Thai low-cost housing plan puts slum dwellers in charge
The Baan Mankong programme helps slum dwellers get secure housing with subsidies and cheap loans for land and to upgrade their homes
Hydropower push leaves Pakistani Kashmir's capital hot and bothered
Diversion of Muzaffarabad's Neelum river for clean power has raised summer temperatures - and a second river may be diverted too
Q+A: Australia urged to take lead on climate as U.N. barrier reef decision looms
UNESCO's upcoming decision on whether to put the Great Barrier Reef on an 'in danger' list should be a wake-up call to Australia on climate policy, says climatologist Michael Mann
COVID-19: Will the English ditch their face masks on Monday?
Face masks will no longer be a legal requirement in England from July 19, and businesses are free to make their own rules. But with COVID-19 infections rising again, others say the government is acting too hastily. Here is what you need to know
Australia: Climate action urged as barrier reef 'danger' decision nears
UNESCO's upcoming decision on whether to put the Great Barrier Reef on an 'in danger' list should be a wake-up call to Australia on climate policy, says climatologist Michael Mann
Growing eviction risk as rent freezes end in Europe
Affordable housing is becoming a major political issue in Europe, as tenants and activists push for legislation to stop rent hikes and evictions
Stung by Lebanon currency loss, UNICEF gives aid handouts in dollars
To get the full value of aid to those who need it, new programme cuts out private banks and instead channels aid in greenbacks to beneficiaries via money transfer services
Digital divide could deny poorest Americans new child tax benefits
Tax advocates say a new web portal made to help vulnerable households apply for the extra cash is difficult to use and inaccessible to people without internet
Demolition near Delhi feared leaving 100,000 Indian villagers homeless
Demolition drive begins a day after the state announced a rehabilitation plan for the villagers
'This is just another low-paying job' say overtaxed U.S. firefighters
As climate change drives worsening U.S. wildfires, federal firefighters say they are underpaid - and some are leaving