Death toll from storm Eloise rises to 21 across southern Africa
Homes, crops and infrastructure in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eSwatini and South Africa have also been destroyed, with tens of thousands of people displaced in Mozambique
Africa begins vaccines, sceptical Tanzania told to trust science
Though COVID-19 has not hit Africa as badly as other regions, experts fear wealth disparities, logistical difficulties and "vaccine nationalism" may disadvantage the world's poorest continent
Hong Kong cooks up lab-grown fish as appetite for 'clean meat' rises
Eating more 'cultured' meat could help curb climate change and cut the need to kill animals - but will consumers bite?
U.N. goal to end child labour by 2025 deemed impractical, out of touch
The target is based on ‘ideological’ convictions, say academics, highlighting the potential educational benefits of some work
OPINION: Why 2021 will be the year of privacy rights
From tracking the spread of COVID-19 to Big Tech’s move into publishing, data privacy is the defining challenge of our generation
WHO launches plan to tackle neglected diseases as COVID-19 strains healthcare
Many of the 20 neglected diseases have been eradicated in the developed world, but affect more than 1.7 billion people in poorer countries
Virus and fake news: Brazil indigenous leader fights on two fronts
One of Brazil's first indigenous women to get a COVID-19 vaccine was targeted by anti-vaxxers spreading misinformation. Now she's using social media to fight fake news
OPINION: We must go beyond drugs and therapies to overcome neglected diseases
A new 10-year road map aims to tackle the neglected diseases that still affect more than 1.7 billion people around the world
COVID-19 epidemic widens China's North-South economic divide
China's north faces a long, slow climb back from COVID-19 which has exposed weaknesses in its industry-based economy
Budget woes mean South African doctors jobless while hospitals battle COVID-19
Budget issues are causing a mismatch between needs and hiring as understaffed hospitals battle the second wave of COVID-19