Broken by Beirut blast, Lebanon's LGBT+ community turn to chemsex
Chemsex parties in Lebanon risk re-fuelling epidemics of HIV among gay men, with apps like Grindr used to seek out drug-heightened and often anonymous and unprotected sex
Get on your bike: Indian cities tap into pandemic cycling trend
Nationwide effort to foster green transport launched as COVID-19 boosts bike sales and interest in cycling in India
Amsterdam tells rowdy tourists to 'stay home' as city lockdowns lift
Authorities are curbing excess and highlighting culture as they look to make tourism work better for the whole city
Boost to clean energy investment could drive 10 million new green jobs
If funded, about 13,000 renewable energy projects proposed in nearly 50 countries could slash emissions and create work, researchers find
Talks to reform energy pact blocking climate action face 'failure'
Under existing rules, fossil fuel firms can sue countries that take climate action for lost 'anticipated' income
Russia violated rights of trans mother to see her children, European court rules
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that the rights of a trans woman blocked from seeing her children by Russian courts had been violated because of her gender identity.
Dance off: Why are Black TikTok creators going on strike?
Black choreographers are boycotting the platform for a second month, charging that their dances are being co-opted by white influencers without credit or compensation
Iraq's power cuts show privilege of staying cool in a heatwave
As temperatures rise in Iraq, well-off residents can afford generators that crank into action when the national grid falters but others struggle to cope
In Argentina, Gran Chaco pushed to the brink by logging, farming
A court case is highlighting deforestation in Argentina's Gran Chaco, where green groups say logging and farming are pushing out communities and threatening species
Georgia LGBT+ Pride organisers say 'just trying to survive' after violence
LGBT+ activists in Georgia call off Pride march after violent protesters storm their office and take to the streets of the capital