Frustration in Egypt as Cairo hotel gang rape case is shelved
Public prosecutors freed four suspects in a case involving a woman who said she was drugged and raped in 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel in the capital, Cairo.
EU confirms carbon market surplus grew in 2020
Around 1.579 billion permits are in circulation in the European Union's carbon market, up from 1.385 billion last year
'A hell out here': COVID-19 ravages rural India
Lacking beds, drugs and oxygen, many hospitals in India have had to turn away droves of sufferers, while desperate relatives search for someone to treat dying loved ones
OPINION: Ramadan under COVID-19 was unique, let’s not go back to ‘normal’
From virtual iftars to free meals, our community spirit was a lifeline for many throughout the holy month despite the pandemic. Let’s build on that.
OPINION: How cities from Bristol to Dakar are weathering a warming planet
Despite nine in 10 cities saying they face significant climate hazards, CDP research has found 43% of cities do not have climate adaptation plans
German cabinet agrees more ambitious CO2 cuts before September election
The new law with higher emissions reduction targets comes after a landmark court ruling last month forced the government to act
Young evangelicals push to 'build a bigger choir loft' for U.S. climate action
Evangelical Christians - a powerful U.S. voting block long reluctant to back climate action - are now seeing shifts on the issue as their youth back change
How can we stop the next pandemic? Here's what a WHO panel recommends
From declaring an emergency earlier to preparing hospitals over scrambling for supplies, here's how the next pandemic can be avoided
EU to tighten pollution laws to clean up air and water
Dirty air is a key culprit and is linked to the EU's climate change goals, since factories and cars that churn out pollutants also emit planet-warming gases such as CO2
OPINION: Violence: the parallel pandemic to COVID-19
The restrictions put in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19 have, unintentionally, created serious barriers to reaching people in situations of trafficking or violence and bringing them to safety