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Amnesty International has reported that Tigrayan rebel forces in Ethiopia killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and girls, some as young as 14, last year amid the 15-month ongoing war. (Photo by Achilli Family) Photo used under CC BY

Amnesty: Tigrayan forces killed, gang-raped civilians

Tigrayan fighters killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region last year, Amnesty International has said.

Al Jazeera

Indian students return to school amid hijab row

Indian students returned to colleges in the southern state of Karnataka, nearly a week after authorities closed colleges and moved classes online to quell the heat of protests over a decision to ban hijab in classes.

Deutsche Welle

What’s behind the escalating row over hijabs in Indian schools?

Al Jazeera

Lawyers attempt to bring Syria war crimes to ICC

A groundbreaking attempt to make Iranian and Syrian military officials answerable for war crimes they may have committed in Syria is being launched, as part of an effort to have the cases brought before the international criminal court.

Guardian

NATO considers plans for new battlegroups

NATO has tasked its commanders to work out details for a deployment of battlegroups to the alliance’s southeastern flank, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine president: We don’t see any Russian troop withdrawal

BBC

Woman cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

A patient with leukemia in the United States has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant.

Al Jazeera

New COVID cases drop by 19%; deaths stable

The World Health Organization has said in its weekly report that just over 16 million new COVID-19 infections and about 75,000 deaths were reported worldwide last week.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Vietnamese activists placed under house arrest

Authorities regularly detain environmentalists, rights campaigners and dissidents to prevent them traveling or attending events, says Human Rights Watch.

Guardian

Afghan, Syrian refugees face uncertain future

Six months after Denmark airlifted 956 Afghans from Kabul following the Taliban takeover last year, they learned their asylum is only guaranteed for two years.

Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Sudan forces go on spree arresting protestors

Since a palace coup last October, the interim military government has indiscriminately arrested dozens of dissidents.

Al Jazeera

Biden says risk of Russian invasion ‘very high’

Joe Biden has said he believes Russia is on the brink of invading Ukraine, as he joined NATO allies in warning that shelling in the disputed east of the country may be an attempt to set up the pretext for an incursion.

Guardian

Satellite images show Russia moving military equipment near Ukraine’s border

YouTube

How a Russian invasion of Ukraine could affect you

NPR

French-led forces plan to withdraw from Mali

France and Western countries involved in French-led anti-terrorist operations in West Africa will begin their withdraw from Mali, French President Emmanuel Macron says.

CNN

Why has France been at war for a decade in the West African desert?

Thomson Reuters Foundation

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Dogs can recognize owners just by their voices

Dogs can recognize their owners by their voices alone by making use of some of the same voice properties as humans do, such as pitch and noisiness, a team of researchers found.

CNN

Museum says stick insect is male and female

A pet stick insect surprised its owner when she noticed it was both male and female - known as a gynandromorph. Experts at the Natural History Museum confirmed it was the “first reported gynandromorph” in that species.

BBC

Obsolete tech leaves bionic eye patients in dark

Hundreds of people who had retinal implants to improve their sight face an uncertain future as the technology they rely on is now obsolete.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Zimbabwe dealing with substance abuse issues

The pandemic has exacerbated a mental health crisis in Zimbabwe driven by substance abuse, say health professionals.

Associated Press

Vaccines for undocumented S. African migrants

Thousands of undocumented migrants live and work in South Africa. Their precarious status makes it hard for them to get vaccinated. An University of Pretoria initiative is helping them.

Deutsche Welle

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Abdul El-Sayed):

Canadian trucker protests are the latest example of COVID-19 absurdity

CNN

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US foreign policy elites playing blame game over Ukraine

Asia Times Online

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Russian pledge of troop withdrawals met with widespread skepticism

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Iconic Gaza bookstore reopens after airstrike

An iconic Gaza bookstore destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last year has reopened, lifting the spirits of its ecstatic owner and a large crowd of well-wishers celebrating the moment.

Associated Press

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Britain, UN to co-host Afghanistan aid summit

Britain said it would co-host an international aid conference with the United Nations next month to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiraled since the Taliban took power.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Pandemic pushes Lagos women to sex work

The number of women turning to sex work to survive has increased drastically in Lagos since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deutsche Welle

Tonga needs $90M for repairs after eruption

A U.N. official said 80 percent of the Pacific island nation’s 105,000 people were affected and the country needs more than $90 million to start repairing damage and restoring its key farming and fishing sectors.

Associated Press

Tough times for consumers as inflation soars

For many parts of the world, life is getting more expensive. The U.S., Canada and the UK have announced their highest inflation figures in decades.

Deutsche Welle

Deadly landslides wreak havoc in Brazilian city

More than 100 people have died in landslides and flash flooding in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, officials say.

BBC

Hostility grows in Chile as Venezuelans arrive

Economic collapse in Venezuela has forced more than five million people to flee their homeland. Many cross into Chile through Colchane, a small border town, and from there to Iquique.

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

Brazil could see deforestation spike this year

Deforestation researchers warned that destruction in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest could rise another 16 percent this year, as destruction often rises in an election year.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Nearly half of bald eagles have lead poisoning

America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure.

Associated Press

Photo of the Day

An aerial view of the landslide that occurred over Avenida Niemeyer in May 2019. On Feb. 15, landslides triggered by heavy rains washed out streets, swept away cars and buried homes. They also killed more than 100 people, and dozens more are missing. (Photo by Richard Santos / Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro) Photo used under CC BY

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