At least two people killed as cyclone bears down on India's east coast
Hundreds of thousands of people are being evacuated ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Yaas - the second cyclone to hit India in a week
UK spies violated human rights with bulk intercepts, European rights court rules
Top court rules mass interception of user data is not illegal in itself, but UK breached rights through safeguarding failures in the process
U.S. Prides ban LGBT+ police from parading in uniform
Latest moves by New York and Denver's Pride marches come as many LGBT+ people call for Prides to return to their roots as protests against police harassment following George Floyd’s murder
Global climate schemes putting a price on carbon emissions
More than a fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions are now covered by carbon pricing schemes. Here are some of the biggest.
Global carbon pricing schemes raised $53 bln in 2020 - World Bank
The world's seven largest advanced economies last week recognised the role carbon pricing can play in driving innovation and new technology to hit net zero emissions
Major donors urge Ghana to respect LGBT+ rights amid crackdown
Earlier this year, the nation’s first LGBT+ community centre was raided and shut down by authorities following strong opposition from politicians and church groups
The campaigner on a mission to tell Black British Stories
Black British Network founder Cephas is creating a video series about what it means to be Black in the UK, with support from Sony Pictures
Lithuania parliament votes against debating same-sex partnership bill
Supporters of same-sex civil partnerships said they would adjust the proposal and resubmit it to Lithuania's parliament
OPINION: Why we must give substance to corporate net-zero targets
To avoid accusations of greenwashing, companies need to start tracking their climate impacts and goals as seriously as they report financial results
U.S. freeways flattened Black neighborhoods nationwide
Local officials have used freeway construction projects as a pretext to flatten poor neighbours and drive out their residents, historians say