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Cash, cars, and other vaccine incentives around the world
Twitter launches competition to find biases in its algorithms
U.S. cities try to head off eviction wave as federal ban expires
Digital divide may cut Venezuelans out of new life in Colombia
Olympics organisers seek to prevent heatstroke with AI gadget
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Cash, cars, and other vaccine incentives around the world
Tumult in Tunisia: the inequalities that fuelled protest
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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.
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
Eva Zabey & Maria Mendiluce

Our future needs to be both net-zero and nature-positive

To support business efforts to protect the planet, companies are calling for joined-up political action on the climate and biodiversity crises
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

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Coronavirus vaccine inequality
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'No safety nets': Debts weigh on grieving Indian families
Thailand builds hospital in Bangkok airport amid surge in COVID-19
Greener PPE: Inventors tackle COVID-19 plastic waste mountain
Biden pushes cash reward to get vaccinated
Senegal hospitals overwhelmed by third COVID wave

Climate

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Rising heat
Fresh wave of climate protests to target gas ahead of COP26 summit
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In fast-warming world, Tokyo is barometer for future Olympics
Big Oil’s solution for plastic waste littered with failure
More countries hike climate pledges, pressuring major emitters
Greece warns against unnecessary work as temperatures soar

Technology

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Coronavirus and surveillance
Digital divide may cut Venezuelans out of new life in Colombia
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Asia's moves to control internet, data raise surveillance fears
Catching fire: AI helps scarce firefighters better predict blazes
Thailand bans 'false messages' amid criticism of handling of COVID
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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'
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'No safety nets': Debts weigh on grieving Indian families
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Welcome to Brazil? Venezuelan workers exploited under aid program
Digital divide may cut Venezuelans out of new life in Colombia
OPINION: America's Black farmers need debt relief now
Asia's moves to control internet, data raise surveillance fears

Women

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New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in Congo
Canada looks to women amid skilled trades labor shortage
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Can vaccines save Bangladesh's garment sector?
Dresses, skorts and hijabs, badminton's women wear what they like
UK watchdog demands more diversity in boardrooms
Teen pregnancy to HIV, Malawi's youth radio shows tackle taboos

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'
New Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy
Ghana's first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song
I fled Nigeria, but many other LGBT+ activists remain under threat
Americans eye up Semenya-free women's 800
Hamilton calls on Hungarians to protect LGBTQ+ rights

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
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Mexico's subcontracting ban aimed to help staff: Is it working?
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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. cities try to head off eviction wave as federal ban expires
U.S. cities offer displaced Black families the 'right to return'
Colombia's Medellin plants 'green corridors' to beat heat
COVID-19 vaccine passports: What you need to know
How to persuade people to wear masks

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
Indigenous groups urge Biden to protect sacred sites
Senegalese plant gardens in Green Wall defence against desert
Are World Heritage Site listings a blessing or a curse?
U.S. housing accelerates, building permits skid to eight-month low
California considers 'managed retreat' from rising Pacific

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