From Syria to U.S.-Mexico Border, Refugees Worldwide Face Hunger & Deprivation as COVID-19 Spreads & Study Warns 1.1 Million Children Could Die as Pandemic Interrupts Access to Food & Medical Care
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Crowded & Desperate: Rohingya in World's Largest Refugee Camp Face Dual Crises of Cyclone & COVID-19 ([link removed])
A major cyclone hits India and Bangladesh amid the pandemic, displacing 3 million people and unleashing heavy rain on Cox's Bazar, home to 1 million Rohingya ... Read More → ([link removed])
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From Syria to U.S.-Mexico Border, Refugees Worldwide Face Hunger & Deprivation as COVID-19 Spreads ([link removed])
We look at the coronavirus threat to millions of refugees across the globe, where social distancing is often impossible and healthcare is extremely limited. We're ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Study Warns 1.1 Million Children Could Die as Pandemic Interrupts Access to Food & Medical Care ([link removed])
A new report finds 1.1 million children under 5 could die the next six months from secondary impacts of the pandemic, like disruptions to health services and ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"Stay Alive, Stay at Home, Organize": Rev. Barber Sets June 20 for Poor People's Digital March on DC ([link removed])
We look at the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Black, Brown and poor communities, and the next steps officials should take, ... Read More → ([link removed])


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Global Coronavirus Cases Top 5 Million as WHO Records Record One-Day Spike ([link removed])

Brazilian Mayor Fears “Genocide” from COVID-19, Accuses Bolsonaro of “Crime Against Humanity” ([link removed])

Disease Modelers Say Delays in U.S. Lockdowns Cost Tens of Thousands of Lives ([link removed])

Pro-Trump Doctors to Promote Reopening States Despite CDC Warnings ([link removed])

Millions Flee as Cyclone Batters India and Bangladesh ([link removed])

Dam Disaster in Michigan Threatens to Flood Toxic Sites ([link removed])

Trump Threatens to Cut Funding to Michigan, Nevada over Mail-in Voting ([link removed])

McDonald’s Workers Strike to Demand Personal Protective Equipment ([link removed])

Striking New Orleans Sanitation Workers Replaced by Prison Labor ([link removed])

68 U.S. Grocery Workers Die of COVID-19; Ford Temporarily Halts Production at 2 Plants ([link removed])

Asylum Seeker Who Sued ICE Deported to Mexico Despite Judge’s Order ([link removed])

Immigrants in For-Profit ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike as Coronavirus Spreads ([link removed])

U.N. Envoy Calls Israel’s Annexation Plans a “Violation of International Law” ([link removed])

University of California Says It Has Divested Completely from Fossil Fuels ([link removed])


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