'Digital authoritarianism' threatening basic rights in Africa, study says
Measures used by governments in past two decades include digital surveillance, disinformation, internet shutdowns and arrests for online speech
Hyperlocal delivery apps help lockdown-hit restaurants stay afloat
From India to France, food businesses are turning to smaller delivery platforms which they say offer a better deal for lockdown-hit firms
Iran's only female Olympic medallist to compete under white flag in Tokyo
Kimia Alizadeh, who won taekwondo bronze at the Rio 2016 Games, fled to Germany last year
How private equity squeezes cash from the dying US coal industry
Private equity firms are cashing in on demand for fossil fuels to meet surges in energy demand
Dutch postpone Qatar trade mission over World Cup worker concerns
Netherlands has postponed a trade mission to Qatar due to concerns over conditions of World Cup migrant workers
INSIGHT-Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse
As Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers recede, two Australia-based mining firms are racing for approval to dig into the world's biggest undeveloped deposits of rare earth metals
U.S. civil rights activist, lawyer Vernon Jordan dies at age 85 -report
Vernon Jordan grew up in the segregated U.S. South and become an influential leader in the civil rights movement
'Undesirable'- UK holiday parks blacklisted people with Irish surnames
Whistleblower at Pontins says staff were told to refuse or cancel bookings by Irish guests in an effort to keep out Gypsies and Irish Travellers
'Turning point': Cities urged to act on lessons learned in pandemic
From Chicago to Mumbai, the public health crisis could be a chance to tackle long-standing problems – from racial inequality to infectious diseases
China cuts 'carbon intensity' 18.8% in past five years, in effort to rein in emissions
China targets 'carbon intensity' - which measures emissions per unit of economic activity - as it looks to go carbon-neutral by 2060