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A Syrian mother receives maternal care at a clinic in Jordan. (Photo by European Union, 2022 (Photographer: Rajiv Raman)) Photo used under CC BY

Syria health care reeling months after earthquake

Six months ago, an earthquake struck Syria. The impact has been far-reaching, generating a health care crisis for 4.6 million civilians in the northwest. Around 2.2 million women and girls of reproductive age are in desperate need of sexual and reproductive care, the UN says.

The Independent

Syrian informal displacement camps a ‘living hell’

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Jordan secret police intimidate, abduct gay men

The Jordanian intelligence agency has increased activities against LGBTQ+ individuals and groups by intimidating and abducting them, human rights groups say.

i24 News

North Koreans go hungry as rights abuses increase

North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights as people are becoming more desperate; they are reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the UN rights chief said.

NBCNews.com

UN: 2.4K killed in Haiti gang violence this year

More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including hundreds killed in lynchings by vigilante mobs, the UN said.

France24

Niger a hotbed of disinformation since coup

Since the coup, Niger has become a hotbed of disinformation in the troubled Sahel region as West African powers grapple with crafting a response to the political crisis.

Al Jazeera

W. African bloc: ‘D-Day’ set for Niger intervention

Reuters

Ethiopia launches crackdown against LBGTQ+

Authorities in Ethiopia have initiated a crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community, a diversionary tactic in the wake of renewed violence across the country, activists says.

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Niger rights group can’t get access to officials

Human rights activists in Niger say they have been unable to gain access to top political officials who were detained after mutinous soldiers ousted the African country’s democratically elected president.

Associated Press

West African bloc says ‘we are going into Niger’ if all else fails

Reuters

HRW calls for safeguards for Haiti security force

International security assistance for Haiti’s police should include safeguards to prevent abuses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, as debate intensifies over a Kenya-led force to help stem worsening gang violence.

Reuters

Thousands flee gang violence in Haitian capital

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GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Jordan approves bill to punish online speech

Jordan approved a bill to punish online speech deemed harmful to national unity. The bill has drawn accusations from human rights groups of a crackdown on free expression in a country where censorship is on the rise.

Associated Press

Registrations for Iran elections hit record high

A record number of people registered to become candidates in Iran’s parliamentary elections scheduled for March. The elections will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India lunar mission inches closer to the moon

India‘s third lunar mission is inching closer to the moon’s south pole where it aims to set down a lander and rover on 23 August. The lander detached from the propulsion module, beginning the last phase of the mission.

BBC

Japan‘s tech industry needs Africa’s minerals

Japan‘s Economy and Industry Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi has concluded a series of agreements with a number of African states to explore and extract minerals that are critical to the Asian nation’s high-tech industry.

Deutsche Welle

Battery-swapping scooters aim to clean cities

Across Asia, by far the most popular form of personal transport is the motor scooter. They are cheap and convenient - but polluting. One Taiwanese company says it has the answer.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Indian doctors rebel to prescribe cheaper drugs

Indian doctors have been told they can no longer prescribe branded drugs for their patients, provoking vehement protests from the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Cem Soner):

Turkey: the merciful end of Erdoganomics?

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Biden’s ‘concerns’ about Israel don’t match voters’ concerns about injustice

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Editorial:

The Guardian view on the Rabaa massacre: a template for Egypt’s campaign of repression

Guardian

Column (Folahanmi Aina):

French mistakes helped create Africa’s coup belt

Al Jazeera

Column (Imogen Canavan):

Can AI help Afghans at risk from the Taliban?

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Column (Arash Azizzada):

Two years later, the US has abandoned both Afghanistan and accountability

The Hill

Column (Gayatri Malhotra):

India’s new data protection law: no transparency, no privacy

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GOOD NEWS

Swedish workouts bring joy to war-torn Yemen

How do you improve mental wellbeing amid war, famine and a collapsing health system? An elderly retiree in Yemen came up with a solution – a free, daily Swedish gymnastics club, which has spread fast across the country.

Positive News

Female Arab bands blaze trail in Jordan, Egypt

There have been very few all-women musical groups in the Arab world – until now. Jordanian band Naya and Egyptian group The Lady’s Drum are among the trailblazers making a name for themselves.

Al Jazeera

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

UN ramps up plea for peace and aid for Sudan

Twenty United Nations agencies and other international organizations called for peace, access to humanitarian support and respect for human rights in Sudan, where the war reached it’s four-month mark.

Associated Press

Why is Sudan’s humanitarian crisis so underfunded?

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ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Audit into Lebanon bank reveals misconduct

An audit into Lebanon’s central bank by a New York-based company has revealed yearslong misconduct by the bank’s former governor and $111 million in “illegitimate commissions,” according to a report by the company.

ABC News

Zimbabweans pray for end to energy outages

For many businesses in Zimbabwe where the economy is in free fall, electricity outages have been the norm for years.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas

Corals across several countries are bleaching and dying en masse from unprecedented levels of heat stress, prompting fears that an unfolding tragedy in the Americas and the Caribbean could become a global event.

Guardian

Indonesian firm brings new life to plastic waste

Looking to tackle Indonesia’s twin challenges of trash and polluting urban growth, Rebricks made a breakthrough in late 2019 by creating a brick using single-use plastic waste that meets industry standards.

Context

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A tribal warrior in Indonesia draws his bow. (Photo by Curt Carnemark / World Bank) Photo used under CC BY

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