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To quantify the rise of domestic terrorism in the US, the FBI has formally elevated the threat from white supremacist groups to its top priority level, alongside ISIS and its network of homegrown terrorists. (Photo by Robert Thivierge) Photo used under CC BY

White supremacists threaten democracy on par with ISIS

The director of the FBI considers racially motivated domestic extremists such as white supremacists the “top threat” facing Americans, as the nation continues to learn more about such people who perpetrated the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol last month.

The Independent

Antifa didn’t storm the Capitol. Just ask the rioters

NPR

Global carbon dioxide emissions bounce back

Worldwide carbon emissions have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to new data, following a historic drop in output during 2020 as countries implemented harsh lockdown restrictions in a bid to control the pandemic.

Forbes

Chinese vaccines sweep world, despite concerns

China’s vaccine diplomacy campaign has been a surprising success: It has pledged roughly half a billion doses of its vaccines to over 45 countries. However, amid a dearth of public data on China’s vaccines, hesitations over their efficacy and safety are still pervasive.

Associated Press

What role for vaccine passports in coronavirus fight?

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Countries urge companies to share vaccine know-how

Associated Press

Yemen seeks billions in aid to prevent famine

The United Nations has said it hopes to raise $3.85bn in a donor conference to prevent large-scale famine in Yemen, warning that life in the war-ravaged nation was unbearable, with children enduring a “special kind of hell”.

Al Jazeera

PTSD-ridden Syrians lack wellness services

A UK charity is calling for more investment in mental health services for refugees in several countries after it found symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder were widespread in a survey of displaced Syrians.

Guardian

Migrants making dangerous journey to US

CNN

Thousands of refugees flee crisis in Ethiopia

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rape victims blamed for incest in Burkina Faso

Beyond the legal consequences, sex between family members, including cousins, carries deep-seated societal stigma in Burkina Faso and consequences, with women and children paying the highest price.

Al Jazeera

Nigerian schoolgirls recount kidnap ordeal

Gunmen who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria last week beat them and threatened to shoot them during a forced march into captivity, victims said on after they were set free.

Reuters

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

US imposes sanctions on Russia over Navalny

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Similar measures are being co-ordinated by the European Union.

BBC

One month in Myanmar under military control

Associated Press

China says door to Xinjiang ‘always open’

China said that it was discussing a visit to its Xinjiang region by United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, but that she should not set out with the aim of condemning its policies.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

140M-year-old titanosaur may be world’s oldest

A colossal dinosaur dug up in Argentina could be the oldest titanosaur ever found, having roamed what is now Patagonia some 140 million years ago at the beginning of the Cretaceous period, scientists said,

Al Jazeera

Scientists discover glow-in-the-dark sharks

If any further proof was needed of the vast unexplored wonders of the deep sea, this would fit the bill: Researchers off the coast of New Zealand have discovered three new shark species that glow in the dark.

NBCNews.com

GLOBAL HEALTH

Over 3/4 of Syrian refugees may have PTSD

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Man helps save infant abandoned on road

A Louisiana man said he was on his commute when he saw the driver of a vehicle “dropping a baby off” on the median of a highway. He immediately made a U-turn in the grass to get to the baby.

USA TODAY

Mystery knitter helps town through lockdown

Crochet hearts and messages of kindness have been left around Alcester in Warwickshire by a crafter dubbed “the queen of hearts.”

BBC

Woman builds ice rink for neighborhood kids

USA TODAY

Former waitresses turn food waste into sustainable cookies

10 News San Diego

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Massachusetts twins knit scarves for charity

Sisters Shira and Ava Robinson, 8, have been donating their handmade scarves to people in need for three years.

WCVB

Uruguay sees the return of soup kitchens

Deutsche Welle

Chicago man runs charity to help carjacking victims

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Arizona Apaches fight mining on sacred land

One of the world’s largest untapped deposits of copper, a key mineral for fighting climate change, is in Arizona, right in the middle of the most sacred land to the Apache people.

Today

UN urges wealthy nations to stop coal by 2030

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling on wealthy nations to end coal use by 2030 so the world can meet its goals to curb global warming, urging G7 nations to make that commitment at a leaders’ summit in June.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Biennial lockdowns would slash CO2 output

Carbon dioxide emissions must fall by the equivalent of a global lockdown roughly every two years for the next decade for the world to keep within safe limits of global heating, research has shown.

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Myanmar coup affects migrants’ families

More than 4 million Myanmar migrants — from a population of about 54 million — work overseas in industries ranging from manufacturing, agriculture to domestic work, United Nations data shows.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

The long-gone bubble of Tokyo‘s ’Wall Street’

Even though Japanese stocks are scaling giddy heights not seen since the asset inflation bubble of the late 1980s and early 1990s, bars and restaurants in the financial district aren’t along for the ride.

Reuters

Old Delhi retains its touristic charm amid adversity

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

Migrant workers from Asia wait for a bus in the West Bay area of Doha, Qatar, after putting in a shift working on the QP building. More than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since the nation won the right to host the World Cup 10 years ago, new data reveals. The true number may be higher. (Photo by Alex Sergeev) Photo used under CC BY

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