Germany's lengthy pandemic school closures hit migrant pupils hardest
School closures have further widened the educational gap between migrant and native pupils in Germany - among the highest in the industrialised world
End new oil, gas and coal funding to reach net zero, says IEA
To meet global temperature goals, the International Energy Agency says there should be no investment in new fossil fuel projects and massive deployment of renewable energy will be needed
UK's Johnson announces urban renewal plans after promise to "level up"
Gaps in economic productivity between London and other regions of the country are as wide as they were in 1901
Indonesian LGBT+ magazines find a second life online
LGBT+ zines from the 1980s and 1990s are being digitised in Indonesia, even as the country becomes less tolerant
EXCLUSIVE-Amazon extends moratorium on police use of facial recognition software
The halt came at the height of protests across the United States against police brutality toward people of color
Biden climate adviser says existing nuclear essential for emissions goals
The White House signaled privately to lawmakers recently that it supports taxpayer subsidies to keep aging nuclear facilities from closing
Namibia issues travel documents to gay couple's children
Namibia's legal system does not recognise same-sex marriages and criminalises sexual contact between men
South Africa's weak growth could fuel socioeconomic tensions - Moody's
South Africa has one of the world's highest levels of income inequality, especially between Blacks and Whites
Singer Rufus Wainwright urges Americans to fight global LGBT+ threats
Gay American-Canadian singer-songwriter says pushback on LGBT+ rights in conservative U.S. states is ‘troublesome’ but bigger threats persist elsewhere
Climate change boosted Hurricane Sandy economic losses by billions - study
The study projected that Hurricane Sandy, which slammed New York City and the East Coast, cost $63 billion in damage