Uber, Lyft drivers strike to win labor rights for U.S. gig workers
Drivers for Uber and Lyft have staged a national strike in cities across the United States, urging Congress to grant gig workers the right to band together and lobby for better wages and working conditions.
Africa demands local production of COVID vaccines
Many African nations rely on global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX or donations from countries like China and India
Olympics: For deaf transgender athlete, Tokyo 2020 brings hope for change
Ahead of next year's Deaflympics, So Sato is encouraged by Tokyo 2020 where transgender athletes will compete in the Olympic Games for the first time
Catching fire: AI is helping scarce firefighters better predict blazes
With climate change driving worsening U.S. wildfires, machine learning and statistical models let firefighters map out ahead of time how and where blazes might spread
With more LGBTQ athletes than ever, Olympic Games put focus on Japan
With more openly LGBTQ athletes than ever before at the Olympic Games, attention turns to Japan's own LGBTQ rights laws
Anger over COVID rules gives new impetus to France's Yellow Vests
Frustration at government measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, which some people say are an attack on their liberty, has given the movement fresh momentum
UK government directs Northern Ireland to expand abortion services
While Belfast has permitted early medical abortion at up to 10 weeks, it has not yet implemented the laws allowing terminations without restriction up to 12 weeks
Hungary to hold referendum on LGBT issues by early 2022
The referendum, announced on Wednesday, is part of an increasing culture war with the European Union over LGBT rights
OPINION: Is it time for the United States and China to welcome climate migrants?
Accepting those displaced by worsening climate change disasters could shore up workforces and pension plans as national birthrates fall
Olympics - Flagbearers to send messages of equality and justice at opening ceremony
Each nation was asked to select two flagbearers in a push for greater gender equality