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Indian child maid servant stacking dishes. Although child labor is banned in India, it is a common practice, especially for families struggling to make enough money to live on. Nearly one in every 10 children worldwide were in child labor globally at the beginning of 2020 and that number is expected to rise by millions in the coming years. (Photo by Biswarup Ganguly) Photo used under CC BY

Extreme poverty in India rekindles child slavery

Among gains lost to the COVID pandemic, child labor shows resurgence, worsened by inadequate rescue efforts. There are tens of thousands of trafficked child laborers in India who kept working during the lockdowns, their traffickers accustomed to ducking the law.

Al Jazeera

World passes threshold of 4.5M COVID deaths

The world has passed the grim threshold of 4.5 million COVID deaths, according to an AFP tally this week, as the virulent Delta variant wreaks havoc globally. Some ten thousand deaths are still reported every day around the world.

Asia Times Online

Weather disasters killed 2M over past 50 years

The number of disasters, such as floods and heatwaves, driven by climate change have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, killing more than two million people and costing $3.64 trillion in total losses globally, a U.N. agency said this week.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Weather disasters spike over past 5 decades

BBC

Nigeria imposes curbs to stop kidnappings

Four state governments, Niger, Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara, in northern and central Nigeria have imposed a series of restrictions on residents in an attempt to stop mass kidnappings and other violent crimes.

Al Jazeera

Gunmen abduct 73 children from school in northwest Nigeria

Reuters

Taliban expected to announce new government

The Taliban will announce a new government in Afghanistan this week, as chaos and confusion deepened and the country teetered on the brink of economic collapse after the Islamist militia seized control.

Guardian

In pictures: Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban takeover

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Indian girls demand marriage age be raised

Hundreds of girls write to Indian PM, who himself promised last year to review the minimum age of marriage for women.

Al Jazeera

Afghan women protest for rights in Kabul

A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul, demanding equal rights from the Taliban as Afghanistan’s new rulers work on forming a government and seeking international recognition.

Associated Press

In S. Korea, Afghan evacuees find hope in their new ‘special merit’ status

Reuters

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

China bans talent shows in new crackdown

China banned reality talent programs this week and ordered broadcasters to promote more masculine representations of men, in a wide-ranging crackdown on “immoral” pop culture Beijing believes is leading young people astray.

Asia Times Online

India tightens curbs on movement in Kashmir

India tightened curbs on movement in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, with scores of armed soldiers fanning out ahead of prayers, a day after a veteran secessionist leader was laid to rest in the disputed Himalayan region.

Reuters

Mullah Baradar to lead Afghanistan government

Mullah Baradar, the head of the Taliban’s political office, will lead the new government in Afghanistan, at least three sources in the Islamist group said this week.

Reuters

Libya ceasefire tested by fighting in Tripoli

Fighting broke out in Tripoli this week between rival armed forces, witnesses said, the heaviest clashes in the Libyan capital since the conflict between eastern and western factions paused a year ago.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Young Ugandans develop anti-rape bracelet

With gender-based violence on the rise in Uganda’s capital Kampala, and public safety resources overstretched, a Ugandan startup has developed an inconspicuous device to call for help when in danger.

Deutsche Welle

India generates green energy from food remains

Using biogas digesters to turn organic waste into electricity, communities are slashing their power bills as they cut climate changing emissions.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

NASA may have snagged 1st Mars rock sample

NASA’s newest Mars rover may have successfully collected its first rock sample for return to Earth, after last month’s attempt came up empty.

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Vaccines made in S. Africa to stay in Africa

Vaccine doses produced by a plant in South Africa will no longer be exported to Europe following the intervention of South Africa’s government, the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccine envoy said this week.

Associated Press

Prince Harry pushes for vaccine equity in GQ speech

Good Morning America

Thailand recycles to protect against COVID

With an abundance of plastic waste but a scarcity of personal protective equipment, Thailand is turning trash into treasure by upcycling bottles into protective clothing for people at risk of COVID infection.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (João Campari and Juan-Lucas Restrepo):

More biodiverse food systems will help address climate and nature crises

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Column (Christoph Hasselbach):

Afghanistan offers little space for diplomacy

Deutsche Welle

Column (Ghazala Jamil):

India’s ‘love jihad’ laws aim to oppress minorities

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Daughter donates part of her liver to save dad

A Minnesota father is celebrating a new chance at life thanks to his daughter, who donated part of her liver to save his.

Good Morning America

Nurse takes care of patients even on days off

Brooke Johns, an emergency room nurse, heads back to the hospital on her days off to provide patients with some genuine human connection, brushing out their hair and just talking with them.

Good Morning America

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

UAE sends plane carrying aid to Afghanistan

The United Arab Emirates has sent a plane carrying “urgent medical and food aid” to Afghanistan, according to the official WAM news agency, nearly three weeks after the Taliban took over the control of the country.

Al Jazeera

Apple commits $30M for racial equity, justice

Apple has announced commitments totaling $30 million through its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, which aims to elevate equity-focused solutions across the academic and advocacy landscapes.

Philanthropy News Digest

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

1.5M Indians lose jobs amid whittled economy

India’s employment situation has again worsened in August, reversing some of the gains made in the preceding month with nearly 1.5 million people in both formal and informal sectors losing their jobs in August.

Asia Times Online

Young Africans battle for jobs, schooling

Many Africans are battling the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, losing jobs and seeing their education disrupted, a survey of people aged 18-24 in 15 countries has found.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Bangladesh’s unusual use for oysters

The humble oyster has proven remarkably effective in protecting one of Bangladesh’s most vulnerable islands from fast-rising seas.

BBC

One in three trees face extinction in wild

At least 30% of the world’s tree species face extinction in the wild, according to a new assessment.

BBC

Sea turtles in Kenya: the last of their kind

Deutsche Welle

Saving the Sundarbans

Deutsce Welle

Photo of the Day

As a strategy to cope with drought, farmers in Tanzania switch to protein-rich oyster mushrooms to raise income and protect trees. Rich in vitamins, mushrooms are a valuable and relatively cheap source of proteins. According to Tanzania Mushroom Growers Association, there are more than 10,000 mushroom growers in the country producing 1,920 tons of oyster mushrooms annually. (Photo by Erasmus Kamugisha) Photo used under CC BY

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