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To prevent the spread of COVID-19, health care worker Habiba Mohamed checks the temperature of Mohamed Abdi Ali at Luuq hospital, in the Gedo region of Somalia. (Photo by Trocaire) Photo used under CC BY

COVID-19 a fierce blow to beleaguered Somalia

Even before the arrival of COVID-19, Somalia faced ongoing insecurity, a locust infestation, deadly flash flooding, and a cholera outbreak. Then coronavirus began taking lives, stretching the health system in a country where 20% of the population is internally displaced.

Guardian

Somalia’s new law against sharing information with ‘enemies’ draws opposition

The East African

Backlash against French cartoon of Black MP

Politicians from across the spectrum have denounced the publication of the cartoon depicting a French MP and anti-racism activist as a slave under the title “Obono, the African.”

ABC News

India sets daily case high but continues reopening

India is entering a new phase of reopening that will see subway trains running for the first time in months, despite skyrocketing daily coronavirus infections that are showing no sign of slowing down.

CNN

Teachers across the world concerned as schools reopen despite rising cases

NBCNews.com

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero held on terror charges

Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country’s 1994 genocide, has been arrested by the Rwandan government on terror charges.

NBCNews.com

How the migrant crisis changed Europe

Five years ago, more than 1 million people crossed into Europe. Many took huge risks and embarked on dangerous journeys in an effort to escape conflict and find a better life.

BBC

Sudan, 5 rebel groups agree to peace deal

Sudan’s government has agreed to a peace deal with five rebel groups in a move seen by observers as a significant step toward resolving multiple deep-rooted civil conflicts that have caused immense suffering.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Coronavirus a double threat for disabled

Experts say that people with disabilities in Nepal require special care and attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. A lack of facilities for these people makes them vulnerable.

Deutsche Welle

China’s top diplomat dismisses rights concerns

China’s foreign minister defended detention camps in Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s new security law, brushing off human rights concerns by European countries and cautioning against interference in Chinese affairs.

ABC News

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

30 years after the ADA, are we better off?

Over 61 million Americans live with some type of disability. Through the efforts of activists decades ago, the ADA legally ensures people with a disability “have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.”

ABC News

Anger in S Africa as disabled teen shot

Al Jazeera

S. American presidents team up on COVID-19

A group of South America presidents agreed to information sharing and coordination on access to eventual COVID-19 vaccines to counter the virus which has the continent within its grip, Chile’s foreign minister said.

Reuters

S. Africa’s president grilled on COVID scandals

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faced tough questioning by lawmakers over COVID-19 corruption scandals, days after he asked ruling party members to refrain from stealing money meant for the poor.

ABC News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A $13 device helps Delhi fight the coronavirus

With more than 3.5 million infections, India has reported the world’s third-highest number of coronavirus cases, and states across the country have deployed a variety of measures to fight the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Neuralink: Elon Musk vows AI-human dyad

Elon Musk has said he will demonstrate a functional brain-computer interface this week during a live presentation from his mysterious Neuralink startup.

The Independent

Elon Musk to show off brain hacking device

Elon Musk’s new demonstration will involve a robot and “neurons firing in real time”. The interface could allow people with neurological conditions to control phones or computers with nothing but their minds.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Americans are trapped in health care system

With the borders in Canada and Mexico closed, cash-strapped Americans have been cut off access to medicines and health care services that they can’t afford at home.

CNN

Coronavirus threatens India’s isolated tribes

Although COVID-19 case numbers are rising in India’s Chhattisgarh state, some isolated tribes there have never heard about the disease. New initiatives now aim to inform tribal people about the pandemic.

Deutsche Welle

India reopens as daily coronavirus cases surge

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (K. Riva Levinson):

West Africa’s institutions must stand with their people

The Hill

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Enforced disappearances plague Myanmar’s Chin state

Asia Times Online

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Political fights make the pandemic response worse

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

NICU staff cares for babies during hurricane

Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the NICU staff stayed and kept all 19 of its babies safe through the Category 4 storm.

CNN

Plane built on Mumbai rooftop takes to the skies

BBC

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Teens step up amid coronavirus pandemic

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic American teenagers have delivered groceries to older adults, offered online tutoring, emailed sick children, helped feed the hungry.

Associated Press

Couple donates wedding day food to shelter

Tyler and Melanie Tapajna spent their wedding day serving dozens at a shelter for women and children.

TODAY

Medical student raises money for Laura-hit Louisiana

Good Morning America

Doctor starts free clinic to help the uninsured

Dr. Gulshan Harjee grew up with limited access to medical care. She’s giving back to her community by healing the uninsured and underserved.

USA TODAY

Bikes for Berlin’s refugees and tourists

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

Arctic wildfires emit 35% more CO2 in 2020

The peak number of active fire observations was about 600 in late July, compared with 400 in 2019. The average equivalent number between 2003 and 2018 was about 100.

Guardian

Dead whales wash ashore after oil spill

The bodies of whales, turtles and other sea creatures have washed up on the shores of Mauritius, five weeks after a ship carrying thousands of tons of oil ran aground off the Indian Ocean Island.

NBCNews.com

The young people fighting the Mauritius oil spill

BBC

Satellite images show growth of glacial lakes

Glacial lakes have grown rapidly around the world in recent decades, according to satellite images that reveal the impact of increased meltwater draining off retreating glaciers.

Guardian

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Sudanese floods cause deaths, damages

Flood waters in Sudan have reached the highest levels on record, killing dozens of people, destroying thousands of homes and encroaching on some neighbourhoods of the capital Khartoum.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

Diners enjoy eating outdoors and distanced at Orange Tavern in Grottammare, Marche, Italy, on Aug. 27. (Photo by Antonio Castagna) Photo used under CC BY

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