'Authentically myself' beats medals for non-binary U.S. Olympic skateboarder
After giving up skateboarding for almost two years due to family issues, Alana Smith said they were happy to have been themselves at the Olympics
Afghan women fear for their jobs and daughters' futures under Taliban
Many Afghan women are taking no chances with the new Taliban leaders and are deleting social media accounts, closing businesses and donning Burqas
Nepal's first locally made electric motorbike woos petrol purists
With the launch of its sleek e-motorbikes, startup Yatri Motorcycles believes it can convert Nepalis to electric vehicles that can clean up the country's toxic air
Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics
There are fears that government offices and aid agencies may fail to secure databases, leaving people vulnerable to attacks
Three-quarters of people in G20 nations see climate, nature near tipping points
The Global Commons Alliance poll found that 73% think the world is close to seeing rapid and large-scale changes in the climate or natural systems
'Runway' to stability: U.S. urged to boost housing for homeless youth
Transitional housing programs are seen as filling a critical gap for the country's 4.2 million unaccompanied homeless youths
Afghanistan's gender gap by numbers
Statistics show that Afghanistan is one of the most challenging places in the world to be a woman
Mega-blazes put spotlight on Europe's firefighting tactics
Disaster experts call for a pivot to prevention techniques to staunch wildfires scorching in Greece, Italy and Algeria, but former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said a unit which used them was scrapped in austerity measures
'Ticket to work': Indian state brings vaccines to migrant workers' doorstep
Kerala's vaccine drive covers migrant workers in rare inclusion of this invisible workforce amid fears many are still left out
Ghana's anti-gay bill condemned as 'state-sponsored' violence
United Nations experts said the bill, which makes it a crime to be LGBT+, could 'create a recipe for conflict and violence'