'How will they survive?': Myanmar coup cuts lifeline for migrants' families
More than four million Myanmar migrants work overseas, sending money to their families back home that amounted to $2.4 billion in 2019
OPINION: Want to heal Africa’s degraded land? Go local
The magic that can restore Africa’s degraded forests, farms and pastures is in the millions of local champions across the continent, especially youth and women
Elephants or avocados: a Kenyan dilemma
Some 2,000 Amboseli elephants, along with two dozen other wildlife species plus cows might be under threats as Kenyan agricultural company is preparing to grow avocados
OPINION: The US Senate must listen to business on LGBT+ equality
The Equality Act, passed by the House last week, would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to give LGBT+ people full, equal protections under federal law
World Bank readies COVID-19 vaccine funds for around 30 African countries
World Bank prepares vaccine funds to help about 30 African countries to immunise vulnerable groups
Japan's SMFG likely to halt all new lending for coal power, sources say
Japan's biggest banks are under growing pressure from global investors and environmental groups over coal funding
China's ICBC unit sets guidelines to prevent office sexual harassment
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sets guidelines to prevent office sexual harassment by suggesting avoiding physical contact or one-on-one interactions with colleagues of the opposite gender
Swiss to vote on banning face veils in referendum criticised as Islamophobic
Swiss Muslims say right-wing parties are using the vote to demonise them, while others warn a ban could stoke wider divisions
Fact check: Dr Rachel Levine, during hearing, did not confirm or deny support for children having gender reassignment surgery without parental consent
Social media users have been sharing posts claiming, without evidence, that President Joe Biden's new assistant health secretary supports children having gender reassignment surgery without parental consent
India's Kerala turns homes into 'mini-solar power stations'
Rooftop solar expansion is part of a plan to generate a quarter of the state's power from the sun by 2022