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A man carries a pallet of bread in Egypt in 2013. A global food crisis, started by Russia’s war on Ukraine, is worsening as export bans increase and prices on staples such as wheat are raised. Russia and Ukraine contribute nearly 30% of global wheat exports. (Photo by Mohanad5ayman) Photo used under CC BY

Ukraine invasion spurs export bans, food crisis

A global food crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalated as Indonesia tightened curbs on palm oil exports, adding to a growing list of key producing countries seeking to keep vital food supplies within their borders.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Middle East faces severe wheat crisis over war in Ukraine

Deutsche Welle

1M kids leave behind lives, friends in Ukraine

More than 1 million children have fled Ukraine in the less than two weeks since Russia first invaded the country, something UNICEF called “a dark historical first.”

Associated Press

Brazilian activists protest anti-environment bills

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Brazil’s capital to denounce what environmentalists call a historic assault on the environment under President Jair Bolsonaro. Pending legislation would greenlight mining on indigenous lands and boost land grabbers.

Guardian

Russian, Syrian forces step up bombing

Syria’s war has escalated in the last months, marked by intensified shelling and aerial bombing by Syrian and Russian forces on rebel-held areas.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Pakistan hijab marches promote Islamic values

More than 1,000 veiled women attended marches to promote Islamic values in cities across Pakistan on International Women’s Day to counter pro-gender equality rallies.

Guardian

Aurat march vs. hijab march

YouTube

First Afghan refugees arrive at center in US

A first group of Afghan refugees have arrived at a new temporary housing facility in Northern Virginia as the U.S. works to resettle people who fled the Taliban takeover.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ukraine’s bid to recruit fighters sparks uproar

Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria have criticized Ukraine’s efforts to enlist international fighters as it resists a Russian invasion.

Deutsche Welle

ISIL’s ‘invisible’ victims speak out on rejection

Non-Yazidi women who were abducted and raped say they have been rejected by their families and abandoned by their government.

Al Jazeera

Philippines raises age of consent to 16 years

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, his office said, in a bid to protect minors from rape and sexual abuse.

CNN

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Thousands arrested in Russia anti-war protests

Police detained more than 4,300 people on Sunday at Russia-wide protests against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Putin’s war: No mercy for civilians?

YouTube

UN offers talks to push for delayed elections

The United Nations’ top official in conflict-scarred Libya has offered to mediate between political rivals in a renewed push for long-delayed elections, warning against “escalation” after a parallel government took office.

Al Jazeera

China raising defense spending 7.1% to $229B

China this week announced a 7.1 percent increase in defense spending in 2022 to $229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that is challenging U.S. dominance.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Russia could use crypto to avoid sanctions

Russia could turn to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin as a way to circumvent western sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine, tech experts have warned.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Crypto platform blocks thousands of Russia-linked wallets

BBC

Tyrannosaurus rex may have been three species

With its immense size, dagger-like teeth and sharp claws, Tyrannosaurus rex was a fearsome predator that once terrorized North America. Now researchers suggest the beast may not have been the only one.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Baby receives first ‘heart-thymus’ transplant

A baby has received the world’s first heart transplant combined with a thymus implant – a procedure that has the potential to change the future of organ transplants.

The Independent

Scans reveal how COVID may change the brain

Catching COVID may cause changes to the brain, a study suggests. Scientists found significant differences in MRI scans before and after infection.

BBC

Study: COVID vaccines not linked to deaths

A major study of vaccine side-effects in the U.S. found no link between two COVID jabs and the number of deaths recorded after the vaccination is received.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Grant Newsham):

Ukraine invasion: China needs to rethink Taiwan

Asia Times Online

Column (Sophie Davies):

The Ukraine war demands Europe ditch fossil fuels

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Column (Sergey Aleksashenko):

How much damage will sanctions do to Russia?

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Jailed men get ‘second chance’ training dogs

Atlanta nonprofit Canine CellMates expands its dog-training program for incarcerated men to include a sentencing alternative: training dogs for adoption.

Today

Cookie CEO with Down syndrome creates jobs

Collette Divitto is trying to change the world — one cookie at a time. The 31-year-old woman with Down syndrome advocates for other people with special needs and helps individuals with disabilities get jobs.

People

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Taiwan president to donate salary for Ukraine

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has announced that she, Vice President William Lai and Premier Su Tseng-chang will each donate one month’s salary to aid humanitarian relief efforts for Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

New Jersey boy surfs, fundraises for homeless

Carter Doorley has pledged to surf for 1,000 consecutive days at the New Jersey Shore to help his community.

Inside Edition

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Stadium converted into Ukraine refugee center

The refugee exodus out of Ukraine continues, with thousands arriving in neighboring country Moldova. Hundreds are housed inside a stadium in Chisinau, the country’s capital city.

CNN

Ukrainian children taken in by Polish families

Some Ukrainian refugees are children who had been living at an SOS Children’s Village in Brovary, Ukraine, a home for children who have been have been orphaned, abused or neglected. The children are now in Poland.

NPR

Berliners open their hearts, homes to those fleeing Ukraine

US News

ENVIRONMENT

DNA uncovers secrets of Liberia’s rainforests

A group of conservationists is using environmental DNA to track animals in Liberian forests to help better understand their intricate biodiversity and ensure further protection of these environments.

Deutsche Welle

Meet this single-use plastic activist in Malawi

Malawian activist Gloria Majiga-Kamoto‘s efforts helped push the country’s government to enforce a ban on thin plastics in 2019. And she hasn’t stopped there. Improving national waste management is next on her agenda.

Deutsche Welle

Satellites may hold key to the methane crisis

A new generation of satellite detectors will be many times better at tracking discharges of dangerous greenhouse gas.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

Citizens in Oslo protest the war in Ukraine by displaying the Ukraine flag and the Russia anti-war flag. More than 4,000 arrests of protesters were made across Russia over the weekend, the most since the beginning of the war. (Photo by Unknown) Photo used under CC BY

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