Cholera Makes A Comeback

'Karenina' In Somalia, Fighting Poverty With Noodles; A Future Map Of Mosquitoes [NPR] editor's note Photographer/Source I've been thinking about Anna Karenina lately. That's because of an extraordinary new animated video with three words on the title page: 'Karenina' In Somalia. The true story -- about how reading the Russian novel saved a Somali prisoner who was overwhelmed by hopelessness and anger -- comes from a podcast from our colleagues at Rough Translation. [Watch the video here.]( It's a reminder that the best literature is truly universal. And a testimony to human ingenuity. A cellmate on the other side of a wall quite literally tapped out the book, word by word in code, to the despondent prisoner in the next cell. And it's a love story, too. The book helped save the prisoner's marriage. Marc Silver Editor, Goats and Soda anti-poverty noodles [China Plans To Make Scratch From Noodles]( You've probably never thought of noodles as a weapon in the war against poverty. But that's the recipe in China. in the news [Where Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Will Go In The Future]( A new study predicts how far north these insects could live if climate change goes unchecked. (Although if things get too hot, that could mean a slowdown in mosquito-spread diseases.) [Cholera 101: Why An Ancient, Easily Treatable Disease Is Making Headlines In 2019]( In theory no one should die of cholera. Yet 90,000 people die each year from the disease, which is surging at a historic pace in Yemen and surfacing in Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Idai. [Hospitals Without Running Water]( A new report offers the first comprehensive assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries. The statistics are truly shocking. questions raised [The Problem With Cherie Blair's Statement About Rape In Africa]( Critics are reacting to her comment that "most African ladies' first sexual experience is rape." llinks we liked [Top destinations]( for African migrants. Ghana’s [dancing teacher](. [Photos of joy and beauty]( in Africa’s biggest shantytown. Mozambique floods cover more ground than t[hese four U.S. cities combined](. Villages in Malawi that [prepared for the floods]( – and survived. [Death by stoning]( is among the punishments in new anti-LGBT law in Brunei. africa on tv [How American TV Looks At Africa]( Take a guess: In March 2018, what was the fourth-most mentioned African country on American television? The answer tells you a lot about the way American TV covers the continent. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. You received this message because you're subscribed to our Goats and Soda emails. | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | NPR 1111 N. CAPITOL ST. NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 [NPR]