Athens tackles heat and pollution with pocket-sized parks
Weed-strewn and forgotten small urban plots are being transformed into green spaces that offer cooling and place to relax
With green energy, Japanese governor wants to take Fukushima out of nuclear shadow
Ten years on from tsunami that caused a nuclear crisis, the region has become Japan's biggest commercial-scale solar power generator and home to one of world's largest green hydrogen plants
Goldman Sachs to invest $10 bln over 10 years to support Black women
Goldman Sachs Group Inc supports Black women for the next 10 years with the "One Million Black Women" initiative
Saudi rights activist al-Hathloul hopes for sentence change ahead of appeals hearing
Hathloul, who championed women's right to drive and an end to Saudi's male guardianship system, has been sentenced under cybercrime and counterterrorism laws
Arkansas passes ban on all abortions except in medical emergencies
The move is part of a conservative effort to push the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed a woman's right to abortion
This must be the 'decade of action' on climate change, John Kerry says
U.N. summit this year is the 'last, best opportunity' for world leaders to come together on global warming, says U.S. climate envoy Kerry
Jeff Bezos names Andrew Steer as head of Bezos Earth Fund
Andrew Steer, who leads environmental think tank World Resources Institute, is appointed president and CEO of the Amazon.com founder's $10 billion Earth Fund
One in three women endure physical or sexual violence -WHO
Boys should be taught in school about respect and consent, say WHO officials, as biggest-ever survey points to 'endemic' violence against women and girls
Canada's Shopify buys contract to suck CO2 from air to cut emissions
E-commerce firm become first buyer from firm aiming to reverse emissions by sucking CO2 from the air
Thousands of women protest in Spain demanding equal rights
Madrid's Women defy government's ban protesting at Puerta del Sol square on Monday against gender violence and in support of equal rights