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Afghans wait in line for humanitarian aid in Kabul in 2009. President Joe Biden has signed an order to split $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets between 9/11 victims and aid for Afghanistan, a move that has many outraged, saying the U.S. is stealing from Afghanistan. (Photo by Spc. Luke Austin) Photo used under CC BY

Biden thaws assets to help 9/11 victims, needy Afghans

President Joe Biden has signed an order to free $7 billion in Afghan assets now frozen in the U.S., splitting the money between humanitarian aid for poverty-stricken Afghanistan and a fund for Sept. 11 victims.

Associated Press

Taliban call on Biden to reverse decision

Thomson Reuters Foundation

9/11 families lay claim to Afghanistan’s frozen billions

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Estimated 1M Afghan children engaged in labor

An estimated 1 million children are currently engaged in child labor in Afghanistan as family incomes have plummeted in the past six months, according to a recent study.

Al Jazeera

Deported refugees tortured in Cameroon

More than 80 Cameroonian asylum seekers deported by the United States between 2019 and 2021 suffered serious human rights violations – from torture and rape to enforced disappearance – on returning home.

Al Jazeera

Climate crisis forces African girls into sex work

As global warming continues to devastate rural agriculture, young women are moving to urban centers – and into prostitution.

Al Jazeera

Putin suggests dialogue possible on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggests it’s not too late for dialogue over Ukraine. The world is guessing whether Russia is planning an invasion or creating a negotiating tool.

Guardian

Ukraine vows to keep airspace open despite tensions

BBC

Ukraine special forces offer training to civilians

YouTube

US, Japan, S. Korea meet to discuss N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Afghan women demand education of Taliban

Since recapturing Afghanistan, the Taliban have largely if inconsistently closed down girls’ schooling – but have found a new generation ready to fight for the right to study.

Guardian

Education barriers for Afghan refugee children

Many Afghan refugee children in Pakistan go to schools recognized by the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan. But since the Taliban takeover, they haven’t received high school diplomas.

Deutsche Welle

UN court orders Uganda to pay Congo $325M

The International Court of Justice ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to Congo for violence in a long-running conflict between the African neighbors that began in the late 1990s.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Ukraine accuses Russia of its access to the sea

Ukraine has accused Russia of attempting to block its access to the sea as Russia prepares for naval exercises next week.

BBC

UK’s Liz Truss warns Russia of sanctions

Guardian

Special section:

What are the key parts of Ukraine’s peace deal?

Associated Press

Evidence mounts of Taliban arrests and killings

A number of women who participated in protests demanding women’s rights in Afghanistan are missing. The Taliban deny they are holding them.

BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Respiratory infection found in Jurassic dino

In a timely reminder that respiratory infections are not a modern malaise, researchers have found the first evidence of such an affliction in a dinosaur that lived 150 million years ago.

Guardian

Can robots ever fully replace human beings?

Robots have been deployed after earthquakes to traverse uneven terrain. They’re quick, smart and some can even pick raspberries.

Deutsche Welle

GLOBAL HEALTH

Africa coming out of pandemic phase of COVID

Africa is transitioning out of the pandemic phase of its COVID-19 outbreak and moving toward a situation where it will be managing the virus long term.

Guardian

Africa COVID cases could be seven times higher than reported

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Truckers block vital Canada-US border crossing

Truck drivers are blocking a key border crossing between the U.S. and Canada, sparking fears of economic disruption.

BBC

Canadian provinces lift COVID restrictions, protests remain

Associated Press

Columns And Op-Ed

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The whole world should be worried by the ‘siege of Ottawa’

Guardian

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This is what victory at the Beijing Games looks like

CNN

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The follies of US, UK in Russia-Ukraine conflict

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

New York jazz teacher gets a sweet surprise

Steven Oquendo of Pelham Preparatory Academy in the Bronx has spent his entire life sharing the gift of music on to his students.

Good Morning America

Instacart employee being hailed as a heroine

When one Instacart employee decided to go with her gut and out of her comfort zone, she may have saved a couple lives in the process.

Today

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Compton Cowboys save lives on L.A. streets

Horses kept Randy Hook out of trouble in his crime-plagued Los Angeles neighborhood. Now he and his friends — known as the Compton Cowboys — are inspiring a new generation.

People

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Debt-ridden Pakistan begs China for a bailout

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked China for a $9 billion bailout package comprised of financial support and the rollover of existing debts to prevent a possible default on external payments.

Asia Times Online

Rescuers struggle to bring aid to Madagascar

Emergency rescuers were struggling to reach parts of Madagascar ravaged by a cyclone because many roads and bridges were impassable, while rising river levels were threatening to displace more people.

CNN

UN aims to launch new Afghanistan cash route

The United Nations aims to kickstart this month a system to swap millions of aid dollars for Afghan currency in a plan to stem humanitarian and economic crises and bypass blacklisted Taliban leaders.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

ENVIRONMENT

Himalayas people feel climate change’s impact

Climate change and large infrastructure projects are damaging the fragile Himalayan landscape. The result is an increase in natural disasters such as flooding.

Deutsche Welle

Colombia natives train youth to save rainforest

Creating a next generation of Amazon indigenous leaders is key to preserving fast-vanishing tropical forests. Here’s how remote communities are trying.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Ghanaian cocoa farmers learn sustainability

Old plantations, dying trees and increased droughts have made life difficult for the Ghana’s cocoa planters. A Dutch NGO is helping develop sustainable farming methods.

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

Cocoa farmers pose for the camera in Zabzugu, Ghana. A Dutch NGO is helping the people of Ghana develop sustainable farming methods despite dying trees and increased droughts. (Photo by Achiri Bitamsimli) Photo used under CC BY

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