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Aden protests during the Arab Spring in 2011 calling for the secession of South Yemen from the North. Now, 10 years after the demonstrations, millions of Yemenis see hope under the new US administration. (Photo by AlMahra) Photo used under CC BY

Years after the Arab Spring new hopes sprout in Yemen

Yemen‘s Arab Spring uprisings led to a raging civil war that has inflicted immense suffering on the population for the past seven years. Will the US’s halt on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and a new envoy help bring peace?

Deutsche Welle

A look back at the Arab Spring 10 years later

CNN

China birthrate slumps amid changing attitudes

Fallout from decades of its one-child policy and changing social attitudes about family and marriage are driving a plummeting birthrate in China, experts said, after preliminary figures this week showed a drop of about 15% in 2020.

Guardian

COVID-19 surge reveals inequalities among poor

The Mayotte islands are the poorest corner of the European Union, tucked between Madagascar and the mainland coast of Mozambique in southern Africa - and were the last spot in France to receive any vaccines. Local authorities say they feel forgotten.

Associated Press

Mistrust slows vaccine push for N. America homeless

Thomson Reuters Foundation

India’s minuscule spending on women’s safety

Nearly a decade since the gang rape and murder of a student on a bus shocked India, state spending to combat violence against women and girls is “grossly inadequate”, Oxfam India has said.

Al Jazeera

Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison

NBCNews.com

US to resettle child refugees fleeing violence

As part of its overhaul of U.S. refugee policy, the Biden administration is planning to offer humanitarian refuge to more children fleeing violence around the world, according to a new government report.

CBS News

Audio calls of dying migrants trapped in truck prompts US investigation

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ethiopia closes Eritrean refugees camps

Two camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray region housing Eritrean refugees have been shut and the occupants relocated, authorities said, after the United Nations said residents had reported attacks, including by suspected Eritrean troops.

Reuters

Inside Nigeria’s illegal abortion clinics

Induced terminations of pregnancy are common in Nigeria where it is estimated that 1.8 to 2.7 million abortions occur annually. A vast majority of these unsafe abortions carried out secretly due to Nigeria’s anti-abortion laws.

Al Jazeera

Jailed Chinese lawyer wins human rights award

A jailed Chinese lawyer who defended other human rights lawyers and was arrested in a sweeping crackdown against activism in-country has won an international human rights award, the jury said.

Reuters

US to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

NPR

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Egypt ‘indefinitely’ opens Rafah border crossing

For the first time in years, Egypt has “indefinitely” opened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, the only passage to the outside world for the residents of the coastal enclave that is not controlled by Israel.

Al Jazeera

Central African Republic: A country under siege

BBC

US sets sanctions on Myanmar coup leaders

President Biden announced sanctions on the military leaders responsible for the Myanmar coup. Earlier this month, the administration labeled the military takeover a coup, triggering a freeze in U.S. assistance to the country.

CBS News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Indian government recruiting internet spies

The Indian government has launched a program to identify online activities deemed to work against the “sovereignty of the nation," in a move that has fueled rights groups’ fears of online vigilantism.

The Independent

Scientists find new clues about life on Mars

Researchers have observed water vapor escaping high up in the thin atmosphere of Mars as the Tianwen-1 probe entered orbit, offering tantalizing new clues as to whether the red planet could have once hosted life.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

CDC encourages double masking in public

Double masking can significantly improve protection from COVID-19, new data from the CDC shows. Researchers found that layering masks can block 92.5% of potentially infectious particles from escaping.

CNN

Inside Latin America’s mass oxygen shortages

Brazil has the world’s second-highest Covid death toll with more than 221,000 fatalities. Now there are fears the lack of oxygen supplies seen there could unfold elsewhere in Brazil and even in other parts of Latin America

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Haidar Eid):

B’Tselem’s ‘bombshell’ apartheid report: Stating the obvious

Al Jazeera

Column (Nell Derick Debevoise):

Black History Month can’t just be about history, nor just a month

Forbes

Column (Siobhan Robbins):

The coup in Myanmar demands a response - but sanctions could be catastrophic and may not even work

Sky News

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GOOD NEWS

Girl inspires legislation for the deaf community

Third-grader Ally Tumblin‘s letter inspired Congressman Joe Neguse to introduce “Ally’s Act,” a bill that will require insurance companies to cover hearing devices.

9 News

To lift lockdown gloom, Israelis keep calm and carry on screaming

Reuters

Garbage men rescue missing 10-year old

Two Louisiana sanitation workers helped rescue a missing child on Monday, using their garbage truck to detain her accused kidnapper until police arrived.

The Independent

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Egyptian 12-year-old teaches her neighbors

Every day up to 30 children gather for school lessons in a narrow village street in Egypt’s northern Dakahlia province. Their 12-year-old teacher started offering instruction due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters

Rapper offers to pay tuition of slain FBI agents’ kids

NBCNews.com

Girl Scout troop of girls living in NYC shelters

Troop 6000 is a program for girls living in the New York City shelter system – and you can buy cookies online from them.

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Warm January delays ice volcanoes

Lake Michigan’s “ice volcanoes,” typically spotted in late January, have become less frequent due to rising water levels in the Great Lakes and warmer temperatures.

NBCNews.com

Ocean energy about to ride a wave

Tidal and wave energy is a greatly underutilized renewable power source that could be the missing link to a carbon-free future. Global wave and tidal stream energy production rose tenfold in recent years.

Deutsche Welle

Pablo Escobar’s hippos must be culled

Hippos imported illegally into Colombia for Pablo Escobar’s private zoo have gone feral in the countryside and must be culled before their presence starts to wipe out indigenous flora and fauna, scientists have warned.

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Gaza turns to new sources of income

As the 14-year Israeli blockade continues to inflict hardship, Palestinians in the coastal enclave are finding innovative sources of income: quail hunting.

Al Jazeera

Produce company helps local farmers

THX Dreams is a produce company that promotes the dignity of farm workers. By purchasing their products, customers become key contributors to fulfilling their dreams.

A Plus

Photo of the Day

Buddhist monks create a mandala with colored sand in Dharamshala, India, home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. Once a mandala is completed, monks pour it into a body of water. The art form represents impermanence. (Photo by jasleen_kaur) Photo used under CC BY

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