OPINION: As a child I was sexually exploited online: now I want tech companies and governments to take action
Ruby (not her real name) is a survivor of online child sexual exploitation in the Philippines. Now an adult, she is committed to raising awareness about the abuse she suffered and the actions government and tech industries must take to truly eradicate this crime.
EXPLAINER: Philanthropists pledge $5 bln for growing global push to protect nature
Private donors make largest-ever funding pledge for nature, as governments work on a new global pact to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystems vital for clean air, water and food
Thailand considers deportation of Malaysian transgender entrepreneur
Thailand is considering whether to deport Nur Sajat as she faces up to three years in jail and or a fine in Malaysia for dressing as a woman at a religious event in 2018.
What next for Afghanistan's deserted beauty salons?
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Biden pledges new vaccine donations in bid to rally global pandemic fight
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Do COVID-19 booster shots in wealthy countries put the world at risk?
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City mayors urge governments, business to help them protect forests
A group of nearly 60 mayors say they are doing what they can to make their cities greener, but a wider effort is needed to make a big enough difference to the climate
EXCLUSIVE-Polish gene project moves to drop Chinese tech on data concerns
Genetics experts at the Polish Academy of Sciences say about 100,000 complete Polish genomes may already be in "Far Eastern" laboratories
Social entrepreneurs fight to make gig work fairer, greener
Using ethical tech, Fairtrade products and equitable contracts, can social enterprises create a "good" gig economy?
India's rural work scheme plots green jobs to fight climate change
Women are planting carbon-storing mangroves in eastern India under the government's main employment scheme for rural households