French banks told to speed up response to climate change
France's banking regulator has conducted a voluntary pilot test on nine banks and 15 insurers to measure resilience to common "scenarios" like a slow response to climate change
Australian PM hears emotional plea for Cameroonian asylum-seekers
Morrison, whose government has a hardline immigration policy, listens to the woman's plea and tells her that government officials would help her
Vaccine hesitancy slows Africa's COVID-19 inoculation drive
Health experts worry that scepticism over jabs could prolong a pandemic that has already killed more than 3.3 million people worldwide
OPINION: We must discuss the Paris Agreement every day - not just once a year at COP
As the pandemic again threatens the annual UN climate summit, known as the COP, it's time to push on with a fresh approach that uses all opportunities for climate action
OPINION: Can you freely travel with your children? I’m a trans parent and I can’t
Whenever my children travel outside of Italy, me being trans is revealed and our privacy is violated.
Hong Kong pauses plan to force COVID-19 vaccines on migrant maids
Migrant workers say plans for mandatory COVID-19 testing and vaccines are discriminatory and lead to further stigmatisation
Carbon copy? Pandora takes a shine to lab-made diamonds
Pandora plans to stop selling mined diamonds and "transforms the market for diamond jewellery with affordable, sustainably created products"
India's vaccinations plummet as coronavirus infections soar
India has immunised less than 10% of its population, and the number of daily injections has slumped as vaccine supplies run short
Texas city bans abortion, allows family to sue providers, helpers
The local measure in the city of Lubbock bans abortion in all cases except when a woman's life is in danger
Brazilian indigenous leaders subpoenaed for criticizing government
Federal police have subpoenaed Sonia Guajajara, head of Brazil's largest indigenous umbrella organization APIB for criticizing government