Kenya launches $34 mln project to tackle effects of climate change
The project, backed by the Green Climate Fund, aims to help 620,000 people in 11 counties in dryland areas and restore over 500,000 hectares of rangelands
Twitter says will not fully comply with India govt orders to take down some accounts
Twitter has refused Indian government orders to take down more than 1,100 accounts they argue spread misinformation about farmers' protests
Czech lawmakers urged to compensate sterilised Roma women
Campaigners say some Roma women were offered financial incentives in exchange for being sterilised or told their children would be taken away if they had more babies
Dubai's RoboCafe is a boon to the COVID-wary
At the RoboCafe robots take, prepare and deliver orders for customers. Humans are only called upon when there are glitches, or to sanitize surfaces
Egypt's farmers tap new technology to save water and boost crops
A government project uses sensors buried in the soil to tell farmers via an app when fields need water and just how much to use
PepsiCo renames "Aunt Jemima" pancakes, syrup as "Pearl Milling Company"
PepsiCo's decision was part of a nationwide corporate response to protests over the treatment of Black Americans and police brutality
Bolder climate action could save millions of lives each year by 2040
Scientists say policies in line with meeting global climate goals would bring better diets, cleaner air and more exercise, improving health and cutting deaths
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to help Black farmers
The bill will provide direct payments to Black, indigenous and Hispanic farmers in attempt to combat historical racial inequality
Pandemic job pain fell unevenly on minorities and the poor, NY Fed researchers found
New York Fed researchers illustrated in a series of blog posts the various setbacks low-wage workers faced during the coronavirus crisis
Several children in Brazil found working for delivery app Rappi
About 15 underage gig workers doing deliveries by bicycle were discovered by Brazilian labor inspectors