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A refugee from Afghanistan sells silver rings with stones in Yazd, Iran. Since the Taliban took power in August 2021, hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled the county. However, many are still stuck in Afghanistan, as neighboring countries have closed their borders to Afghans without travel documents, Amnesty International reported. (Photo by Franco Pecchio) Photo used under CC BY

Iran, Turkey force Afghans to return home under fire

Iranian and Turkish security forces “unlawfully” targeted Afghans trying to escape their Taliban-ruled homeland, Amnesty International stated in a new report, citing violence conducted by border guards; security forces shot directly at refugees, including women and children.

i24 News

Afghan rebel groups waging war on Taliban rule

Newsweek

Pakistan fears waterborne diseases after floods

Officials in Pakistan raised concern over the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country.

Associated Press

Malawi’s petrol pumps run dry amid fuel crisis

Motorists in Malawi are relying on fuel smuggled in from neighboring Mozambique as pumps across the country run dry; some drivers had to cross the border to get petrol as the country grapples with severe shortages.

Guardian

Crisis pushes more Sri Lankans into poverty

Hit hard by a multifaceted crisis, millions of Sri Lankans are battling a calamitous decline in living standards, as they find themselves forced to skip meals, ration medicines and turn to firewood in place of cooking gas.

Al Jazeera

No hope in sight as Sri Lankan families go hungry

YouTube

Internet shutdowns hit cash-strapped Lebanon

Internet shutdowns swept through cash-strapped Lebanon after employees of the state-owned telecom firm went on strike, demanding higher wages.

i24 News

Venezuelan migration picks up, reaching 6.8M

About 6.8 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since an economic crisis took hold in 2014. Despite a recent downturn due to the pandemic, migration is on the rise again, according to data from receiving countries.

ABC News

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Report on China’s treatment of Uyghurs issued

A long-delayed report by the UN‘s Human Rights Office on China’s treatment of Uyghurs cited what it called “credible” allegations of torture and other rights violations.

Deutsche Welle

To China’s fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses

Associated Press

Palestinian prisoners set for mass hunger strike

About 1,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel are to go on hunger strike in protest at their conditions, Palestinian media say.

BBC

Persecuted Afro-Hondurans push for protection

After more than a decade of post-coup rule that made Honduras one of the most dangerous countries in the world for land defenders, the president promised to usher in policies to support historically persecuted groups.

Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

South Sudan’s former rebels join unified army

Thousands of former rebels swore an oath of loyalty in a ceremony held under tight security in South Sudan, which was originally scheduled to take place in 2019.

AfricaNews

Sudanese protester killed in latest round of protests

Reuters

Ethiopia, Eritrean forces launch joint offensive

Ethiopian and Eritrean forces launched a massive “joint” offensive against areas of Tigray bordering Eritrea, say authorities in the rebel region in northern Ethiopia.

AfricaNews

Iraq’s political crisis continues after clashes

Normal life crept back in Baghdad after a bloody 24 hours when the supporters of a populist Shiite cleric clashed with Iraqi security forces inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s government.

ABC News

At least 14 killed in rebel attacks in eastern DRC

Suspected rebels have killed at least 14 civilians and kidnapped more than a dozen others in an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a witness and a local human rights group have said.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA rover mission making oxygen on Mars

A NASA rover mission has been successfully making oxygen from Mars’ carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere in a series of tests.

CNN

Employee says Google ‘silences Palestinians’

A Google employee who became a high-profile opponent of the tech giant’s $1 billion artificial intelligence and surveillance contract with the Israeli military has announced her resignation.

Al Jazeera

GLOBAL HEALTH

Zimbabwe’s anti-vaxxers hamper measles fight

A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed over 150 children. The government has launched a mass vaccination campaign to contain the spread but faces stiff resistance due to religious beliefs.

Deutsche Welle

Chinese city locked down over COVID cases

Chengdu has become the latest Chinese city to be locked down as Beijing continues to pursue its controversial “zero-COVID” policy, as the city recorded 157 new infections, including 51 who are asymptomatic.

BBC

Israelis develop method to remove brain tumors

A study conducted at Tel Aviv University revealed a new method that effectively eradicates glioblastoma, one of the deadliest types of brain cancer.

i24 News

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GOOD NEWS

Brazil’s independence museum reopening

After about a decade of renovations, one of Brazil‘s most popular museums is reopening as part of the country’s bicentennial celebrations.

ABC News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Charity seeks safety for 460 rescued migrants

The SOS Mediterranee charity is urgently seeking a port to safely unload 460 people rescued from the sea in 10 different operations; the refugees are now packed onto the charity’s Ocean Viking rescue ship.

ABC News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

IMF offers Sri Lanka provisional $2.9bn loan

The International Monetary Fund has tentatively offered Sri Lanka a $2.9 billion loan to help the country recover from the worst economic crisis since it gained independence from Britain in 1948.

Guardian

Philippines spends billions to boost agriculture

The Philippine government announced more money to fight the agriculture crisis, raising funding 40% over 2021. About $3.3 billion will be allocated for agriculture.

Deutsche Welle

Africa must cut its reliance on food imports

Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu says it’s time for African countries to work together to create a food value chain across the continent and produce more goods for domestic consumption.

CNN

African NGO discusses what’s behind the food crisis

CNBC

Cubans flee economic woes by air, land, sea

Cubans are fleeing their country in the largest numbers in more than four decades, choosing to stake their lives and futures on a dangerous journey to the United States by air, land and sea to escape economic and political woes.

Associated Press

As Syria’s war drags, women take on labor

As a consequence of the 11-year war, twice as many women have waged jobs in Syria. Their employment is driven by courage and the need to feed their families.

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

Aid arrives as floods overwhelm Pakistan

Global aid has begun arriving in Pakistan as the scale of flood devastation unfolds, with planes carrying tents, food and medicines coming from China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, the foreign office said.

Reuters

Deadly floods destroy houses, farms in Nigeria

Half a million Nigerians have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains since the start of the year, the president said, with northeastern states particularly hard-hit.

AfricaNews

S. Africa justice confirms Shell exploration ban

The South African justice confirmed the ban on Shell from carrying out seismic exploration off the tourist “Wild Coast,” an unprecedented victory for those who feared serious disruptions for the marine fauna.

AfricaNews

Africa urged to propose action on climate

Africa’s nations must develop strategies to address climate change, which poses an existential threat to the continent’s megacities, Gabon’s president said at the third Africa Climate Week conference.

Associated Press

Number of Amazon fires hits a five-year high

More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly five years, with 33,116 total, thanks to a surge in illegal deforestation.

Associated Press

Photo of the Day

Syrian women learn how to weave fishing nets at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon. As a consequence of the deteriorated economic conditions, the ongoing armed conflict and the lack of male breadwinners, women’s workforce participation in Syria doubled from 13% in 2010 to 26% in 2021, according to the World Bank. (Photo by Russell Watkins/DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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