Grave-counting satellite images seek to track Yemen's COVID death toll
Using high-resolution satellite imagery, researchers analysed burial activity, counting an estimated 2,100 excess deaths during the coronavirus outbreak
EU urged to demand tougher Thai labour safeguards before trade talks
Thailand's labour laws fall short of international standards on protecting workers, rights groups say
West Bank Palestinians' olive trees burn as U.N. urges protection for harvest
U.N. Middle East envoy urges Israel to protect Palestinian farmers who say they are struggling to harvest olives amid land disputes
Surveillance to body cams: Tech under the spotlight in U.S election
With Americans set to vote, digital rights issues are on the ballot at the state, local, and national level.
If Biden wins, what would a U.S. climate change pledge look like?
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and commit to reach net zero by 2050
Women seen needing 60+ years to get equal with men in EU
Pandemic risks slowing women’s progress still further as unpaid caring duties grow and paid work shrinks
Banks roll out robots as pandemic shakes up IT plans
As banks struggle to keep up with coronavirus crisis loan applications during the pandemic, bots are helping to process the backlog
No address? Voting while homeless is challenging in U.S. election
Registering to vote can pose a quandary for homeless people who have no fixed address, with advocates trying to address the issue with a concerted get-out-the-vote push
In Peru's Amazon, protecting a village from drug traffickers, loggers - and COVID-19
An indigenous village in the Amazon has been under threat from drug traffickers, loggers and farmers for years. The pandemic has made securing its future even more complicated
Vietnam troops hunts for survivors after typhoon kills 31
Typhoon Molave left millions without electricity and damaged 56,000 houses, following weeks of storms, heavy rains and floods that have affected over a million people