Our leaders won’t fix the COVID inequality crisis – but we can
Great leaders who tackle inequality are often celebrated, but progressive grassroots organising is crucial
'It got scary': Gloria Estefan's daughter on coming out as a lesbian
Singer Emily Estefan faced pressure coming out to her family and as the daughter of a global celebrity
Global HIV response found to neglect gay and bisexual men, trans women
Gay and bisexual men account for about one in five new HIV infections, but they were only allocated 1% of the $57 billion spent to fight the virus between 2016 and 2018
Community oven serves up meals, and dignity, in blast-hit Beirut
The Great Oven Projecty, a charity cooking initiative, seeks to bring marginalised communities together to prepare meals and learn new skills
Britain urged to force companies to publish ethnicity pay gaps
Bill to reform equal pay law would also allow women workers to know what men in comparable jobs are being paid if they suspect bosses are paying them less
EU ministers to agree to make climate neutrality by 2050 binding
Tough questions about how deeply to cut emissions over the next decade will be left to leaders to discuss in December
Drought and hunger drive Nepal farmers to India, defying COVID ban
Western Nepal has suffered a long dry spell, harming rice harvests and pushing farmers across the border to seek work even amid the pandemic
With evictions looming, U.S. cities seek legal help for renters
Advocates are looking to New York City, where evictions have fallen by 40% since renters were guaranteed representation in court
Swelled by rain and COVID curbs, locust swarms ravage Ethiopia
The invasion has damaged about 200,000 hectares of land since January, threatening food supplies and the livelihoods of millions
Philippines, Vietnam brace for tropical storm Saudel
The death toll in Vietnam from weeks of rain has risen to 105, with the Red Cross warning the floods on top of the pandemic could push millions more towards poverty