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Growing calls to scrap 'racist' names for Australian landmarks
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Pandemic decimates livelihoods of Kenya's Maasai
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Race and Inequality
Singapore to make quarantined travellers wear electronic tags
Cameroon tomato farmers count losses to wild weather and lockdown
Landslides kill 10 in Nepal as rains take toll in S. Asia
British music stars resurrect Rock Against Racism
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Race and Inequality
Singapore to make quarantined travellers wear electronic tags
Brazil's Amazon rainforest surge in July, worst in recent days
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Opinion

Marline Oluchi Pride Afrique

LGBT+ Pride in Africa is for those who come after us

Pride Afrique and other Pride events across Africa are an opportunity for us to stand tall and be an example for younger LGBT+ people
Genevieve LeBaron University of Sheffield

It’s time to stop believing corporate modern slavery fairytales

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is badly failing to detect, address, and prevent forced labour in the global economy
Hassan Noor and Niall O’Connor

Our children warned us but we didn't listen

The pandemic is a wake-up call to address climate change once and for all
Sally Tyldesley & Ann Vaughan

Climate finance is failing communities most at risk from warming

Wealthy nations have not kept promises to the poorest people, now being hammered hard by weather disasters

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Rising heat
Cameroon tomato farmers count losses to wild weather and lockdown
Landslides kill 10 in Nepal as rains take toll in S. Asia
Four held after climate protest at Formula One Grand Prix
China's new coal projects account for 90% of global total in H1
Storm Isaias grazes Florida, heads up East Coast

Coronavirus

We show how coronavirus is impacting the lives of vulnerable people globally. more
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Coronavirus and Africa
Pandemic brings growing risk of pregnancy to Latin American girls
Job losses and floods spark fears of hard times in Bangladesh
Coronavirus risks making labour exploitation 'new normal' - U.N.
British prison launches meal delivery service run by inmates
South Africa produces its first ventilators to fight COVID-19

LGBT+

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Sustainable fashion
'I feel targeted': U.S. trans murders near record high
Opinion
Formula 1 has raced beyond its old homophobia
In a first, U.S. hospital apologizes to intersex surgical patients
Police sentenced in El Salvador's first trans murder conviction
New Zealand rugby grapples with transgender debate

Technology

We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights and societies. more
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Coronavirus and surveillance
Video games seen becoming a new frontier in digital rights
South Africans push back against 5G towers in their backyards
At big tech hearing, non-denials speak louder than words
Singapore's Universal Studios deploys facial recognition for entry
What should the public take away from the U.S. tech hearing?

Slavery

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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No way back: Indian workers shun city jobs after lockdown ordeal
Kenyan Unilever tea workers escalate fight for reparations to U.N.
Coronavirus risks making labour exploitation 'new normal' - U.N.
Will coronavirus thwart global efforts to end human trafficking?
UK must regulate drug market to combat human trafficking
It’s time to stop believing corporate modern slavery fairytales

Cities

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live. more
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Slumscapes
Charter cities: can they solve the world's problems?
Eat or stay cool? Cities test ways to protect poor from heat
New port brings tourism hope and pollution fears to Alaskan town
Muslims perform Eid prayers, socially distanced and masked
South Africans push back against 5G towers in their backyards

Women

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Domestic abuse and coronavirus
British lawmaker arrested after rape accusation
Ban on 'inappropriate' dress in Cambodia seen threatening women
Botswana traditional leaders train to fight gender-based abuse
Solar beats salt, bringing clean water to coastal Kenyans
Pandemic brings growing risk of pregnancy to Latin American girls

Land

We shine a light on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Flight to the future:One land's quest to defuse climate 'timebomb'
in-depth
Honduran minority fears for survival after leaders abducted
Bangkok court admits Cambodia farmers' lawsuit against sugar firm
Lower-caste Indian villagers given cremation ground after funeral
Zimbabwe agrees $3.5 bln compensation for white farmers
Deadly land conflicts seen rising as threat from industry grows

Economies

We report on how to ensure people globally have economic security and a decent standard of living. more
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Sustainable fashion
British music stars resurrect Rock Against Racism
Solar beats salt, bringing clean water to coastal Kenyans
Kenyan Unilever tea workers escalate fight for reparations to U.N.
With a heavy hand, India rides out Kashmir's year of disquiet
Hundreds protest after Black actor shot dead in Lisbon

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