INTERVIEW- Solar-powered Africa “never more possible and less expensive” – energy chief
Up to 60 million Africans may already be using off-grid renewable electricity
FEATURE-Organic yogurt wins migrants freedom from exploitation in Italy
Migrants set up organic yoghurt company recycling empty jars and offering work for Italians with Asperger syndrome
U.S. wage gap puts rentals out of reach of single women - research
In only two of the largest U.S. cities the median income of single women can pay for an apartment
Tanzanian start-up turns urban waste into "plastic lumber"
As Tanzania's cities grow, entrepreneur aims to curb deforestation by substituting plastic building materials for wood
Tax incentives could lure migrants back home, says OECD
"With the right policies in place, return migrants can invest financial capital in business start-ups and self-employment"
UK's first LGBT retirement community set to open in Manchester
7,000 LGBT people over the age of 50 in Manchester and the number is expected to increase
INTERVIEW - The man who mapped Dakota's pipeline like a jigsaw
"I am not the only person to have asked the pipeline company for mapping data but they have refused everyone. That just made us want to go and draw it even more."
Air pollution linked to 2.7 million premature births a year - scientists
The majority of premature births linked to air pollution occur in South and East Asia
Bolivia seeks $250 mln from Green Climate Fund to tackle drought - FAO
Bolivia wants to tap the $10-billion fund for its national irrigation programme to make farmers more resilient
Controversial climate change conference resurrected in Trump's U.S.
"For reasons we don't need to go into, (the CDC meeting) was abruptly cancelled"