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Vietnam’s ‘first trans dad’ shows LGBT+ openness and challenges
Vietnam is one of Asia's best places for LGBT+ people, but a long-promised transgender law has yet to come into force…
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How COVID-19 helped sex workers in Belgium make history
Sex workers celebrate as Belgium is the first EU country to decriminalise…
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Loneliness could worsen as COVID-19 disrupts Christmas, UK charities warn
Loneliness and mental health issues are likely to worsen now that millions…
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COVID-19 vaccines: Who’s jumping the line – and how to stop it
From Spain to Florida, the healthy and wealthy are jumping the queue…
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Davos 2021: Billionaires, big tech and vaccines top the WEF agenda
Xi Jinping, Ursula von der Leyen and Greta Thunberg were among those…
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Shanghai residents use code words, video to protest COVID lockdown
Residents of China's biggest city have taken to social media to express…
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U.S. cities scrap ‘problem’ fines seen fueling race, income gaps
From San Francisco to the Midwest to New York, the pandemic has…
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Can my employer make me get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Some companies and governments are pushing their staff to get vaccinated. But…
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OPINION: The key to an inclusive recovery? Empower women entrepreneurs
As countries emerge from the crisis, reforms to accelerate equality must enable…
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Asian workers pushed to upskill as pandemic quickens digital shift
The pandemic accelerated digitisation and automation by governments and firms, but there…
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Your money or your life? Vulnerable fear for jobs as UK drops COVID-19 restrictions
"I feel abandoned" – end of restrictions poses stark choice for millions…
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Pandemic propels workers closer to four-day week
Workers are putting in longer hours than ever. Could a four-day week…
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Jabs for jobs: U.S. vaccine mandates offer bargaining chip for worker rights
Some major unions in the U.S. are embracing vaccine mandates, while others…
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Indian student’s fight against caste discrimination raises Dalit hopes
Six decades after India banned caste-based discrimination, Dalit students say they face…
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In South Africa, Omicron travel curbs spell more economic misery
As South Africa faces travel curbs imposed over the new coronavirus variant,…
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As Omicron spreads, calls mount to waive COVID vaccine patents
Developing countries want the right to make their own COVID-19 vaccines, but…
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OPINION: Is a WHO pandemic treaty set to fail?
The adoption of a ‘pandemic treaty’ could mitigate harm next time we…
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Omicron travel curbs spell more pandemic misery for S. African tourism
As South Africa faces travel curbs imposed over the new coronavirus variant,…
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Tech-savvy Indians use coding skills to find COVID-19 vaccine slots
Young people in India have devised hacks to help people register for…
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Do COVID-19 booster shots in wealthy countries put the world at risk?
Plans to offer booster shots in richer nations are diverting supplies from…
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Here’s how unequal the global coronavirus vaccine rollout has been
As a global coronavirus summit headed by Joe Biden gets underway, how…
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With Omicron, has COVID-19 vaccine inequity put the world at risk?
Health experts say Omicron's appearance underscores the need to share vaccines more…
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OPINION: Displaced within a city: COVID-19 and repeat evictions in Lagos’ slums
There are over 100 slum and squatter settlements in Nigeria’s largest city…
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‘Ticket to work’: Indian state brings vaccines to migrant workers’ doorstep
Kerala's vaccine drive covers migrant workers in rare inclusion of this invisible…
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Carrot or stick? How countries are tackling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Authorities and companies are offering a dizzying array of incentives to boost…
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COVID tests, vaccine tourism: What’s new for 2021 summer travel?
Even as vaccination programmes make strong progress worldwide, people going on holiday…
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Tumult in Tunisia: the inequalities that fuelled protest
Protests and political turmoil have rocked Tunisia this month, a decade after…
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COVID-19 vaccine passports: What you need to know
Digital tools to certify COVID-19 immunity could help revive key business sectors…
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Greener PPE: Inventors tackle COVID-19 plastic waste mountain
Appalled by the tonnes of plastic trash generated by the pandemic, entrepreneurs…
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Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19
While a few nations are in no hurry to start vaccinations, many…
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Drones and Harry Potter memes: How to persuade people to wear masks
Masks are no longer mandatory in England but the government wants people…
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COVID-19: Will the English ditch their face masks on Monday?
Face masks will no longer be a legal requirement in England from…
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OPINION: COVID-19 imperils rural areas but, with help, farmers can recover
Governments must refocus their energies on rural communities. Deploying broadband technologies is…
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