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Alarm is growing over the fate of the Tigray region’s some 6 million people as fighting is reportedly as fierce as ever between Ethiopian and allied forces and those supporting the now-fugitive Tigray leaders who once dominated Ethiopia’s government. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

Malnutrition ‘very critical’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

The United Nations says Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region faces a “very critical malnutrition situation” as vast rural areas where many people fled during three months of fighting remain out of reach of aid.

Associated Press

Ethiopia’s war-ravaged Tigray hit by power blackout amid hunger crisis

Yahoo! News

US prepares to rejoin Paris Climate Accord

The US will soon reenter the Paris Agreement, a climate treaty dedicated to lowering greenhouse gas emissions. It was initially signed during the Obama administration and withdrawn from by President Trump in 2020.

CBS News

US announces $4B plan for global vaccine effort

White House officials say Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at the G7 meeting to announce that the U.S. will soon begin releasing $4 billion for an international effort to bolster the purchase and distribution of COVID vaccine for poor nations.

The Independent

Can the global distribution of COVID vaccines ever be fair?

Deutsche Welle

Controls on vaccine exports ‘hold back’ pandemic recovery, WTO warns

NPR

COVID hospitalizations in the US dip to lowest level since November

CNN

Violence rages in S.Sudan despite peace deal

Violence still rages in swathes of South Sudan a year after a peace deal was signed to end a civil war that began in 2013. Attacks by armed groups against civilians intensified in 2020 and victims are targeted along ethnic line.

Reuters

The protests that shook Algeria are back

Mass street protests are back in Algeria and the government is nervous. Cries of “Algeria, free, democratic” have once again been heard as thousands from all walks of life thronged to Kherrata, a town east of the capital, Algiers.

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Combating sexual violence in South Africa

Frustrated by the grim statistics, a group of teenagers in Port Elizabeth, South Africa are using social media to speak out against the scourge of femicide.

Deutsche Welle

Lebanon’s lockdown stokes hunger, fear

Anger descended into violence in Lebanon as thousands of protesters clashed with the army over lockdown rules. A 24-hour curfew is in place, with residents allowed outside only for what are officially deemed “emergencies.”

NBCNews.com

Burmese activists share stories of civil disobedience

CNN

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Colombian army has committed 6,400 killings

Colombia’s military carried out at least 6,400 extrajudicial killings and presented them as combat deaths between 2002 and 2008, a number that is at least three times higher than previously estimated, a special court has said.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan plan to commercialize vaccine

Health experts are voicing concerns over Pakistan’s decision to allow some private companies to import coronavirus vaccines, which are likely to be sold at commercial rates.

Deutsche Well

Mass anti-coup protests in Myanmar continue

The demonstrations came after U.N. rapporteur Tom Andrews expressed alarm at reports of soldiers being transported into Yangon, noting that such movements had previously preceded killings, disappearances and mass arrests.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA reveals 1st photos from Mars

Just minutes after NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover nailed its touchdown on the Red Planet, the spacecraft sent back the first two images of its new home in Jezero Crater.

SPACE.com

New theory on how the dinosaurs died emerges

New research theorizes that the object believed to have slammed into and wiped out most life on the planet actually came from the edge of the solar system rather than from a belt between Jupiter and Mars.

NPR

GLOBAL HEALTH

30K person survey reveals day in pandemic life

From April to July 2020, researchers collected data on the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 from over 30,000 households in nine lower- and middle-income countries.

NPR

Gabon citizens protest at COVID restrictions

Residents of Gabon’s two major cities took to the streets banging pots and pans for a second night in defiance of coronavirus curfew measures, to protest against government restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Jean Asselborn):

Closing borders is no solution to pandemic

Deutsche Welle

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Africa’s indigenous languages vs. colonial tongues

Deutsche Well

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Asian Americans like me are fighting hate with tradition

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

New Zealand schools get free sanitary tools

All New Zealand schools will have free access to sanitary products from June, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday, an initiative aimed at stamping out period poverty in the country.

CNN

Celebrity chef surprises a chef who’s been cooking for hospital workers

TODAY

Photographer spreads joy with photos of rescue dogs

Today

The organization fighting for prison rights

A Plus

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Comedian gave $13K to NY hospitality workers

A New York City waitstaff received a surprise gift after a comedian handed out thousands of dollars raised by her online fans. Robyn Schall gave $13,000 in tips, all donations to employees at Lily’s Cocktail and Wine.

CNN

17-year-old donates 30k shoes for homeless

When Lindsay Sobel was 12 years old, she attended a basketball game at LA’s Staples Center arena and was struck by the high levels of homelessness in the area.

A Mighty Girl

Michael Jordan gifts $10M for medical clinics

NBA legend and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan has donated $10 million to open two new medical clinics in North Carolina, regional health care provider Novant Health announced.

MSN

ENVIRONMENT

Pollution kills thousands despite lockdown

Air pollution caused tens of thousands of deaths in the world’s five most populous cities last year despite coronavirus lockdowns, researchers said, urging governments to ditch fossil fuels and invest in a green recovery.

Reuters

One woman’s mission to bring people closer to the ocean using virtual reality

CNN

Mount Etna erupts in spectacular fashion

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Students in France wait for food handouts

The half-dozen charities distributing food in Paris say the number of students seeking help has jumped since the government put France back under lockdown and then a nightly curfew late last year.

Reuters

A day in the life of an Indian child scavenger

Al Jazeera

Indian businesses rethink worker benefits

As Kerala‘s industrial heartland cranks back to life post-lockdown, orders are returning to its printing presses, workshops and chemical plants. But to bosses’ dismay, workers are in no hurry to come back from their villages.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Photo of the Day

Citizens of Myanmar gather in Yangon on Feb. 6 to protest the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Another hundred thousand people poured on to the streets in Myanmar on Wednesday to voice their anger at the coup and reject an army claim that it has majority support. (Photo by Alireza Zahraee) Photo used under CC BY

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