Malaysian man wins landmark challenge against Muslim gay sex ban
The Muslim man launched the test case after he was arrested for attempting gay sex, which he denies
Rival protesters clash as anger flares about Mexican candidate accused of rape
Calls have been growing for the president to drop his support for gubernatorial candidate Felix Salgado over the rape allegation
Women business owners were hit hardest by COVID-19
Businesses owned by women are more likely to close down because of the coronavirus pandemic than those owned by men. While COVID-19 has set back gender equality in business, supporting women entrepreneurs could be a beneficial part of the pandemic recovery.
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. airline CEOs to meet with White House on cutting carbon footprint
Friday's meeting is expected to address environmental issues related to air travel, including using greener fuels
Vice President Harris urges Black Americans: 'Let's not let COVID get us'
Black and Hispanic Americans have been particularly hard hit by COVID-19 with a disproportionate number of deaths
Canadian oil pipeline Trans Mountain seeks to shield insurers from pressure
If Trans Mountain's plan to keep its insurers' identities confidential is granted, activists' efforts to stop expansion of the pipeline would be undermined, a research says
Canadian river wins legal rights in global push to protect nature
Environmental groups say protecting nature rights could be critical in safeguarding global biodiversity
Bangladesh inoculates older sex workers at biggest brothel
“If I don’t reach them, they may not come” – sex workers get COVID-19 jab as Bangladesh protects vulnerable
Tokyo 2020 chief says gender equality efforts as important as virus containment
Seiko Hashimoto says the organising committee had set up a gender equality promotion team and reiterated a goal to boost the proportion of women on its board to 40%