EXPLAINER: How COP26 pushed 'just transition' up the global climate agenda
New financial support and a scuffle with developing countries over ending coal power at the Glasgow talks grabbed attention for the need to ensure a socially fair shift to greener economies
As Colombia mulls easing abortion law, teen mothers pay high price
Most of Colombia’s teenage mothers struggle to continue their studies or find well-paid work, a pattern played out in much of Latin America
INSIGHT-AI surveillance takes U.S. prisons by storm
U.S. prisons are installing AI-powered surveillance to fight crime, documents seen by the Thomson Reuters Foundation show, but critics say privacy rights are being trampled
Nigeria's crypto traders risk arrest and scams to bypass ban
With the country getting serious about banning the trading of bitcoin and other volatile cryptocurrencies, young Nigerians who rely on digital currencies are going underground
To defend fragile 1.5C goal, Glasgow Climate Pact must get results - fast
Turning COP26 climate change pledges into action within a year will determine whether the Glasgow conference was a success, analysts say
LGBT+ businesses help spearhead Britain's economic recovery
LGBT+ businesses in Britain are revitalising local economies and offering a path to post-COVID economic recovery
Calls for new laws as tech fuels 'explosion' of online sex abuse
Governments worldwide are being urged to beef up laws to tackle online sexual exploitation as cyber abuse soars
After smoke drifts east, U.S. Congress eyes spending billions to curb wildfire threat
More than half of the $27 billion in forestry funding in the social spending bill, which the House aims to pass this week, would go toward 'hazardous fuels reduction projects'
Climate 'loss and damage' earns recognition but little action in COP26 deal
Efforts to create a new fund to help with climate-change-driven "loss and damage" fail as the U.N. talks close, but the problem rises up the global agenda
EXPLAINER: What did vulnerable countries fight for at the COP26 climate summit?
As the U.N. climate talks ran overtime, vulnerable countries pushed for progress on issues from "loss and damage" to phasing out fossil fuels - but didn't get all they wanted