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Assimi Goïta, surrounded by members of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, about to proclaim himself head of the ruling junta in Mali, after the coup d’État. The coup has ravaged the vulnerable nation, including its fight against jihadist offensives in the region. (Photo by Kassim Traoré) Photo used under CC BY

Mali’s coup d’état hinders jihadists fight in-country

A month after the coup in Mali, the military leaders remain firmly committed to the fight against jihadists, but until there is a deal on restoring democracy the position looks fragile, writes West Africa analyst Paul Melly.

BBC

The quest for self-rule in Africa

Deutsche Welle

World’s richest drive climate-heating emissions

Prone to big spending, the richest one percent of the world produced twice as many planet-heating emissions as the poorest half over the last quarter-century, leaving little room in the world’s “carbon budget.”

CBC News

Poor countries on brink amid COVID, UN warns

The UN under-secretary for humanitarian affairs said that in the world’s most fragile countries starvation was set to double, life expectancy would fall and girls removed from school would never go back as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guardian

Created to prevent war, UN at 75 faces deeply polarized world

NBCNews.com

COVID-19 pandemic accelerates worldwide

The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating worldwide, with new cases soaring last week to a new seven-day high of almost 2 million even as new deaths decreased, WHO statistics have shown.

Al Jazeera

Africa’s COVID-19 response praised globally

While the U.S. surpassed 200,000 virus deaths and the world approaches 1 million, Africa’s surge has been leveling off. It’s 1.4 million cases are far from the horrors predicted.

Associated Press

Anger as HK court keeps ‘discriminatory’ rule

A Hong Kong court’s decision to uphold a compulsory rule for migrant workers to live with their employers drew criticism from labor rights advocates, who said it exposed foreign maids to conditions akin to modern slavery.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

HUMAN RIGHTS

Singapore debates ban on Islamic veil at work

Although minority Muslim women can freely wear the hijab in most settings in Singapore, some professions bar the headscarf – and a recent case has triggered fresh debate on diversity and discrimination in the workplace.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Migrant workers speak out from ‘Plastic Sea’

In Almería’s vast farms, migrants pick food destined for UK supermarkets. But these ‘essential workers’ live in shantytowns and lack PPE as COVID-19 cases soar

Guardian

Inside look at new program focusing on migrant education

NBC News

Mexico’s Indigenous children struggle for education

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Iran’s rial hits record low amid US tensions

The Iranian rial fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market a day after the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration declared all United Nations sanctions on Tehran had been restored.

Reuters

Chile’s Indigenous group fight to take back land

A centuries-old conflict over land and discrimination is escalating in southern Chile. The struggle pits the Mapuche Indigenous people against the government and private landowners.

Al Jazeera

Thai democracy plaque removed in one day

A plaque honoring struggles for democracy in Thailand was removed from a royal field less than 24 hours after being installed by anti-government protesters.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Archaeologists unearth 27 coffins at pyramid

Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official says.

Associated Press

Airbus announces hydrogen-powered airplanes

European aerospace giant Airbus released details of three hydrogen-fueled concept planes, saying they could enter service by the year 2035.

CNBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Minorities more likely to test positive for virus

Blacks and Hispanics are twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 as White people, says a new study. However, the disparity cannot be entirely explained by underlying health conditions, place of residence or place of care

CNN

Europe scrambles to contain coronavirus cases

Political pressure grows for European governments to tackle the rising number of coronavirus case without resorting to a spring-style lockdown that would hit the continent’s struggling economies.

Associated Press

UK faces growing COVID death rate

Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

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How technology shapes globalization

The Hill

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Redefining anti-Semitism on Facebook

Al Jazeera

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A BRAC-style commission on tariffs is needed to bolster economy, COVID response

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Taj Mahal reopens for first time in months

Visitors are capped at 5,000 a day. Everyone must wear a mask and have their temperature taken. Tickets are digital. Selfies are allowed, but no group photos. And no touching the gleaming white marble.

NPR

Dozens of neighbors help farmer after heart attack

CBS News

Mariachi musicians fight pandemic blues in Mexico

CNN

Bill that would make hair discrimination illegal

The organization behind The CROWN Act, which ensures protection against race-based hair discrimination, said the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill ending natural hair discrimination nationwide.

Good Morning America

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Indian couple run street classes for students

India’s stringent lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 shut schools across the country in late March. Most remain closed as the case number has surged past 5 million, making India second worst-hit after the United States.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists see chimps adapt to climate change

Scientists found chimpanzees that experienced more variation between seasons or between years had a larger behavioral repertoire than those that lived in more even climates.

ABC News

Toxic algae blamed for 300+ elephant deaths

The deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana this year which had baffled and alarmed conservationists were caused by toxins from algae, officials said.

NBCNews.com

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

COVID-19 compounds debt crisis in Cambodia

Dozens of interviews with indebted villagers and officials revealed how the coronavirus fallout has compounded microfinance debts, with fears growing that countless Cambodians could end up destitute and homeless.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Virus hinders India’s economic growth

India’s central bank has an onerous job when it meets later this month to revive growth after the economy contracted the most among major economies and could post a double-digit contraction in the full year.

Asia Times Online

U.S. rural hospitals teeter on financial cliff

More than 65% of the nation’s small, rural hospitals took out loans from Medicare when the pandemic hit. Many now face repayment at a time of great financial strain.

NPR

Madrid’s restrictions expose economic divide

Heightened restrictions to stem Europe’s fastest coronavirus spread in some of Madrid’s working-class neighborhoods brought a heated debate over the prevalence of inequality in Spain back into the spotlight.

Associated Press

Photo of the Day

Pakistani schoolgirls on their way to class, prior to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by DFID - UK Department for International Development) Photo used under CC BY

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