Forced labour main human trafficking crime in Malaysia, U.S. says
Malaysia was downgraded to the worst tier in the U.S.'s annual report on human trafficking
Forest fire guts small western Canada town after days of record-breaking heat
Lytton, in central British Columbia, was evacuated a day earlier, breaking Canada's all-time hottest temperature record three times this week
Bill Cosby release sparks worries it will set back #MeToo progress
Comedian and actor Bill Cosby was freed after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned a 2018 conviction for sexual assault
Women protest as Turkey quits violence-on-women treaty
President Tayyip Erdogan defends Turkey's withdrawal from an international treaty to prevent violence against women
Dire fire warnings issued in wake of record heatwave in Canada, U.S.
U.S. officials blame the heat for a handful of deaths while in Canada, at least 233 people died in British Columbia between Friday and Monday
Biden ups firefighter pay, pushes climate spending as U.S. braces for wildfires
The U.S. president said climate change is creating 'dangerous' hot, dry conditions that are driving up wildfires
Gender equality makes democracy stronger, says Kamala Harris
'Democracy is strongest when everyone participates and it is weaker when people are left out,' Harris told a summit in France
Spain joins campaign to phase out coal by 2030
A total of 23 national governments have now signed up to The Powering Past Coal Alliance, pledging to speed up the end of coal power
EU steers shipping towards carbon trading market to curb emissions
A draft proposal would expand the carbon market to cover shipping emissions within the EU
Follow our lead - UK brings forward end to coal power target
Britain is stepping up its action on emissions as it prepares to host a U.N. climate summit