FACTBOX-How 'green' is the EU's recovery deal?
Large sums earmarked for green investments, but climate advocates criticise cuts to key climate schemes and lack of clear rules to keep cash out of polluting investments
Greta Thunberg plans to donate 1 million-euro prize to green causes
Swedish teen climate activist says she hopes the award will help her "do more good in the world"
Efficient cooling seen as key to managing climate change risks
As the world warms, people will need more fridges and air conditioners to stay healthy, but those devices need to be energy efficient, say experts
Perils of the catwalk: African models warn of trafficking threat
Ethiopian model hopes her reality TV competition will educate girls and families across Africa about exploitation in the industry
Amid virus crisis, U.S. bars imports of Malaysia's Top Glove over labour issues
The world's largest medical glove maker Top Glove suspected of using forced labour in their production
U.S. order puts Malaysia glove industry under pressure over labour abuses
Migrant rights groups say labour abuses are common in the industry, which has seen a surge in demand due to the pandemic
Better African heatwave data could save lives, shield economies, report says
Continent's patchy climate data seen compromising efforts to implement early warning systems
Sudan to ban FGM, strengthen women's rights
Sudan will ban FGM and women will also no longer need a permit from male members of their families to travel with their children
Hungarian paprika farmers fend off drought with new ideas and EU help
Hungarian farmers are holding on to their water with new farming techniques as droughts increase across Europe
Brazil Amazon deforestation up in June, set for worst year in over a decade
Experts blame Bolsonaro for emboldening illegal loggers, ranchers and land speculators