Indigenous peoples urge Harvard to scrap solar geoengineering project
Saami reindeer herders and others say the technology to block a share of sunlight reaching Earth, in a bid to cool the planet, is too risky and does not respect nature
Most Republicans support same-sex marriage for first time - Gallup
The research shows a significant increase in approval of same-sex marriage since 2015, when it was legalised nationwide following a Supreme Court ruling
Clean energy investment needed to avert emissions surge in developing world, says IEA
While developing and emerging economies account for two-thirds of the world's population, they receive only one-fifth of investment in clean energy
If he hits you, he loves you: Zimbabwe tackles myths and violence
The national gender-based violence hotline answered nearly 7,000 calls from women in distress, a 40% increase from 2019
ANALYSIS-As AI-based loan apps boom in India, some borrowers miss out
Unsecured loan apps have been criticised for high lending rates, aggressive recovery methods and misuse of customer data
Child kidnapping being used as warfare tactic in Mozambique, aid groups say
Kidnapping victims are frequently exposed to further trauma such as witnessing beheadings or seeing their homes being set alight, says Save the Children
Nigerians fight government's Twitter ban with legal action
Since the government suspended Twitter, Nigerians have been downloading virtual private networks (VPN) to access the site, with #NigeriaTwitterBan and #KeepitOn trending on the platform
Millions of Ugandans denied vital services over digital ID cards
Pregnant women have been turned away from health centres and the elderly denied welfare payments, said the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, Unwanted Witness and New York University
To stem nature loss, start by ending harmful subsidies, economists say
Raising hundreds of billions of dollars in new "nature" finance will achieve little unless current incentives for environmental destruction are removed, analysts say
Pinterest courts Gen Z by giving users a choice of gender pronouns
Image-sharing site will allow users to choose from a list of pronouns including gender-neutral options