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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

COVID-19 school closures fuel ‘lost generation’

Millions of children have dropped out of school during the pandemic and many more are at risk, education experts warn.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

S. African refugees fighting to stay documented

Refugees and asylum seekers say challenges with renewing their permits on the country’s new online system leave them at risk of deportation and harassment.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

UK’s female victims of slavery, drug trafficking

How a system that is supposed to support survivors of sex trafficking leaves them feeling triggered and vulnerable.

Al Jazeera

Students trapped in Ukraine call for evacuation

International students trapped in a Ukrainian town near the Russian border have made desperate appeals for evacuation, as the number thought to be stranded in Sumy has risen to between 1,200 and 1,500.

Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Russia strikes Ukrainian children’s hospital

Death and destruction lie in the wake of Russia‘s bombardment of a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine.

CNN

Russia shifts stance on hospital bombing that sparked world outrage

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Ukraine: Children in a warzone

Deutsche Welle

Indonesians fear president may retain power

Asia Times Online

Conservative victorious in S. Korean election

Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative former prosecutor, declared victory in South Korea’s presidential election after his liberal rival conceded defeat following a bitter battle in the politically divided nation.

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Deportation agents use app to monitor migrants

More than 125,000 people — many of them stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border — are now compelled to install the app known as SmartLink on their phones.

Associated Press

Octopus ancestors lived before era of dinosaurs

Scientists have found the oldest known ancestor of octopuses, an approximately 330 million-year-old fossil concluding the creature lived millions of years earlier than believed.

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Why are India’s female health workers striking?

Community medical workers, who are the backbone of India’s health care system, have been on strike, demanding better recognition of their work, increased wages and improved working conditions.

Deutsche Welle

Hong Kong struggles to contain COVID-19 hike

Hong Kong has postponed a citywide COVID testing scheme scheduled for late March and will focus instead on containing serious cases after the city’s COVID death rate topped the world for a second straight week.

Asia Times Online

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (David Adler):

The west v Russia: why the global south isn’t taking sides

Guardian

Column (Xiaochen Su):

History shows Asia cannot depend on UN to resolve conflict

Asia Times Online

Column (Cheta Nwanze):

The new Cold War spells trouble for Africa

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Kindergartners share happiness in viral hotline

A group of grade-schoolers is inadvertently bringing joy, laughter and some wise words to thousands of strangers, all thanks to their Peptoc art project.

Good Morning America

Closed for decades, theater returns to Lebanon

The restoration project launched last month is the first of its kind in hardscrabble Tripoli, Lebanon, more often known in recent years for sectarian and other violence.

Associated Press

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US pledges $100B for climate in poor nations

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said he thinks rich countries can finally meet their pledge to provide $100 billion annually to help poor nations cope with climate change beginning this year.

ABC News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Denmark trying to send Syrian refugees home

Denmark is opening its arms to Ukrainians. But critics are accusing the Danish government of hypocrisy, since it is currently urging Syrian refugees to return there.

CNN

Understanding Europe’s response to Ukrainian refugee crisis

Al Jazeera

Power cuts in Sri Lanka hit all walks of life

Sri Lanka is currently going through hours of daily power cuts, unable to keep its oil-powered turbines going because of a fuel shortage and a lack of foreign currency to pay for oil imports.

Al Jazeera

Russia soon unable to pay its debts amid war

Russia will soon be unable to pay its debts, according to a leading credit ratings agency. Fitch Ratings downgraded its view of the country’s government debt, warning a default is “imminent.”

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point

The Amazon rainforest is moving toward a “tipping point” where trees may die off en masse. A study suggests the world’s largest rainforest is losing its ability to bounce back from damage.

BBC

Artists, activists protest mining bill in Brazil

Thousands of Brazilians gathered outside Congress to protest a set of bills they say threaten the Amazon rainforest by encouraging deforestation and industrial activity on protected Indigenous lands.

Associated Press

Cairo activists on a mission to promote cycling

Activists are campaigning to make Cairo a safer and more attractive place for cyclists. They want to unclog the city’s congested streets and do away with stereotypical attitudes toward cyclists.

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

A women‘s and children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, was destroyed in a Russian strike on March 9. Three people were killed and at least 17 injured in the attack, which happened during an agreed ceasefire with the Russians. (Photo by Just Click’s With A Camera) Photo used under CC BY

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