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An inflatable hard bottom craft carrying some 87 Somali migrants pictured 26 miles off the coast of Lampedusa as the refugees attempt to cross the trattorias Mediterranean voyage. (Photo by Noborder Network) Photo used under CC BY

Hundreds of migrants dying in Mediterranean years later

Five years since the 2015 migrant crisis, hundreds of people are still dying in the Mediterranean as they try to reach Europe. The International Organization for Migration estimates that 554 migrants have died attempting to cross over in 2020 alone.

BBC

Europe’s migrant crisis: Is Greece still a gateway to Europe?

BBC

Afghanistan families devastated by flash floods

Flash floods are common in Afghanistan, with the mountainous, arid terrain meaning that millions of people are exposed to hazards such as floods, droughts, avalanches and landslides.

Guardian

Virus outbreak reverses strides in gender equality

The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed “decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights,” the United Nations chief has warned.

Associated Press

Virus threatens to derail health care progress

More than 90% of countries have seen ordinary health services disrupted by COVID-19, with major gains in medical care attained over decades vulnerable to being wiped out in a short period, a WHO survey has showed.

Reuters

Undocumented migrants battle COVID-19 alone

Latinos are more likely to deal with a more severe illness from COVID-19 — and when they‘re undocumented, they’re less likely to be able to get the medical care they need to address the deadly disease.

NPR

Disabled kids in the COVID-19 pandemic

Deutsche Welle

Sudan signs peace deal with key rebel groups

Sudan’s power-sharing government signed a peace agreement with key rebel groups on, marking a historic step towards resolving deep-rooted conflicts from the long rule of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.

U.S. News & World Report

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN urges EU nations to let in rescued migrants

The UN refugee agency urged European nations to let in hundreds of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean by humanitarian boats, including one financed by the British street artist Banksy.

Guardian

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Hamas, Israel agree end to bombings in Gaza

Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas have announced they have reached a deal with Israel to end more than three weeks of cross-border exchanges of fire. Such bombings escalated into full-blown conflict many times before.

Guardian

Lebanon turns 100 amid upheaval and crises

Lebanon has been hit by a series of catastrophes. Facing potential bankruptcy and total collapse, many Lebanese mark the centennial feeling their nation has failed.

Al Jazeera

ICE makes largest arrest sweep of the pandemic

U.S. ICE announced it made more than 2,000 arrests during a six-week nationwide operation that focused on those with criminal convictions but also led to the arrests of some undocumented immigrants with clean records.

CBS News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

iPhones can contact-trace without COVID app

Apple has begun letting its iPhones carry out contact-tracing without the need for users to download an official COVID-19 app. As an alternative, owners are being invited to opt in to an Exposure Notifications Express.

BBC

FB faces grilling over anti-Muslim hate speech

Facebook’s alleged political bias and its role in spreading anti-Muslim hate speech in India is to come under scrutiny when senior executives are summoned before a parliamentary committee hearing.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine

Antibodies that people make to fight COVID-19 last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly, as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found.

ABC News

Hospitals where patients wait for others to die

Catastrophic conditions in chaotic ill-equipped hospitals overflowing with COVID-19 patients —patients forced to wait for others to die so they can be put on ventilators that could save their lives. This is the life in Syria.

CNN

India eases virus restrictions as cases soar

Many Indian states eased lockdown restrictions allowing more businesses and public areas to reopen to reduce economic pain caused by the coronavirus, even as the country’s new daily infections remain the highest in the world.

Associated Press

Herd immunity strategy extremely dangerous

After months of effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the US, herd immunity has emerged as a controversial topic. Such an approach would mean that people nationwide would have to get sick and even die.

CNN

Past vaccine disasters show why rushing a coronavirus vaccine now would be ‘colossally stupid’

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Libya looks for a path out of chaos

Asia Times Online

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The civil war is threatening an ancient way of life in Syria

Al Jazeera

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How to distribute COVID-19 vaccines

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Meet Senegal’s first female professional surfer

Khadjou Sambe, Senegal‘s first female professional surfer, trains near her home in the district of Ngor. The surfer is now inspiring the next generation to defy cultural norms and take to the waves.

BBC

Boy sets up impressive remote learning station

With help from mom and dad, Bryce Latimer built a space that resembles an elementary school classroom. The 6-year-old started the setup after opting for virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Good Morning America

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

NY chef creates food program for children

In the Bronx, New York City’s poorest borough, 50% of food pantries and soup kitchens closed during the pandemic. Full Heart Full Bellies knew it had to do something to help local K-12 children.

Today

11-year-old donates over 22K diapers to single moms

Good Morning America

Nonprofit uses virtual reality to relieve stress

When one family lost their son to suicide, the parents created a nonprofit called “Blessed by Kess.” Their focus is to help promote mental health awareness and relieve stress though virtual reality.

NBCRightnow.com

ENVIRONMENT

Summer leaves ’deep wound’ on ice sheets

The United Nations weather agency says this summer will go down for leaving a “deep wound” in the cryosphere amid a heat wave in the Arctic, shrinking sea ice and the collapse of a leading Canadian ice shelf.

CBC News

Oil companies wanting to dump waste in Africa

The oil industry has asked the U.S to pressure Kenya to change its world-leading stance against the plastic waste that litters Africa, according to environmentalists who fear the continent will be used as a dumping ground.

Associated Press

Fuel spills threaten endangered penguins

Environmentalists in South Africa say the world’s largest breeding population of African penguins is at risk of oil spills from refueling cargo ships.

Deutsche Welle

Mining for renewable energy draws criticism

The mining necessary for producing renewable energy could exacerbate threats to biodiversity, researchers have found. The study warns sites must be protected in search for materials to build infrastructure

Guardian

‘Corn Moon’ expected to rise first time in years

CBS News

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Virus brings hard times, hunger for farmers

The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside.

Associated Press

Foreign white farmers in Zimbabwe gain rights

Zimbabwe has announced that only foreign white farmers protected by international investment treaties qualified to retrieve land seized by the government two decades ago.

Al Jazeera

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Young boy seen reading a book in Dar ul-Ihsan Mosque, Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran. (Photo by Salar Arkan) Photo used under CC BY

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