Sexual assault scandals in China revive stifled #MeToo discussion
Extensive coverage in China of sexual assault scandals involving tech giant Alibaba has rekindled the #MeToo movement
Bangladesh starts COVID-19 vaccine drive for Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh began vaccinating thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Cox's Bazar, the world's largest refugee settlement amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in the country
'Hours on a footnote’: Scientists felt joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report
Specialist scientists, all 234 of them working for free, reviewed more than 14,000 scientific studies published since 2013 to draft the latest IPCC report
Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future
Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains - should we use it?
U.N. climate report depicts fast-warming world where 'nobody is safe'
Climate change impacts are becoming more severe and affecting everyone on the planet - but there's still time to act, scientists say
Australian protesters deface parliament as gov't faces pressure on climate targets
It comes after a U.N. report warned global warming is close to spiralling out of control, adding to mounting pressure on Australia - one of the world's largest per capita carbon emitters - to cut greenhouse gas emissions
With free education, Congo's child miners swap hammers for books
Congo was one of the last countries in the world to introduce free primary education, with 6 million children out of school in 2018
Fear, stigma slow COVID-19 vaccine take-up among trans Pakistanis
Despite official advice for them to get vaccinated, many trans Pakistanis fear they could be at risk of side effects due to high rates of pre-existing health conditions such as HIV
U.N. climate change report sounds 'code red for humanity'
Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are high enough to guarantee climate disruption for decades if not centuries, scientists warn in a report from the IPCC
'Mexico can't keep me safe': LGBT+ activist flees death threats
Jazz Bustamente, co-founder of Soy Humano, is the latest journalist and human rights defender to face intimidation and violence in Mexico