'Silicon Savannah' Kenya targets loan apps abusing customer data
Digital lenders have boosted access to credit in Kenya but some are using 'predatory' practices to profit from the poor, consumers and authorities say
Ghana's farmers arm against freak weather with crop insurance
An updated insurance programme pays out when harvests come up short, stopping farmers from falling into poverty due to drought or heavy rains
Booming NFT art market plagued by 'mind-blowing' fraud
As the NFT market explodes into a $25 billion industry, artists worry that lax oversight is leading to a digital art world flooded with fakes.
U.S. to demolish more blighted homes with pandemic aid
Federal COVID-19 aid offers ‘once-in-a-lifetime resource’ to revitalise post-industrial cities like Flint
After sun-dimming setback, geoengineers seek a diplomatic fix
A snub for a high-altitude Harvard University project to dim sunshine last year has spurred down-to-Earth diplomacy in 2022 to solve solar geoengineering research disputes
Super-rich thrive as COVID-19 pushes millions into poverty
A new billionaire has been created every 26 hours during the pandemic, deepening the world's wealth divides
Invest in nature and reap cash benefits, World Economic Forum urges cities
Cities should invest more in expanding green spaces and nurturing natural systems - not just to keep residents healthy and tackle climate-change risks but to boost their economies
Hormones help trans teens, U.S. study finds, as state bans loom
As more people come out as transgender, debate has grown about the age at which transition treatment should begin
As heat spikes, U.S. workers seen facing 'health or pay' dilemma
Extreme heat could cost Americans who work outdoors billions in lost annual earnings by mid-century, researchers say
Nepal's blossoming honey industry crushed by wild weather
Heavy rains and long droughts are robbing bees of food and killing the insects, drying up Nepal's supply of the sticky stuff