WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash
WhatsApp sparked an outcry after announcing plans for the new privacy policy allowing it to share some user data with Facebook
Honduran LGBT+ advocates in legal bid to stop same-sex marriage 'lock'
Last month, members of the Honduran Congress voted to amend the constitution to make it harder to reverse existing hard-line bans on abortion and same-sex marriage
With U.S. return to Paris Agreement, stars align for accelerated climate action
The United States re-enters the Paris Agreement on climate change on Friday, setting the stage for a boost in global efforts to meet the pact's goals to curb planetary heating
White House says Texas winter storm likely due to climate change
The extreme weather shows 'climate change is real and it's happening now, and we're not adequately prepared for it,' says White House official
Africa COVID-19 deaths surpass 100,000 after second wave
Deaths are rising sharply across Africa as a second wave of the virus overwhelms hospitals
South Carolina passes abortion ban, Planned Parenthood sues
Various states have passed heavy restrictions on abortions, with most still tied up in the courts
Teed off: As COVID fuels S. Africa's housing crisis, golf courses feel the heat
Housing uncertainty in South Africa is triggering activists to hone in on the country's 450 golf courses
Canada attempts to address 'shameful' racial disparity in criminal justice system
Indigenous adults represent 5% of Canada's general population but 30% of its federally incarcerated population
Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares of forest to cocoa production in 2020, environmental group says
Ivory Coast has lost more than 85% of its forest cover since 1960, mainly due to cocoa farming
Time to get tough with 'bully' Facebook, UK lawmaker and publishers say
Governments worldwide are questioning what to do with tech giants like Facebook which have changed traditional media forever