Somali women's basketball team defy prejudice, hostility
Facing down fears of violent attacks over their commitment to sport, players hope to start women's teams all over the country
OPINION: Boris Johnson’s failure on transgender rights is morally untenable
Britain purports to be a global leader on LGBT+ rights, but now trails 25 countries on gender recognition
Productivity boon or intrusion? UK workers wary of monitoring tech - poll
Privacy groups and unions have voiced concern about the rise of software to keep tabs on employees working remotely
Paraguay declares state of emergency as forest fires rage
More than 5,000 fires are burning, mostly in the Chaco dry forest, home to cattle ranches, jaguars and indigenous tribes
Brazil Supreme Court justice demands explanation on weakened coastal forest law
On Monday, Brazil's National Environmental Council revoked protections for mangroves and a type of coastal forest known as restinga but the decision was suspended by a judge
Trump's Supreme Court nominee advocated overturning legalized abortion
Amy Coney Barrett signed onto a 2006 advertisement calling for the landmark law to be overturned to protect unborn children
U.N. chief urges equality fight, U.S. slams China for 'murder' of baby girls
"Now is the time to push back against the pushback," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned
Belgium appoints Europe's first transgender deputy PM
Petra De Sutter became one of seven deputy prime ministers in Belgium's coalition government
Inequality seen as a root cause of West Africa's Sahel crisis
The wealthiest 1% of West Africans own more than everyone else in the region combined
Canada reintroduces bill banning LGBT conversion therapy
The bill will include offences such as causing a minor to undergo conversion therapy, causing any person to undergo the therapy against their will, and profiting from the practice