US migrant facilities are ‘disaster in making’

Migrant health care workers operating in the border cities of Juarez, Matamoros and Tijuana say the conditions for migrants stalled at U.S. border are a ‘disaster in the making’.

NBC News

Will lockdowns close S. America digital divide?

It’s a problem shared across Latin America and the Caribbean, where closures to stem the coronavirus outbreak have left more than 154 million children out of education, many who have no way of going online to learn.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

HUMAN RIGHTS

Sex abuse endemic in Pakistan’s madrassas

The Associated Press found dozens of police reports, alleging sexual harassment, rape and physical abuse by Islamic clerics teaching in madrassas throughout Pakistan, where many of the country’s poorest study.

Associated Press

Brazil’s innovative domestic violence center

Casa da Mulher Brasileira (“house of the Brazilian woman”), is a center for survivors of violence in Campo Grande, central Brazil, that is open 24/7.

Guardian

Number of Nigerians fleeing to Niger triples

Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations has said.

Al Jazeera

Pakistanis risk lives to migrate to Europe

Deutsche Welle

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNMENT

Homophobia hampers S. Korea’s virus drive

As S. Korea has a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, it‘s also seeing rising homophobia that’s making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward for diagnostic tests.

Associated Press

Yemen vows to fight separatists in the south

Yemen’s government has said its forces will confront an “armed rebellion” by United Arab Emirates-backed separatists in the south, amid growing concerns over the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Mexico extends military policing despite abuses

CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How e-classes reveal India’s digital divide

Experts say a digital movement, with smartphone as primary mode of learning at home, marginalises India’s poor.

Al Jazeera

App helps Iraqi patients locate vital medicines

In Mosul, sourcing essential medication can be an expensive struggle – but entrepreneur Ameen Hadeed may have found the solution.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Doctors, nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus

Some medical professionals say government and religious leaders bear the brunt of the blame for allowing the virus to spread -- and for hiding how much it had spread.

Associated Press

Coronavirus crisis threatens drug supply

Even though there are already bottlenecks without the virus, the pandemic threatens the supply of medication even more. Many essential raw materials come from China.

Deutsche Welle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Was it wrong to show Ahmaud Arbery’s murder video?

Al Jazeera

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COVID-19: its place in history

Asia Times Online

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Get honest about the price of a human life

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Girl, 15, makes goodie bags for nursing homes

Hita Gupta was heartbroken upon learning her regular visits to nursing homes were put on hold because of coronavirus. So she came up with the idea to send goodie bags to nursing homes to cheer up residents.

CNN

Med students give masks to those in need

Mask Transit is focused on distributing masks to underserved populations, including essential workers, the homeless and people of low socioeconomic status.

ABC News

Therapy alpacas visiting locked-down elderly

Two alpacas visited Boulder Creek Post Acute assisted living center in California to cheer up elderly residents.

Insider

Virus hairstyles spike in popularity in East Africa

TIME

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Nonprofits keep track of virus funding in Africa

The continent has more than 63,000 cases of the coronavirus. In response, organizations have donated extensive funds to provide protective gear, tests, and relief materials for people in most vulnerable countries.

CNN

Indonesia‘s ’rice ATMs’ support needy citizens

To help its citizens overcome these hard times, Indonesia’s government is turning to a novel form of social welfare.

Deutsche Welle

Doctor hands out clear masks for free to help her hearing-impaired patients

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Indonesia plans floating dam for plastic trash

Indonesia’s Citarum River is one of the most polluted waterways in the world. But by 2025, it should have potable water — according to a government plan.

Deutsche Welle

Elephant sanctuaries lack funds for upkeep

The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants dependent on tourists to feed their voracious appetites.

Time

India’s CO2 output drops first time in decades

An economic slowdown, the growth of the country’s use of renewable energy and the impact of the coronavirus have all contributed to the fall of India’s carbon emissions.

CNN

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

ISIS eyes COVID-19 weakness in Indonesia

With battered Islamic State urging followers to capitalize on the COVID-19 disruption to launch attacks, Indonesian counter-terrorism police have seized a startling amount of ammunition in raids at opposite ends of Java.

Asia Times Online

In Pictures: The Moroccan fisherwomen

Al Jazeera

Lead poisoning reveals environmental racism

A recent study shows that being black is a bigger risk factor for lead poisoning than poverty or poor housing. ‘Color-blind’ health policy has exacerbated the environmental injustice, the authors say.

Deutsche Welle

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A man demonstrates in front of the Civic Center in San Francisco, USA, on May 1. (Photo by Ken Walton) Photo used under CC BY

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