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The Moria refugee camp, located off the coast of Lesbos, Greece, was built to house around 2,750 asylum seekers but was so overcrowded that the most recent fires left more than 12,000 in need of emergency shelter (Photo by L-BBE) Photo used under CC BY

Greek refugee camp fire threatens 12K migrants

Greek authorities said that some 12,000 migrants and asylum-seekers left without shelter after fires gutted an overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos will be moved to a new army-built tent city “in the coming days.”

NBCNews.com

Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire

Reuters

Uganda’s hidden children battle local stigma

Faced with a lack of government and community support, stigma and abuse, many children with disabilities in Uganda are hidden indoors, with few options for specialized care.

Al Jazeera

New coronavirus record reported by WHO chief

The WHO’s COVID-19 dashboard showed that a new one-day record high had been reached at 307,930 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. “The average daily number of cases is now higher than it was during the first peak in March,” WHO chief has said.

CBS News

COVID panel condemns global response failure

A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed “a world at risk” into a “world in disorder”, according to a new report on international epidemic preparedness

Al Jazeera

Doctors flee war-torn, virus ravaged Yemen

BBC

Vaccine won’t stop rapid pandemic spread

While public health experts are confident one or more of the coronavirus vaccines being tested now will be shown to work safely by the end of the year, the world will still be a long way from ending the pandemic.

CNN

World fails to stop destruction of ecosystems

The world has failed to meet a single target to stem the destruction of wildlife and life-sustaining ecosystems in the last decade, according to a devastating new report from the UN on the state of nature.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

EU leaders push China on trade, human rights

EU officials have called on Beijing to respect human rights and open its markets, saying they are fundamental requirements of the EU-Chinese relationship. The German chancellor said it is high time to demand reciprocity.

Deutsche Welle

World’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen deepens

CNN

UAE condemns terror attacks on Saudi, Yemen

UAE has strongly condemned the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia’s firing of missiles and drones at civilian and economic facilities in Saudi and Yemeni cities.

Gulf News

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Taliban, Afghan officials meet for historic talks

Once sworn enemies, Afghan government officials and Taliban insurgents gathered for “historic” peace talks, aimed at ending two decades of war that have killed tens of thousands of people and devastated a nation.

NBCNews.com`

India set for tough session of Parliament

After a five-month absence, Indian lawmakers returned to Parliament with the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the nosediving economy and simmering tensions with China making for a turbulent session.

Associated Press

Absentee ballot anxiety hits American expats

Panicked calls from overseas voters usually come in November, just two or three days before the election. This year, a wave came in August, a crush of voters asking: Where is my ballot? How can I vote from abroad?

USA TODAY

Uganda, Tanzania agree to build oil pipeline

The leaders of Uganda and Tanzania have signed an agreement for the construction of what they say will be the world‘s longest heated oil pipeline, linking Uganda’s planned oil fields to the Indian Ocean port of Tanga.

ABC News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Why AI struggles to learn new languages

One of the biggest dilemmas for machine translation lies in the fact that human language is full of ambiguities. The meanings of words or even entire sentences cannot be determined in isolation, but only in context.

Asia Times Online

AI tries to learn English

Asia Times Online

Gas linked to life found in Venus’ atmosphere

Traces of a pungent gas that waft through the clouds of Venus may be emanations from aerial organisms – microbial life.

Guardian

Mexico cave shows humans lived in the Americas 30,000 years ago

Al Jazeera

GLOBAL HEALTH

WHO reports new daily record of COVID

The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 dashboard showed that a new one-day record high had been reached at 307,930 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

CBS News

Israel imposes second lockdown as COVID cases surge

Al Jazeera

COVID in Africa: Fake ‘viral blockers’ valid?

BBC

Women grieve stillborn babies as COVID-19 hits maternity care in rural India

Thomson Reuters Foundation

$5 per person could prevent future pandemic

Spending $5 per person annually on global health security over five years could prevent a future “catastrophic” pandemic, a former head of the World Health Organization says.

Guardian

Jakarta resumes restrictions as hospitals fill up

Authorities in Jakarta began to ease restrictions imposed in April. But three months later - as doctors warned the healthcare system was on the brink of collapse - Jakarta’s governor said it was time to reintroduce the partial shutdown.

Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Earl Blumenauer and Darin LaHood):

3 billion people can’t wash their hands in COVID-19 pandemic

USA Today

Column (Murray Hunt):

Linking research and practice is key to tackling modern slavery

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Column (Art Cullen):

Drought, plague, fire: the apocalypse feels nigh

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Tribe free from virus celebrates milestone

The gate to the Tembe tribe has not been opened since March, which helps to explain why the group has gone six months without a single virus infection. To celebrate the milestone, they are now preparing a festival.

Associated Press

Couple gives out books with Black characters

A couple has started nonprofit called Young, Black & Lit so that children can see themselves reflected in the books they read.

CNN

Restaurant owner delivers food to children in need

Good Morning America

‘Be Kind’ founder sends positive messages

During this unprecedented time when people are fighting for equality and weathering COVID-19, “Be Kind” signs remind individuals to treat others as they themselves would like to be treated.

MSN

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

For nonprofits, it pays to know community

Online fundraising has proven to help many nonprofits during this time as it removes traditional barriers to asking for support. Crowdfunding can be an effective means for small nonprofits to raise donations.

Nonprofit Quarterly

Popcorn firm makes careers for autistic adults

Popcorn for the People is a nonprofit established to create meaningful employment for those with autism and other disabilities.

A Plus

ENVIRONMENT

Corporate giants court climate startups

Today, a growing cohort of companies - big and small - are undertaking a similar rethink, as awareness grows of the need for goods and services that take better care of the planet.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

N. Hemisphere had warmest summer ever

The Northern Hemisphere had its hottest summer on record in 2020, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported. NOAA scientists said 2020 is likely to be one of the five warmest years on record.

CBS News

The world’s largest wetland is on fire

Al Jazeera

Australians hope to save whale from river

Marine authorities were puzzling over how to persuade at least one wayward humpback whale to leave a murky, crocodile-infested river in northern Australia and continue an annual migration to Antarctica.

ABC News

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Gaza Strip struggles as coronavirus takes toll

Effectively, they have lived under lockdown for years. The 2 million Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip have their movement restricted by Israel to the north and Egypt to the south.

NBCNews.com

Yemen’s warring sides ’severely restricting’ aid

Warring parties in Yemen’s yearslong conflict are “severely restricting” the delivery of desperately needed aid as the country slides toward famine amid the coronavirus pandemic, a rights group warned.

ABC News

India’s secondary listing plan irks investors

Indian companies that list overseas will have to later launch on a domestic bourse under policy changes being considered by government officials, sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Pandemic deepens digital divide in US

During the coronavirus pandemic, life has turned to the internet. But not everyone has it. In the U.S., about 13% of households lack access to broadband internet. But in rural America it’s nearly 25%.

BBC

Photo of the Day

Canadian wildland firefighters join the battle to contain a fire raging in Plumas National Forest in Northern California. The governors of California, Oregon and Washington say this year’s historic wildfires, and the choking smoke across their states, are caused by climate change and are bound to worsen with the years. (Photo by Kye Funk, National Interagency Fire Center) Photo used under CC BY

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