Women inch towards equal legal rights despite COVID-19 risks, World Bank says
Countries urged to make gender equality a priority in economic recovery efforts as pandemic takes heavier toll on women
Historic U.S. Interior pick tests Senate support for Biden on climate
Deb Haaland, the first Native American ever picked for a U.S. cabinet post, pledged to oversee public lands and waters in line with President Biden's climate priorities
Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at age 101
Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco was a haven for Beat Generation writers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
At U.S. Transportation dept, Arlando Teller is an ally for tribal nations
As Deb Haaland's confirmation gets underway, former Arizona State Representative Teller, who is indigenous and openly gay, wants tribal nations to 'have a place at the table'
World Bank threatens to cut Lebanon's vaccine aid over line-jumping
World Bank has monitored the rollout to ensure the first shots go to Lebanon's healthcare workers and the elderly
Anti-gay uproar after Ghana opens its first LGBT+ community centre
Church groups and politicians want the government to shut the centre and arrest its founders
David Attenborough to U.N.: 'Climate change a threat to global security, I don't envy you'
"If the natural world can no longer support the most basic of our needs, then much of the rest of civilization will quickly break down," British naturalist tells the U.N. Security Council
OPINION: A crackdown against LGBT+ people in Indonesia is underway
The rise of Islamic conservatism in Indonesia doesn't just threaten LGBT+ people
Homophobia soared in Israel amid coronavirus lockdowns
The Aguda LBGT+ rights group recorded a surge in reports of abuse in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic
Texas blackout: How can electricity grids weather climate shocks?
Measures can be taken to make power systems more resilient and better planning would help avert outages during extreme weather - but that won't come cheap, experts say