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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A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González

Thursday, May 21, 2020

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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →

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Global Coronavirus Cases Top 5 Million as WHO Records Record One-Day Spike

Brazilian Mayor Fears “Genocide” from COVID-19, Accuses Bolsonaro of “Crime Against Humanity”

Disease Modelers Say Delays in U.S. Lockdowns Cost Tens of Thousands of Lives

Pro-Trump Doctors to Promote Reopening States Despite CDC Warnings

Millions Flee as Cyclone Batters India and Bangladesh

Dam Disaster in Michigan Threatens to Flood Toxic Sites

Trump Threatens to Cut Funding to Michigan, Nevada over Mail-in Voting

McDonald’s Workers Strike to Demand Personal Protective Equipment

Striking New Orleans Sanitation Workers Replaced by Prison Labor

68 U.S. Grocery Workers Die of COVID-19; Ford Temporarily Halts Production at 2 Plants

Asylum Seeker Who Sued ICE Deported to Mexico Despite Judge’s Order

Immigrants in For-Profit ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike as Coronavirus Spreads

U.N. Envoy Calls Israel’s Annexation Plans a “Violation of International Law”

University of California Says It Has Divested Completely from Fossil Fuels

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