Hate crime laws should protect women, UK legal regulator says
After years of campaigning by women’s rights activists, Britain’s Law Commission is moving to make misogyny a hate crime
Inside the war against illegal gold mining in Peru's Amazon
Peru has seen an explosion in illegal gold mining and deforestation. Now the battle is on to save the Amazon and its communities before it’s too late
Pandemic slashes worldwide income from work by a tenth - ILO
Workers lost a collective $3.5 trillion during the pandemic, with those in informal work and emerging economies particularly hard hit
UK concert hall sheds name of slave trader whose statue was toppled
The former Colston Hall has renamed as Bristol Beacon amid growing discussion of Britain's legacy of slavery
OPINION: The future of urban housing after COVID-19
In the COVID era, it’s time to look at housing from a different angle so we can help shape a better future for all
Paper cuts: U.S. coronavirus downturn hits timber-reliant towns
Demand for most types of paper has plummeted, hurting jobs and public funds in Wisconsin, the country’s largest producer
Trump-appointed justice could signal major Supreme Court shift on abortion
If Trump does replace liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a heavily right-leaning court may be emboldened to roll back abortion rights
Australia asks Google to block users 'walking' sacred site
Indigenous communities who successfully campaigned for the sacred site to be closed to climbers hope to remove virtual hikers
Kenya harnesses fly larvae's appetite to process food waste
The farm uses spoiled fruit to rear fly larvae, which in turn are processed into protein-rich animal feed
Women eye cabinet positions after Bougainville election
Female candidates match the four seats won in 2015, with the new president urged to include more women in cabinet