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Crowds gathered during the 2019 Melbourne Global climate strike, calling for the international recognition of climate refugees. Climate refugees are not protected under international law and therefore experience greater political risks than other refugees who are able to receive protection. (Photo by Takver) Photo used under CC BY

Earth Day, US offer hope to global climate refugees

No nation offers asylum or other legal protections to people displaced because of climate change. With Earth Day looming, President Biden’s administration is studying the idea, and climate migration is expected to be discussed at his first climate summit.

PBS

US pledges stronger climate action at Biden summit

Deutsche Welle

Myanmar’s military crackdown displaces 250K

The Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protests has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, as activists in the Southeast Asian nation staged demonstrations calling for the release of all those arrested.

Al Jazeera

George Floyd’s murderer found guilty on all counts

Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for causing George Floyd’s death, a verdict that could send the former Minneapolis police officer to prison for the rest of his life. Outside the courthouse, the crowd erupted into cheers when word of the verdict filtered out.

NBCNews.com

What next after Chauvin’s conviction on 3 counts?

Associated Press

George Floyd: Family reacts to Derek Chauvin murder conviction

BBC

India grapples with 315K daily COVID-19 cases

India posted a global record of almost 315,000 new COVID infections as hospitals in New Delhi, stretched to the limit, sent out desperate warnings that patients could die without fresh oxygen supplies.

Asia Times Online

Indian maids count cost of COVID in testing times

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Pakistan risks following in India’s COVID footsteps

Asia Times Online

Mass anti-Putin rallies lead to 1.7K arrests

More than 1,700 protesters were arrested in Russia as tens of thousands of Alexei Navalny supporters marched in demonstrations across the country demanding that the Kremlin release the jailed opposition leader.

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Old Mexican hotel, refuge for LGBTQ migrants

Casa de Colores - House of Colors - is home to 43 LGBTQ migrants and asylum seekers needing a safe place as they wait to cross from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to the United States.

Openly

Child migrants disappearances surge in Europe

An investigation by the Guardian and the cross-border journalism collective Lost in Europe found that 18,292 unaccompanied child migrants went missing in Europe between January 2018 and December 2020.

Guardian

Activists criticize Kuwait’s protection of women

The horrific murder of a woman in Kuwait this week has sparked outrage on social media with calls for stricter punishment for perpetrators of violent crime against women in the country.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Global leaders, activists slam Syria’s election

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad submitted his application to run for re-election next month, in a presidential vote decried by Western governments and political opponents as a sham amid Syria’s ongoing civil war.

Al Jazeera

Will the death of Chad’s president create a security vacuum?

Al Jazeera

Relics returned to Afghanistan amid rising fear

Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Zoom meetings bad for brain, research shows

Microsoft has done a little brain science and found out that constant video calls do increase your stress and brain noise.

TechCrunch

T-rex walked at human pace, study finds

The tyrannosaurus rex would have covered just under 3 miles in an hour -- a speed similar to that of humans and many other animals -- at its preferred walking speed, according to new calculations by Dutch paleontologists.

CNN

Horseshoe crab aids medical innovation

NPR

GLOBAL HEALTH

WHO plans to step up its malaria campaign

The WHO announced plans to stamp out malaria from 25 countries in five years. The agency had supported 21 countries to bring their malaria caseloads to zero by 2020.

Deutsche Welle

Teen pregnancies on the rise in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s government reported a major increase in teenage pregnancies in January and February. Advocates are blaming the rise on coronavirus lockdowns and poverty.

Voice of America

COVID raises risks for expectant mothers and babies, study says

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Chef raises $25M for restaurant workers

During the pandemic, celebrity chef and TV host Guy Fieri has partnered with the National Restaurant Association to create the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, which has raised millions for those that have struggled.

Yahoo! News

Mother teaches kids kindness, compassion

Paula Osborn is a Knoxville mother, wife and now the author of the book “The Jar From Afar.” The book comes with a jar to collect items and change to give to people in need.

WVLT TV

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Pandemic, protests drove online donations

Hunger and poverty nonprofits drove massive growth experienced in online revenue for charities during 2020 as COVID-19 played a role in fundraising expansion across channels, whether it was online, email, or social media.

NonProfit Times

Philadelphia restaurant helps community

The pandemic kickstarted the People’s Kitchen, a community kitchen in Philadelphia — where 21% of the population experiences food insecurity — that feeds people in need while simultaneously addressing inequality.

Today

ENVIRONMENT

The remarkable power of Australian kelp

Algae is a powerhouse for the climate, sending carbon to the seafloor and de-acidifying oceans. In Australia, scientists are just beginning to tap its potential.

BBC

Japan ups greenhouse gases reduction goal

Japan raised its target for cutting carbon emissions to 46% by 2030, responding to pressure from the U.S., along with environmentalists who criticized its previous goal of 26% as unambitious.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

US wildlife managers protect rare songbird

U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South America to breeding grounds in Mexico and the U.S.

Associated Press

The culture of whales

NPR

The perils of air pollution in North Macedonia

North Macedonia has more than two million inhabitants. It is one of the countries most affected by air pollution; the rate of premature deaths is higher than in most EU states.

Al Jazeera

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Brazil’s indigenous groups protest mining bill

Indigenous groups gathered in Brazil’s capital to demonstrate against a bill proposed by the federal government that would legalize mining on their lands.

CNN

Racial, ethnic, gender gaps found in STEM

An analysis released in early April of federal education and employment data from recent years highlights the wide racial, ethnic, and gender gaps in STEM representation.

Science News

Photo of the Day

Indigenous people peeling maize while overlooking Quito from El Panecillo, Ecuador. Initially farmed by members of the Aztec, Mayan and Incan cultures, maize is an important crop to Native American communities and is eaten at almost every meal. (Photo by Diego Delso) Photo used under CC BY

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