Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank
Many countries could see significant falls in GDP by 2030 if they fail to better conserve biodiversity and natural systems
Semenya vows to fight on but has uncertain future
Caster Semenya failed to qualify for the 5000m at the Olympics, after being barred from 400m to a mile due to her naturally high testosterone.
Panel advises Dutch government to apologise for slavery
Independent panel says Dutch people's knowledge of the country's colonial past is weak and recommends it be taught in schools
Africa to get U.S. COVID shots next week as cases surge
Delivery comes as WHO warns that the third wave hitting the continent is "like nothing we've seen before"
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. to downgrade Malaysia to worst tier in trafficking report -sources
The United States has imposed import bans on three Malaysian companies in the last year over allegations of forced labour
Georgia gets ready for LGBT+ Pride after far-right threats
European lawmakers and rights groups urge authorities to protect LGBT+ event in Tbilisi following threats from far-right groups
World Bank gives $150 million to Yemen projects amid aid shortfall
Yemen had been the poorest country in the World Bank's Middle East and North Africa region before war broke out more than six years ago
'Sad, lonely feeling': Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for Olympic construction
Kohei Jinno was evicted once in 1964, and again in 2013 at 80, along with roughly 200 families, many elderly, who were evicted from their housing complex in the shadow of the Olympic stadium
'We will disappear': Sami reindeer herders fear increase in Finnish logging
Community leaders say the way of life of Sami reindeer herders is being threatened as Finland considers a new logging policy
As Thai tourist island reopens, small businesses say left behind
Thailand lost about $50 billion in tourism revenue last year when foreign arrivals plunged 83% from the nearly 40 million visitors in 2019