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Amid the growing global food crisis, countries are restricting exports, a move that will only compound the crisis. India, for example, has placed a restriction on sugar exports for the first time in six years to prevent a surge in domestic prices. (Photo by Ralf Steinberger) Photo used under CC BY

Growing global food crisis fuels fears of protectionism

A growing world food crisis is precipitating protectionist moves by countries that are likely to compound the problem and could lead to a wider trade war, business leaders at the World Economic Forum said.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

India, the world’s largest producer of sugar, is restricting exports

CNN

World Bank boss warns over global recession

The head of the World Bank has warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause a global recession as the price of food, energy and fertilizer jump.

BBC

UN: Taliban must reverse restrictions on women

The UN rights envoy in Afghanistan said the country faces “severe” human rights challenges and called on the Taliban to reverse growing restrictions on women and investigate attacks against religious minorities.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Europe silent on plight of detainees in Libya

Europe has been accused by a senior international official of acquiescence over the plight of thousands of migrants in Libya held in arbitrary detention.

Guardian

Congo tries to fend off resurgent M23 rebels

Heavy fighting raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and M23 rebels, who are waging their most sustained offensive since a 2012-2013 insurrection.

Reuters

El Salvador extends gang crackdown powers

Legislators in El Salvador have extended a state of emergency backed by President Nayib Bukele for a third month amid a widespread crackdown on gang violence.

Al Jazeera

El Salvador gang warfare: Media law change provokes censorship fears

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Judge weighs trial of migrant rescue NGOs

Charities running migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean faced a pre-trial hearing in Sicily, Italy, over alleged collusion with human traffickers after a controversial probe that involved mass wiretapping.

MSN

India sentences Kashmir rebel to life in prison

A special National Investigation Agency court in the Indian capital, New Delhi, has sentenced the top Kashmiri pro-freedom leader to a life term in a “terrorism” funding case.

Al Jazeera

Executions surge 20% in 2021 led by China, Iran

The number of executions globally rose 20 percent in 2021, while the number of death sentences handed down increased by 40 percent, rights group Amnesty International has said.

Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Turkey’s Syrian refugees are political pawns

Syrian refugees in Turkey are worried about Erdogan’s plans to to relocate up to 1 million of them to “safe areas” inside Syria. An expert believes this is an attempt to stoke anti-refugee sentiment for voters in the upcoming polls.

Deutsche Welle

Syrian refugees fear Turkey will force them back

Frontline

Sudan security forces clash with protesters

Security forces in Sudan have mounted a fierce crackdown to crush remaining unrest, six months after a coup that brought a military regime to power in the unstable country.

Guardian

Colombia to train Ukraine army on de-mining

A team of Colombian soldiers will travel to Europe to train their Ukrainian counterparts on de-mining techniques, the South American country’s defense minister said.

Reuters

In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Russian war threatening cooperation in space

On the ground, tensions between the U.S. and Russia are running high. Aboard the jointly controlled International Space Station, the tone is very different: American astronauts live side-by-side with Russian cosmonauts.

NPR

How satellites can help manage, fight famine

The ESA satellite monitors fields across the world. That can help manage shortages.

Deutsche Welle

Unexpected behavior in metals in Earth’s core

A team of scientist simulated the complex flows of Earth’s core in a lab and made a surprising discovery: The flow of liquid metal is more turbulent than expected, a significant impact on heat transport.

ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

Monkeypox: What is it and should we worry?

There‘s a small monkeypox outbreak in European countries and two reported cases in the U.S. Health officials have little clue where people caught the virus, and there’s concern the virus may be spreading through communities undetected.

NPR

Mozambique sees first polio case in 30 years

Africa was declared free of wild poliovirus just two years ago. Now, it‘s got a new outbreak on its hands. Mozambique reported its first case since 1992.

Deutsche Welle

Kim rounds on ‘slack’ officials amid COVID rise

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused government officials of being negligent and lazy as the country’s first confirmed outbreak of COVID-19 sweeps across the largely unvaccinated country.

Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

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What will Taiwan and China learn from Russia’s disastrous war in Ukraine?

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To stem Iraq’s drug trade, rein in the militias

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The American right is whitewashing Hungary’s nasty, autocratic regime

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Nun makes hydropower plant to beat blackouts

Blackouts are a daily disruption in the Congo. Fed up with relying on candlelight and costly fuel-powered generators, a nun started raising money to build a hydropower plant.

Reuters

“Happy flower lady” spreads joy with blooms

Patricia Gallagher is known for toting around bouquets of flowers – sometimes hundreds at a time. She takes leftover flowers from stores and events and hands them out to anyone who needs a little pick-me-up.

CBS News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

MacKenzie Scott makes a historic donation

Big Brothers Big Sisters announced that the billionaire philanthropist has donated $122.6 million, which is the highest donation by a single person in the organization’s 118 years.

Today

Women’s club helps people for over 100 years

The charity work of a little-known women’s club goes mostly unsung, but its roots go deep into the history of women in San Diego.

10 news San Diego

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

A cry for help from flood-hit Bangladesh

The worst floods in Bangladesh’s northeast in nearly two decades have left 10 people dead and two million stranded, officials said.

Al Jazeera

As hunger spreads in Somalia, babies dying

With global focus on Ukraine, aid agencies and the United Nations are desperate to attract attention to a calamity they say is shaping up to be comparable to Somalia’s 2011 famine.

Reuters

Drought and soaring food prices from Ukraine war leave millions in Africa starving

NPR

Somalia food crisis raises school dropout rates

Drought, conflict, locusts, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine are all coming together to drive up food prices in Africa. In Somalia, hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of dropping out of school to help their families.

Deutsche Welle

1M Afghan children face severe malnutrition

In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the United Nations.

NBCNews.com

ENVIRONMENT

Environmentalists meet to stem plastic waste

Environmental activists are meeting in South Africa to press governments and businesses to reduce the production of plastic because it is harming the continent’s environment.

Associated Press

Recycling, reusing minerals without mining

The rapid proliferation of EVs has led to an increased demand for, and subsequent scarcity of, lithium, nickel and cobalt. Here’s how battery recycling ensures that these rare elements get a new lease of life.

Deutsche Welle

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reels from floods

For the second straight year, inhabitants of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are being overwhelmed by flooding, with hundreds of thousands of people already affected by waters that are still rising.

Associated Press

Photo of the Day

Amid the worst drought in 40 years, and with global focus on Ukraine, aid agencies and the United Nations are desperate to attract attention to a calamity they say is shaping up to be comparable to Somalia’s 2011 famine. More than a quarter of a million people died then, mostly children under 5. (Photo by Cate Turton/Department for International Development) Photo used under CC BY

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