Apparel group says broad ban on China's Xinjiang cotton impossible to enforce
Proposals for a blanket ban on cotton from the Xinjiang are unrealistic and unworkable, said the head of a clothing producers' group
Hurricane Sally's rains wreak havoc on southeastern U.S. states
Storm kills at least one person and leaves floods, power outages and wrecked homes
Nearly 1 million same-sex couple households in 2019, U.S. Census Bureau says
Married heterosexual couples still represent by far the largest group, but same-sex households are growing
Ethiopia brings some migrants home as concern over Saudi camps grows
Concern is growing over migrant detention camps that the United Nations says are overcrowded and unsanitary
Botswana opts to make land owners of wives with new law
An amendment to a Botswana land act will allow women to become equal landowners alongside their husbands
Crews battle U.S. West Coast fires amid 'apocalyptic' scenes of ruin
Thousands are sheltering in Oregon as fire crews battle wildfire that have swept the U.S. West
J.K. Rowling says book character in transphobia row has real life roots
Rowling's new novel features a male serial killer who wears women's clothing
More children wed, risk trafficking in Rohingya camps in pandemic
The study found an increase in child labour and violence against children as well
Bring more traffickers to justice, UK anti-slavery chief urges
Officials and campaigners fear COVID-19 is hindering efforts to support victims and prosecute traffickers in Britain
European Parliament demands EU action over Poland LGBT+ rights breaches
Poland has increasingly clashed with the European Union over LGBT+ rights and the rule of law