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Lebanon is no stranger to protests. However, after the deadly explosion in central Beirut earlier last week, the people took to the streets like never before, demanding the resignation of the government and immediate political change. (Photo by Shahen Araboghlian) Photo used under CC BY

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Beirut rocked by explosion, desperation, mass protests

Protests have continued for more than a week on Beirut‘s debris-strewn streets, with citizens calling for removal of the entire political class and a restructuring of the country’s political system. This moment represents a “once-in-a-lifetime battle for the soul of Lebanon.”

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US officials call for credible probe into ‘overwhelming’ Beirut blast

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Reuters

Zimbabwe government abuses criticized

Zimbabwe’s Catholic bishops and the law society have criticized the government for alleged human rights abuses and a crackdown on dissent, adding to growing concerns over authorities’ treatment of opponents amid a worsening economic crisis.

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Reuters

S. Asia counts its losses from devastating floods

A third of Bangladesh went underwater after most of its 16 rivers overflowed following violent torrential rains. An estimated 17.5 million people across South Asia are suffering as a result of the devastation of this year’s monsoon floods. Nearly 700 have died.

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Associated Press

Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record

The past decade was the hottest ever recorded globally, with 2019 either the second or third warmest year on record, as the climate crisis accelerated temperatures upwards worldwide, scientists have confirmed.

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Guardian

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Planting trees for peace in Ethiopia

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Thai scientists catch bats to trace virus origins

Researchers in Thailand have been trekking through the countryside to catch bats in an effort to help trace the origins of COVID-19.

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Al Jazeera

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CDC warns COVID-19 rates in children ‘steadily increasing’

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CNN

Latin America is the new global virus epicenter

The number of virus cases in Latin America and the Caribbean has positioned the region as the global epicenter of the virus. If nothing is done, the region will see a massive rise in poverty and authoritarianism, experts warn.

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CBS News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Colombian workers strike over conditions

Close to 1,000 delivery workers for SoftBank-backed Colombian mobile application Rappi went on strike in the capital Bogota to protest what they called unfair working conditions.

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Reuters

Nicaraguans are stranded at Panama border

Hundreds of Nicaraguans are stranded in Panama, pleading with authorities to let them go home. But with coronavirus cases increasing across Central America, borders remain closed.

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Al Jazeera

Lagos’s poor lament COVID-19 fallout

For Africa’s largest economy, the pandemic has precipitated a crisis at a time when many people were already in difficulty. Lockdown has tipped many working-class Nigerians from struggle to crisis.

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Guardian

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Turkey’s COVID-19 cases highest since June

Turkey’s coronavirus count rose to its highest daily level since June, with total deaths nearing 6,000, according to the government, which rolled out new inspection and enforcement measures earlier this month.

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Reuters

Thai anti-government protest, biggest in years

More than 10,000 Thai protesters chanting “down with dictatorship” and “the country belongs to the people” rallied in Bangkok in by far the biggest anti-government demonstration since a 2014 coup.

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Reuters

ID cards that store medical data in India

India is about to make a big gamble on health data. The country has announced plans to give every Indian a “Health ID” card that stores medical information like conditions and prescriptions in a “common database.”

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Engadget

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Two galaxies collide in majestic Hubble image

NASA calls NGC 1614 a “peculiar galaxy.” The brilliant cosmic object is the result of two merging galaxies. There are a number of wild things happening in the Hubble image posted by NASA.

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Mashable

Social distancing on display in animal kingdom

Social distancing remains the most direct way to reduce the spread of disease, as we’ve discovered with COVID-19. The behavior may be so basic to survival that some animals do it instinctually — a model skeptical human beings might want to follow.

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Axios

Bronchitis can be treated with icy blast to lungs

A new ‘flash-freeze’ treatment could ease suffering for thousands with bronchitis. The RejuvenAir procedure has been shown to be safe and is being offered as part of a trial.

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Daily Mail

GLOBAL HEALTH

Organic diet ‘reduces toxic pesticides exposure’

A report has found that levels of glyphosate in adults and children fell significantly after just one week of eating organic. Going organic can reduce the amount of glyphosate in our bodies by 70 percent within six days.

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Indian Ocean oil spill could impact global health

A Japanese oil tanker recently ran aground in the Indian Ocean, devastating one of the world’s last remaining global biodiversity hotspots. This could impact the discovery of novel medicines.

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GOOD NEWS

Children run city during spielstadt in Munich

Every two summers for a few weeks since the 1970s, a miniature city pops up in Munich. It resembles any other city— except that it is run entirely by children.

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Fast Company

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Two Alabama doctors support Black Lives Matter movement by wearing black scrubs

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CBC News

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Black women in tech coding the future

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BBC

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Florida teen refurbishes old computers for students in need

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NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Couple donate millions for healthcare in Africa

A Jewish entrepreneur and his rabbi wife have become one of the largest private supporters of Christian medical missionaries in Africa donating millions to support vital healthcare needs in impoverished communities.

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Nonprofit pays tribute to women’s suffrage

One hundred years after the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, a large-scale art project across Tennessee, created by an all-female team of muralists, is offering mural support for women’s right to vote.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press

Volunteers flock to vaccine trials in Florida

Research Centers of America, a private center carrying out clinical trials near Miami, have several volunteers signing up for vaccine trials in hopes of gaining immunity from COVID-19.

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ENVIRONMENT

Climate change could expose new epidemics

Climate change is emerging as a driver of infectious disease, whether by expanding the footprint of malaria- and dengue-carrying mosquitos, or defrosting prehistoric pathogens from the Siberian permafrost.

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Phys.org

Elephant baby boom in Kenyan national park

Amboseli National Park in Kenya is experiencing something of an elephant baby boom. The park, which sits at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, has reported the birth of more than 170 calves this year and counting.

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NPR

Greenland ice sheet melts beyond repair

Greenland’s ice sheet has melted beyond the point of no return, contributing to rising ocean levels, a new study published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment finds.

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Axios

Kenya’s all-female wildlife ranger team

On the sweeping plains at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, a group of female wildlife rangers is making history by defying patriarchal norms that have been passed down for centuries.

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Associated Press

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

South Africa ’s president eases lockdown

South Africa’s president has said coronavirus infections appear to have peaked in the country, as he announced a sweeping relaxation of lockdown measures.

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BBC

How a BBC show helped shape Africa

As BBC Focus on Africa marks its 60th anniversary, former deputy editor, Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene, looks at her time with the program, how its journalism changed and how it helped shape the continent.

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Rising water levels in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley threaten jobs and wildlife

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Local line of solidarity during 2020 mass protests in Minsk, Belarus. (Photo by Homoatrox) Photo used under CC BY

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