Asian Development Bank to end coal, oil and gas financing -draft statement
The multilateral development bank provided no timeline for its commitment, which will be deliberated by its board of directors in October
Amnesty: Yemen's Houthis must release model fearing 'virginity testing'
Rights group calls for release of Intisar al-Hammad, 26, whose lawyers said she has been threatened with an invasive virginity test
U.N. chief urges 'substantial' G7 climate aid pledges
U.N. chief urges G7 countries to make 'substantial' pledges to help with climate action in developing countries
U.N. methane report ups pressure on EU to tackle the planet-warming gas
Methane - released from agriculture, fossil fuels and landfills - is a particularly potent greenhouse gas, so tackling emissions offers the fastest way to curb climate change, report says
World must go beyond 'hot air' at COP26 climate summit - UK's Johnson
Boris Johnson said he would push leaders at a G7 summit he will chair in June to make firm climate commitments, including on finance
Pleas for help in India as COVID-19 leaves children without carers
The exponential rise in infections and deaths has left some children, particularly in poor communities, without a carer because their parents or other relatives are too ill to cope or have died
China carbon emissions exceeded OECD total in 2019 -research
China put out more than a quarter of the world's total emissions in 2019, with the total rising further in 2020, researchers say
Hands off my hijab! Young Muslim women protest proposed French ban
The amendment to an 'anti-separatism' bill designs to strengthen France's secular values and which applies to girls under 18 has drawn outrage and prompted an online protest
Texas city bans abortion, allows family to sue providers, helpers
The local measure in the city of Lubbock bans abortion in all cases except when a woman's life is in danger