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Myanmar military tanks roll in 2019. Myanmar’s military is joining forces with Indian rebels to fight anti-military People’s Defense Forces resistance groups that have spread across Myanmar since the Feb. 1 coup. (Photo by TTL(Facebook)) Photo used under CC BY

Myanmar military joining hands with Indian rebels

When separatist rebels launched a lethal ambush in India’s northeastern state of Manipur in November, the shadowy attack acted to bring India and Myanmar’s hot-and-cold bilateral relations to a new boil.

Asia Times Online

Karen State faces Myanmar military violence

Al Jazeera

Myanmarese sue Facebook over hate speech

Dozens of Rohingya refugees in the UK and U.S. have sued Facebook for $150 billion, accusing the social media giant of allowing hate speech against them to spread.

BBC

Meta bans all army-controlled businesses from all of its platforms

Reuters

Lebanon refugees pushed to brink amid aid crisis

As Lebanon plunges deeper into one of the world’s worst economic meltdowns, a Palestinian refugee agency sounds the alarm about a major funding gap.

Al Jazeera

Afghans approved for evacuation still trapped

British nationals and vulnerable Afghans who have been approved for evacuation have spoken of their anguish and frustration as they remain trapped in Afghanistan months after it was taken over by the Taliban.

Guardian

Gangs raise risks in vaccinating Nigerians

As Nigeria tries to meet an ambitious goal of fully vaccinating 55 million of its 206 million people in the next two months, health care workers in some parts of the country risk their lives to reach the rural population.

Associated Press

Up to 1M vaccines expired in Nigeria last month

Reuters

Nigeria criticizes UK COVID travel ban

YouTube

Electric cars endanger Philippines’ last frontier

A mine in Palawan, Philippines, that supplies nickel for the batteries that power electric vehicles is on the verge of a major expansion into a pristine rainforest.

NBCNews.com

HUMAN RIGHTS

Chile celebrates same-sex marriage victory

Lesbian and gay couples celebrated in Chile after winning a decades-long fight for the right to wed, joining more than 20 other nations that have legalized same-sex marriage.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Indian farmers pin their hopes on price support

Indian farmers ended a year of protests this week after winning unexpected concessions from government that have raised hopes of higher earnings for the poorest growers.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Uyghurs subjected to genocide by China

Uyghur people living in Xinjiang province have been subjected to unconscionable crimes against humanity directed by the Chinese state that amount to an act of genocide, an independent and unofficial tribunal has found.

Guardian

5 Belgians lose crime against humanity suit

Five mixed-race women who were taken away from their Black mothers in infancy and sued the Belgian state for allegedly committing a crime against humanity have lost their case.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

30K in Cameroon flee to escape violence

More than 30,000 people in northern Cameroon have fled to Chad after the violence over the weekend that killed at least 22 people, the United Nations’ refugee agency has said.

Al Jazeera

Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan

Nicaragua has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, leaving the self-ruled democratic island with just 14 formal diplomatic allies amid continuing pressure from China, which claims the island as its own.

Al Jazeera

Suu Kyi sentence shows rising junta confidence

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to two years in prison over breaches of the country’s COVID restrictions in the first of a number of trials.

Asia Times Online

Tigray conflict threatens to split country

After more than a year of war in Tigray, Ethiopia’s ethnic divides now run deeper than ever. This will make it hard for the country to heal if peace ever comes.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots

Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it’s clear a change is needed, just in case.

Associated Press

What is the future of wind power for electricity?

Wind is becoming increasingly important for electricity generation — and turbines are getting bigger, taller and more efficient. About 7 percent of the world’s electricity already comes from wind power.

Deutsche Welle

GLOBAL HEALTH

Vaccine discrimination leaving Africa behind

Africa has little chance of overcoming the pandemic unless 70 percent of its population is vaccinated by the end of 2022, yet “extreme vaccine discrimination” is leaving the continent behind, a report said.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Africa could resort to vaccine mandates

Associated Press

Vaccines should work against Omicron variant

Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe COVID cases, a World Health Organization official says.

BBC

Microplastics cause damage to human cells

Microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory at the levels known to be eaten by people via their food, a study has found.

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Rupert Abbott):

In the face of crises, LGBT+ activists need the support of our global community

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Column (Lucas Chancel):

The richest 10% produce about half of greenhouse gas emissions. They should pay to fix the climate

Guardian

Column (Ian Urbina):

Climate migration will worsen the brutality in the Mediterranean

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

New trail revitalizes destroyed Japan coast

Ten years after a tsunami devastated coastal Japan, a hiking trail is helping locals reclaim the coast and heal from tragedy.

BBC

Capturing the magic of the Michinoku Coastal Trail

YouTube

Chewing gum could reduce spread of COVID

An experimental chewing gum containing a protein that “traps” coronavirus particles could limit the amount of virus in saliva and help curb transmission when infected people are talking, breathing or coughing.

Reuters

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Chan Zuckerberg to invest in human health

The company that runs the philanthropy of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, is investing up to $3.4 billion to advance human health over 10 to 15 years.

ABC News

Record $2.7B raised on Giving Tuesday

A record high of $2.7 billion was raised on Giving Tuesday this year, ABC News reports. This annual day of generosity, held the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, saw a 9 percent rise in donations.

The Hill

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Ethiopia food aid halted after armed looting

The World Food Programme has suspended distribution of food aid in two northern Ethiopian towns, Kombolcha and Dessie, after gunmen looted its warehouses.

BBC

WHO warns rich nations may hoard vaccines

The World Health Organization has warned that wealthy countries may start hoarding COVID-19 vaccines again, threatening global supplies as they seek to shore up stocks to fight the new Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Al Jazeera

1000s of Indian farmers end yearlong protest

Tens of thousands of farmers are ending their long-running protest action after the government backed down. They had been pushing for the repeal of controversial agricultural reforms.

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

China vital in fight against climate change

When it comes to climate change, no nation is more important than China. It consumes more coal than the rest of the world combined, and it is the leading emitter of greenhouse gases.

Asia Times Online

China controlled its weather this summer

The Hill

Dragonflies disappearing as wetlands are lost

The loss of marshes, bogs and swamps is driving a rapid, global decline in dragonflies, researchers say.

BBC

Forests regenerate faster when left alone

An international group of researchers has found that tropical forests have the potential to almost fully regrow if they are left untouched by humans for about 20 years.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

Two Madagascar children gaze at the camera in 2019. Following the worst drought in Madagascar in 30 years, as well as high levels of poverty, a million people in the region are struggling to find enough food to survive. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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