African Union vaccines to be allocated according to population
No African countries have begun large-scale coronavirus vaccination campaigns
'Love jihad' law seen trampling women's hard-earned freedoms in India
Anti-conversion laws implemented in three Indian states strip women of their autonomy, romantic freedoms, critics say
You think money grows on trees? Estonian firm seeks finance from forests
Single.Earth is a digital platform for landowners that connects them with businesses that offset their carbon emissions by paying to preserve trees
Investors push for social media controls ahead of U.S. inauguration
Violent rhetoric on social media platforms has ramped up in recent weeks as groups planned openly for the gathering in Washington
HK security chief says communications surveillance can come under security law
Western governments and human rights groups are concerned that the security law is being used to crush dissent in Hong Kong
Philippines' Duterte says presidency no job for a woman
Rodrigo Duterte is notorious for comments often deemed sexist but his office typically calls his remarks harmless jokes
Kashmir forest dwellers look to long-delayed law to stop evictions
Land rights activists have been pushing for the Forest Rights Act for 14 years, but worry it is being implemented too quickly
COVID-19 fuelling education's tech disruption, deepening digital divide
The divide between those who have digital connectivity and those who lack it continues to make education a mark of privilege
Biden presidency sets stage for wider global advances on climate policy
End of the Trump era could lead to shifts in climate debate in bodies from the World Trade Organization to the G7, diplomats say
New York attorney general sues NYPD for excessive force against protesters
The lawsuit alleges the police repeatedly and without justification used physical force against racial justice protesters, many of whom were never charged with a crime