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A malnourished Afghan child is treated by a U.S. Army medical team member in Paktya, Afghanistan. As Afghanistan faces drought, economic collapse and displacement, hunger continues to hit new highs. (Photo by John Severns) Photo used under CC BY

Afghanistan’s crises get ‘progressively worse’

Afghanistan is being hit by multiple crises that are “progressively getting worse,” with drought, economic collapse and displacement all pushing the Afghan population into catastrophic hunger as the onset of winter nears, a senior international aid official said.

Associated Press

Afghan doctors struggle to save starving babies

BBC

Afghan banking system on verge of collapse

Asia Times Online

Fashion brands linked to Amazon deforestation

Research into the fashion industry shows many large fashion brands are at risk of contributing to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, based on their connections to tanneries.

Guardian

UN calls for 41B in aid amid rising need for 2022

The United Nations is appealing for a record $41 billion, warning that the need for humanitarian aid is skyrocketing worldwide and will reach an all-time high next year, as the pandemic, climate change and conflict push more people to the brink of famine.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia PM urges troops to ‘destroy’ enemy

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his foes had been defeated and promised to recapture territory from rebellious Tigrayan forces after praising military victories against the Tigrayans in the region of Afar.

Reuters

Castro to be first Honduran female president

Honduras’ ruling party conceded defeat in presidential elections held this week, giving victory to leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro and easing fears of another contested vote and violent protests.

CBC News

Myanmar army attacks force thousands to flee

Thousands of civilians have fled their homes due to attacks by helicopter gunships in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, a hotbed of resistance to the country’s military rule, according to local media.

Al Jazeera

Climate danger grows in Myanmar after coup

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

US policy keeps asylum-seekers in Mexico

Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings.

Associated Press

Venezuelan migrants seeking new home in Chile

Spanning almost the length of Latin America, it’s one of the longest migrant trails in the world. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans escaping poverty and violence at home are risking their lives to travel south to Chile.

BBC

Migrant deaths on US-Mexico border increase

U.S. authorities have seen a sharp increase in the number of migrants at the Mexican border. Many attempt the treacherous journey through the Texas brush with the help of traffickers. Not everyone makes it.

Deutsche Welle

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

EU working to strengthen border with Belarus

The European Union and two of the countries on its easternmost border to Belarus, Poland and Lithuania, took steps this week to lock down the borderlands.

Deutsche Welle

$340B EU bid challenges Chinese influence

The EU has revealed details of a $340 billion global investment plan, described as a “true alternative” to China’s Belt and Road strategy.

BBC

US military ordnance falling into civilian hands

Hundreds — and possibly thousands — of armor-piercing grenades, hundreds of pounds of plastic explosives, as well as land mines and rockets have been stolen from or lost by the U.S. armed forces over the past decade.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Researchers are storing data in DNA molecules

Scientists say they have made a major step forward in efforts to store information as molecules of DNA, which are more compact and long-lasting than other options.

BBC

Omicron highlights COVID-19 vaccine inequity

The emergence of the new omicron variant is a reminder of what scientists have warned for months: The coronavirus will thrive as long as vast parts of the world lack vaccines.

Associated Press

Omicron may have had head start in Europe

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

No one yet knows how toxic omicron might be

A pandemic-weary world faces weeks of confusing uncertainty as countries restrict travel and take other steps to halt the newest potentially risky coronavirus mutant before anyone knows just how dangerous omicron really is.

Associated Press

Omicron COVID variant spreads to West Africa

Nigeria is the first West African country to have recorded cases of the omicron coronavirus variant. Three travelers who arrived from South Africa in the past week are Nigeria’s first cases of the newly identified omicron variant.

NY Daily News

Map:

Tracking global Omicron travel restrictions

Al Jazeera

How South African scientists discovered Omicron

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Daniel Parsons and Martin Taylor):

China and India aren’t really the villains of COP26

Asia Times Online

Column (Zione Ntaba and Rodrigo Uprimny):

Rich countries must stop blocking the COVID vaccine patent waiver

Al Jazeera

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A powerful and underappreciated ally in the climate crisis? Fungi

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Man creates bikes for kids with special needs

At first, Andrew McLindon paid for the bikes out of his pocket. Now they’re funded by donations. Each one costs several thousands of dollars because they are custom-made.

Inside Edition

Kenyan women restoring, reclaiming libraries

Book Bunk, founded in 2017 by publisher Angela Wachuka and author Wanjiru Koinange, is a nonprofit organization working to restore libraries in Nairobi, Kenya.

CNN

Inside two restored Kenyan libraries

CNN

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Grants help groups provide pandemic aid

The disbursement of millions of dollars to Latino nonprofit groups at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year enabled organizations to serve as “safety nets” and provide direct assistance to Hispanic families.

NBCNews.com

Bronx dad has offered turkey dinner for years

Dubbed “Mayor Marty” and “Saint Marty” by his community, Marty Rogers operates an annual Thanksgiving dinner at a local Bronx church. The dinner has been a yearly event for more than four decades.

Today

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Poverty, pandemic drive hunger in Madagascar

Widespread poverty, lack of irrigation, deforestation and COVID-19 restrictions are having a bigger effect than global warming, scientists say.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

War transforms town in Syria’s Idlib province

In the opposition-held town of Sarmada near Syria’s border with Turkey, thousands of displaced people go about their daily lives with little hope of returning to their homes any time soon.

Al Jazeera

Drought in Kenya causes humanitarian crisis

Wells are dry, millions of livestock dead and people’s livelihoods have vanished. President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared the situation a national disaster. The UN says that 2.4 million are at risk of going hungry next month.

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

Vanishing wetlands threaten Kashmir wildlife

Thousands of birds that flock to Indian-administered Kashmir each year are under threat because of shrinking wetlands. Some locals have been trying to restore the region’s fading lakes.

Deutsche Welle

Librarian tackles plastic waste in Indonesia

In Indonesia’s central Java, one woman is tackling plastic waste by getting local children to turn the page on trash.

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

One starving child accepts food from another during the 2012 famine in India’s Bengal province. The UN has warned that the need for humanitarian aid is skyrocketing worldwide and will reach an all-time high next year, as the pandemic, climate change and conflict push more people to the brink of famine. Its humanitarian agency, OCHA, is appealing for a record $41 billion to help 183 million people who are the most in need of life-saving assistance – up from the $35 billion requested for 2021 and double the amount sought four years ago. (Photo by Unknown) Photo used under CC BY

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