Russian women in the driver's seat as ban on some professions lifted
Russia has shortened the list of jobs it bars women from holding because of their physical demands, allowing them to become metro drivers, train conductors and lorry drivers
Pope urges U.S. reconciliation as bishops call out Biden on abortion
The nation's bishops have condemned Biden's pro-choice stand on abortion
World welcomes U.S. return to Paris climate accord, readies wish-list for Biden
Climate diplomats say they want to see an ambitious U.S. commitment to cut emissions this decade and a diplomatic push to convince others to follow suit
Biden announces return to global climate accord, new curbs on U.S. oil industry
A raft of executive orders by the newly sworn-in president mark the start of a major policy reversal on climate change in world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter
Thailand's green goals threaten indigenous forest dwellers
Community forest and land titles can help prevent evictions of indigenous and rural communities as forest cover is expanded
Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight
Artists are working with litter ranging from oxygen bottles to cans and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers on the mountain
Silver lining: Biden's scrapping of Keystone pipeline allows Canada's Trudeau to move on
Biden formally revoked the permit to build the pipeline on Wednesday, killing the $8 billion project to pump oil sands crude from Alberta to Nebraska
Australia feels global, national heat for 2050 zero-emissions goal
As the government softens its support for fossil fuels and invests in green tech, it could join a growing club of nations vowing to become carbon-neutral by mid-century
Human trafficking cases in Thailand hit decade low due to COVID-19
Coronavirus pandemic led to reduction in sex and labour trafficking investigations by Thai authorities
Biden's return to Paris pact just a first step for U.S. climate action
Hopes are high that Joe Biden will kickstart U.S. involvement in global climate diplomacy and set an ambitious 2030 target to cut his country's planet-heating emissions