interview
Caribbean's St. Lucia seeks climate cash to tackle storms, seaweed
A trans weightlifter's participation causes Olympics controversy
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In fast-warming world, Tokyo is barometer for future Olympics
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Cash, cars, and other vaccine incentives around the world
Fresh wave of climate protests to target gas ahead of COP26 summit
Sunseekers enjoy European summer 'workcation' before office return
U.S. cities try to head off eviction wave as federal ban expires
analysis
In fast-warming world, Tokyo is barometer for future Olympics
explainer
Cash, cars, and other vaccine incentives around the world
Wildfires blaze on in drought-hit Turkey as criticism grows
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Opinion

Jeremy Coller, Johan Rockström & Gunhild Stordalen

Why our broken food system is overshooting the Earth's boundaries

The global food system is the main driver of the ecological and climate crises pushing natural systems beyond the boundaries of a safe operating space for humanity
Brennan Washington

OPINION: America's Black farmers need debt relief now

Black farmers like me are often denied loans just because of who we are.
Roy Arindam

People in the Global South need new messages about climate change

To communicate climate change to people living in India and other parts of the Global South, use local examples - like flooding - that relate to people’s lives and livelihoods.
Nick Grono Freedom Fund

What the climate movement can teach us about ending modern slavery

Those working to stop slavery should look to the successful tactics of climate activists, putting energy into pressure-based strategies against corporate wrongdoing

Coronavirus

We show how coronavirus is impacting the lives of vulnerable people globally. more
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Coronavirus vaccine inequality
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'No safety nets': Debts weigh on grieving Indian families
Coronavirus to lock India's women out of workforce for years
Cash, cars, and other vaccine incentives around the world
Tumult in Tunisia: the inequalities that fuelled protest
Biden pushes cash reward to get vaccinated

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Rising heat
interview
Caribbean's St. Lucia seeks climate cash to tackle storms, seaweed
ADB, Citi, HSBC hatch plan for Asian coal-fired closures -sources
Fresh wave of climate protests to target gas ahead of COP26 summit
Death toll from floods in China's Henan province rises to 302
Olympic athletes battle Tokyo summer as staff suffer heat illness

Technology

We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights and societies. more
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Coronavirus and surveillance
Digital divide may cut Venezuelans out of new life in Colombia
explainer
Asia's moves to control internet, data raise surveillance fears
Catching fire: AI helps scarce firefighters better predict blazes
Zoom to pay $85 million over user privacy, 'Zoombombing'
Twitter launches competition to find biases in its algorithms

Economies

We report on how to ensure people globally have economic security and a decent standard of living. more
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Climate change and a 'just transition'
In Depth
'No safety nets': Debts weigh on grieving Indian families
IN DEPTH
Welcome to Brazil? Venezuelan workers exploited under aid program
Digital divide may cut Venezuelans out of new life in Colombia
New Zealand housing crisis sparks human rights inquiry
U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk

Women

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in Congo
Coronavirus to lock India's women out of workforce for years
Teenage girls in northern Nigeria 'open their minds' with robotics
Canada looks to women amid skilled trades labor shortage
Can vaccines save Bangladesh's garment sector?
UK watchdog demands more diversity in boardrooms

LGBT+

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Climate change and a 'just transition'
Ghana: Anti-gay bill seeks prison terms for LGBT+ people
NZ's Hubbard becomes first trans woman Olympian, but exits early
Miss South Africa's first transgender contestant hopes to inspire
IOC looking into gesture used by U.S. athlete Saunders on podium
Athletics - 'Hulk' Saunders smashes her limits to Tokyo silver

Slavery

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Inside Amazon's shadow workforce in Mexico
analysis
Mexico's subcontracting ban aimed to help staff: Is it working?
IN DEPTH
Welcome to Brazil? Venezuelan workers exploited under aid program
Can vaccines save Bangladesh's garment sector?
U.S. congressmen call on Hilton to cut link to Xinjiang project
Goodyear tyre in Malaysia accused of abusive labour practices

Cities

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live. more
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Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk
U.S. cities offer displaced Black families the 'right to return'
Colombia's Medellin plants 'green corridors' to beat heat
Asia's moves to control internet, data raise surveillance fears
Big Oil’s solution for plastic waste littered with failure

Land

We shine a light on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Land to lose: coronavirus compounds debt crisis in Cambodia
New Zealand housing crisis sparks human rights inquiry
Indigenous groups urge Biden to protect sacred sites
Are World Heritage Site listings a blessing or a curse?
OPINION: America's Black farmers need debt relief now
Senegalese plant gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

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4 Generations of African Americans on Being Black in America
South Africa’s battle between coal and climate
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Xinjiang to London: Chinese surveillance tech in the UK

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