Meatpackers deny workers benefits for COVID-19 deaths, illnesses
The experience of JBS employees shows the difficulty of linking infections to employment and getting compensation for medical care and lost wages
Indian rape victim dies weeks after assault triggering protests
The case of the 19-year-old woman belonging to the Dalit community is the latest in a string of attacks against women in India
OPINION: Time for a global reset, to address the planetary emergency
Costa Rica is leading the way to rebalance our troubled relationship with nature
Thai villagers 'reclaim' land after 26-year fight over mine
Villagers in the country's northeast say they will oppose any move to renew mining permit for land they will turn into forest
Sun, water and ice: Lithuania tests floating solar power
"Floatovoltaics" - or putting panels on water - could save land and pair well with hydropower, if technical and environmental issues can be solved
California governor Newsom declares emergency in three counties due to fire
Governor also sent a letter to President Trump requesting him to declare a major disaster as huge wildfires rage
Northern California wildfires kill 3, force evacuation of thousands
In California this year, wildfires have scorched 3.7 million acres - far exceeding any single year in state history - stoked by weather extremes that scientists link to climate change
Mexico identifies woman who may have had unconsensual gynecological surgery in U.S. detention
The Mexican Foreign Ministry confirmed that the woman had undergone a gynecological intervention, potentially without her consent
Soaring Amazon deforestation splits Brazil's agriculture lobby
Environmental protection is divisive for Brazil's farming sector, which overwhelmingly backed President Jair Bolsonaro in the 2018 election
With social media and academics, Thai villagers save ancestral forest
Using activism and scientific research, a Thai community stopped a wetland forest from being turned into an industrial zone