South Africa adopts more ambitious emissions target before climate summit
Africa's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases now aims to keep emissions to a range of 350-420 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030
Polish region scraps anti-LGBT motion after EU threatens to cut funds
The Swietokrzyskie region in Poland was one of nearly a hundred municipalities and provinces that adopted motions declaring themselves free of "LGBT ideology".
COVID-fuelled child labour crisis spurs call for global social protection fund
Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi said $52 billion could provide cash payments to every child and pregnant woman in low-income countries
New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels
Air pollution kills at least 7 million people prematurely each year, with research showing effects on all parts of the body from the brain to reproductive systems
China, U.S. climate pledges give COP26 boost but 'extra mile' sought
Beijing plans to stop new coal finance overseas while Washington aims to double its international climate funding by 2024 - but big gaps remain to meet global goals
Here’s how unequal the global coronavirus vaccine rollout has been
As a global coronavirus summit headed by Joe Biden gets underway, how stark is the gap between the “haves” and “have-nots"?
As heating bills spike, how can Europe protect its poor?
In Europe, the spectre of soaring heating bills this winter has prompted proposals for innovative ways to help citizens heat their homes
Law Professor Explains the Texas Abortion Ban | Briefly with Dr. Mary Ziegler
Professor of Law Mary Ziegler and author of "Abortion and the Law in America: Roe V. Wade to the Present" speaks to us about the future of Roe v. Wade in America and the new Texan heartbeat ban
Divided Swiss to vote on same-sex marriage after fraught campaign
Under the amended law, both male and female same-sex couples would be allowed to marry and adopt children unrelated to them in the same way as heterosexual couples do
Germany to end quarantine pay for those without vaccinations
Minister says taxpayers should not have to subsidise those who refuse to get a COVID-19 jab