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Iranians protest a fuel tax on Nov. 18, 2019. Amnesty International reports that Iranian security forces have tracked down and tortured protesters. (Photo by Fars News Agency / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)) Photo used under CC BY

Iranian protesters hunted down, tortured, vanished

Iranians accused of involvement in mass protests that gripped the country in November were hunted by authorities in the days and weeks after, with many disappeared, tortured and jailed, a human rights group has alleged.

Guardian

Uganda suspends most refugee aid agencies

The Ugandan government has suspended operations of three-quarters of refugee aid organizations over non-compliance with operational rules. The move affects 208 aid agencies, including 85 international groups.

Guardian

Indonesia making strides to vanquish dengue fever

Overshadowed by efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine, Indonesian researchers have quietly played a key role in a major breakthrough that could lead to the elimination of dengue fever, the mosquito-borne scourge whose symptoms COVID-19 often mimics.

Asia Times Online

Vaccine-linked polio spreads after Africa beats wild virus

Guardian

2nd COVID wave may derail Vietnam’s economy

Vietnam has become the epicenter for a second deadly outbreak of COVID, with new cases originating from Da Nang. Most businesses have had to close for a second time as COVID-19 threatens to derail the economy.

Asia Times Online

School vs. COVID as kids go back to school

Educators all over the world have spent weeks working on plans to reopen their schools and keep students safe with COVID-19 still circulating — and even spreading.

CBS News

Migrant with COVID gives birth en route to Italy

BBC

India’s woes may have only just begun

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mongolians protest plans to remove language

As schools around the globe prepare for a new term amid the coronavirus pandemic, ethnic Mongolians in China have staged rare protests over a plan to remove the Mongolian language from parts of the curriculum.

NBCNews.com

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

Thousands demand resignation of Bulgarian PM

Thousands of Bulgarians rallied in front of the parliament in Sofia in one of the biggest protests so far in two months of demonstrations calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.

Reuters

Tunisia accepts technocratic government

Tunisia’s parliament approved a technocratic government in a confidence vote, hoping to end months of political instability and tackle worsening economic and social problems.

Reuters

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

Black holes merge into never-before-seen size

Black holes are getting stranger — even to astronomers. They’ve now detected the signal from a long ago violent collision of two black holes that created a new one of a size that had never been seen before.

Associated Press

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

COVID-19 hits isolated Andaman Islands tribe

An indigenous tribe on India’s Andaman Islands, whose population hovers just over 50 people, is now threatened by the coronavirus and experts fear uncontacted people on nearby islands could be next.

NBCNews.com

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

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

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Ellen Laipson):

Libya looks for a path out of chaos

Asia Times Online

Column (Dawn Chatty and Haian Dukhan):

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

Al Jazeera

Column (Kathleen Silard):

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

Zimbabwe investigating deaths of 22 elephants

The number of elephants dying in western Zimbabwe from a suspected bacterial infection, possibly from eating poisonous plants, has risen to 22, and “more deaths are expected,” a spokesperson for the parks agency says.

CBC News

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

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

A wobble, luck and preparations lessened Laura’s devastation

Associated Press

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

India posts quarterly 24% GDP contraction

The Indian economy contracted by 23.9% during the April-June quarter, its worst performance ever. The economy was hurt by a strict, two-month countrywide lockdown and a series of selective state and local lockdowns.

Asia Times Online

COVID plunges Brazil into deep recession

Brazil’s economy contracted by a record 9.7 percent in the second quarter of 2020, plunging into recession as coronavirus lockdowns hit home.

Al Jazeera

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

Photo of the Day

People dance during a drum circle in Meridian Hill Upper Park in Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, on Aug. 30, 2020. (Photo by Elvert Barnes) Photo used under CC BY

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