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A Rwandan youth receiving his vaccine in Kigali. COVID vaccine shipments have ground to “a near halt” in Africa, while cases have spiked 20 percent over the last two weeks, according to WHO officials. (Photo by Davyimage) Photo used under CC BY

Wealthy countries must help close vaccine gap

Wealthy nations must urgently give more to the Covax scheme to help cover a gap caused by manufacturing delays and supply disruptions, a WHO senior adviser has said.

The Independent

Coronavirus mutations found in HIV-positive woman, causing concerns regarding new variants

Daily Mail

CDC director “deeply concerned” over rise in teens hospitalized with COVID

NBCNews.com

Peruvian town battles world’s worst COVID outbreak

Reuters

Mexico is holding its largest elections ever

Mexicans are heading to the polls in the largest elections Mexico has ever held, due to the sheer number of open posts. It is also one of the most deadliest, with 35 candidates killed by organized crime gangs thus far.

NPR

Crossing US border is lottery for migrants

Although the Biden administration states the U.S./Mexico border is closed, in reality, it is not. Instead, who stays and who goes has become a lottery, with the merits of an asylum claim often being beside the point.

NBCNews.com

Guatemalan lives upturned by failed immigration bids

Associated Press

Anger over increasing violence in Tigray war

Hawzen, a rural town in the ethnic Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, is a microcosm of the challenge facing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed — and a warning that the war there is unlikely to end anytime soon.

Associated Press

Motorcycle taxis threaten Uganda’s HIV fight

Uganda’s motorcycle taxis riders threaten to derail the country’s fight against HIV because of risky sexual behaviours, including sex with clients in lieu of payment, a new study finds.

Guardian

UN sounds alarm over emboldened Taliban

An emboldened Taliban poses a severe and expanding threat to the government of Afghanistan, and believes it can return to power by force if necessary, according to a United Nations Security Council report.

CNN

US announces more than $266M in new Afghanistan aid

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ethiopia’s Tigray war prevents famine relief

Pressure is mounting on Ethiopia to declare a ceasefire in the northern province of Tigray to allow humanitarian organizations to reach millions of people who face famine.

Guardian

Nigeria’s NW region facing humanitarian crisis

Rising violence in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state is stoking a humanitarian crisis, according to Doctors Without Borders.

Al Jazeera

Belarus: A climate of fear for activists

BBC

Human trafficking allegations thrust caste into spotlight for American Hindus

NPR

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Myanmar citizens form anti-military militias

Traditionally, the Chin people used their intimate knowledge of this hilly, jungle terrain and homemade hunting rifles, to kill for food. Lately their skills have been deployed to hunt a far more vicious prey: the Myanmar military.

CNN

Indonesia pushes to appoint Myanmar envoy

Associated Press

France suspends military ties with Mali

France is halting joint military operations with Mali over the most recent coup, saying that the suspension would continue until it received guarantees about a return to civilian rule.

BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Drug promising in early-stage prostate cancer

A trial of a new drug for prostate cancer showed a median improvement in progression of the disease and in survival overall. While it is not a cure for late stage patients, it may cure patients in earlier stages of the disease.

NBCNews.com

NASA picks Venus for two new robotic missions

NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds.

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Indian doctors overworked in COVID fight

Low pay, 24-hour shifts and severe shortages of staff and protective gear have left many doctors on the front lines of India’s brutal pandemic surge near breaking point and fearful for their lives.

Al Jazeera

Indian Sikh community steps up in pandemic

Deutsche Welle

Vietnam starts mass testing as variant emerges

Vietnam hopes to tackle a new COVID outbreak by mass testing risk groups in Ho Chi Minh City and introducing new social distancing measures.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Nonprofit provides aid for pet owners in need

Free Animal Doctor, a nonprofit veterinary clinic, provides much needed medical services for pet owners. No one is turned away for an inability to pay.

ABC 7

Identical twins find each other decades later

For 36 years, Emily Bushnell and Molly Sinert grew up not knowing the other existed — until a chance DNA test brought the identical twins back together.

People

Young boy runs his own recycling company

NowThis

Food rescue app fighting climate change induced by food waste

A Plus

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Foundation commits $50M for COVID vaccines

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a $50 million commitment to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance in support of efforts to increase access to safe and affordable COVID vaccines in lower-income countries.

Philanthropy News Digest

Food nurseries aid Indian women in poverty

Growing fruits like guava, lemon, coconut or mango can help rural women in West Bengal find a way out of poverty. An organization is giving them a helping hand, empowering them to set up their own nurseries.

Deutsche Welle

Study shows social giving rises in pandemic

Social giving is on the rise, particularly among younger donors and minority donors, according to a new survey of donor behaviors during the 12 months after the pandemic was declared.

NonProfit Times

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Lebanese families struggle to buy cheap food

As increasing numbers of Lebanese families struggle to make ends meet amid the economic collapse, simple foodstuffs such as the traditional manoucheh are becoming a luxury that few can afford.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Germany to push wind, solar energy expansion

The German government plans to speed up the expansion of wind and solar energy by 2030 as part of its climate protection program, a draft law seen by Reuters showed this week.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Huge tornado rips through rural Philippines

The Independent

Sri Lanka fears disaster as cargo ship sinks

Sri Lanka is struggling to contain the environmental damage from a wrecked chemical cargo ship that has been leaking hazardous waste into the ocean.

Deutsche Welle

In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels

Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping straining a society that has grown weary of increasingly frequent flooding.

Associated Press

Manatees are dying off at unusually high rates

Florida’s manatees are dying at unusually high rates this year, and experts are warning that the sustained loss of a key food source is severely threatening the iconic marine mammals.

NBCNews.com

Photo of the Day

This Indian boy lives at a train station and collects plastic bottles and other recyclables. India has more than 200,000 children working or living on the streets. The pandemic has worsened the realities for children enduring vulnerable circumstances in India. (Photo by M M) Photo used under CC BY

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