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Children in Sindh, Pakistan, play at a water pump in a village. Nearly 1,000 children die every day of illnesses linked to a lack of clean water, according to the UN. (Photo by DFID/Russell Watkins) Photo used under CC BY

One-third of globe lacks access to drinking water

It’s been more than a year since COVID was declared a pandemic. Many countries have begun to recover as vaccines become more readily available, but for much of the globe, one vital component to life remains inaccessible: Access to safe drinking water.

CBS News

Confusion builds around US border policies

Badly misinformed, migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border harbor false hope that President Biden will open entry to the United States briefly or without notice, though he hasn’t said anything to support that theory.

The Independent

U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to give young immigrants path to citizenship

Forbes

World-leading economies back COVID aid for poor

The world‘s seven largest advanced economies have agreed to support fresh aid to the world’s poorest nations hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The plan involves the first expansion of the International Monetary Fund’s reserves since 2009.

Deutsche Welle

Brazil exhausts COVID intensive care units

Brazil’s healthcare system has been plunged into the most severe crisis in its history, with doctors overwhelmed and COVID patients dying while they wait for intensive care beds.

Guardian

Brazil’s COVID-19 vaccine drive faces challenges in remote communities

Associated Press

Baby born with COVID antibodies offers hope

At 36 weeks pregnant, a South Florida frontline health care worker received her first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She gave birth three weeks later to a healthy baby girl — with COVID-19 antibodies.

CBS News

China grips Xinjiang, splits Uighur families

Amnesty International estimates that there may be thousands of Uyghur families worldwide with parents and children who have been separated as a result of the Chinese government’s tightening grip on Xinjiang.

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN: Myanmar forces violently occupy schools

UN accused Myanmar’s military of occupying dozens of schools by force — in one case even assaulting teachers in the process — as they seek to quash an uprising against the coup in which seized complete power of the country.

CBS News

Growth of homelessness in 2020 ‘devastating’

America’s homeless population grew last year for the fourth year in a row. On a single night in January 2020, there were more than 580,000 homeless individuals in the U.S.

NPR

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Taliban expect US withdrawal, threaten attacks

The Taliban warned Washington against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan, promising a “reaction,” which could mean increased attacks by the insurgent group.

Associated Press

Welsh schools to require Black history lessons

All pupils in Wales are to be taught about racism and the contributions of black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, the devolved government has said.

Guardian

Dictionary project may unite Korean peninsula

South Korea hopes that a joint project to create a comprehensive record of the two Koreas’ shared language can help bridge the divide between the nations.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Myanmar deploys AI instilling fear in protesters

Protesters in Myanmar fear they are being tracked with facial recognition technology, as spiraling violence and street surveillance spark fears of a “digital dictatorship” to replace ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

GLOBAL HEALTH

COVID technology used in fight against cancer

The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used COVID-19 vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are safe, and the technology behind it will soon be used to fight another global scourge - cancer.

Associated Press

Tanzanian leader tasked with healing country

Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in Friday as the country‘s first female president, two days after the death of President John Magufuli, one of Africa’s most prominent COVID-19 skeptics, was announced.

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Nigerian designers fashion a new aesthetic

Weaving contemporary designs into a traditional West African fabric, Nigerian Tsemaye Binitie is creating fashion he hopes can also bridge the gap between luxury and the everyday.

Reuters

Teens help seniors schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments

ABC 13

102-year-old grandma joins first grade virtual gym class

ABC 7

Finland remains world’s happiest country

Finland has once again defended its coveted title as the world’s happiest country. It marks the fourth year in a row the Nordic nation has claimed the top spot, even amid a pandemic that has shaken the world.

CBS News

Foster child gets fairy tale ending when teacher adopts him

CBS News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Nonprofit helps veterans, kids with autism

Jan Lopez, funder and president of B.E.S.T Service Dogs has taken her passion of puppies and turned it into a service for children on the autism spectrum and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

KCRA 3

Massachusetts gym owner offers free classes to kids

WCVB News

Boy helps save pups from dog meat trade

8-year-old Rhys Stevens from England, created a fundraiser to benefit canines rescued from the dog meat trade. Rhys was inspired to start the effort after watching a documentary about the dog meat trade.

People

ENVIRONMENT

Mice ravage rural communities in Australia

Rural communities in the Australian state of New South Wales are battling a “plague” of mice. Thousands of mice are invading grain silos, barns and homes and infesting the farmers’ bumper grain harvest.

Deutsche Welle

Shark nets in South Africa threaten sea life

Deutsche Welle

Polar seafloor exposed after years of ice cover

German scientists have inspected an area of seafloor newly exposed by the calving of mega-iceberg A74 and found it to be teeming with animals. Video cameras tracked abundant filter-feeders thriving among the soft muds.

BBC

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Why do women dominate child care sector?

Last year, data showed that during the first month of the UK-wide lockdown, “women were carrying out, on average, two-thirds more of the childcare duties per day than men” laying bare a “classic value and action gap.”

BBC

Photo of the Day

A woman lays flowers at a vigil for Sarah Everard in Sheffield, UK. Everard was kidnapped and murdered by a police officer igniting a global conversation on gender-based violence and women’s safety. (Photo by Tim Dennell) Photo used under CC BY

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