Britain's do-good businesses expect election certainty to create opportunities
'Securing a large majority should allow the government to forge ahead on issues that affect the country's social enterprises,' said Kevin Armstrong, policy lead at UnLtd, a British charity
Britain elects record number of female lawmakers in 2019 election
Women now represent just over a third of all members of parliament, taking 220 seats out of 650 in Britain's lower house compared to 208 in the previous election
Removable solar panels boost storm readiness in Dominica
As the Caribbean island aims to become fully "climate resilient", a volunteer effort is keeping health centres operating - with clean energy
Indian state seeks to fast-track hanging for rapists after string of brutal attacks
Indian law currently allows jail terms for rape, and death in very rare cases, but cases can last years
Gabon bans gay sex as global pace of reform falters
The central African country is the 70th country to ban consensual same-sex relations
Remote island off East Timor turns sunlight, air into drinking water
Innovative scheme uses solar power to suck water out of the air to provide a small community with a renewable supply of drinking water
Green Climate Fund stepping up on 'loss and damage', head says
With few other options to channel money to pay for growing climate losses, will the Green Climate Fund take a larger role?
Indonesia urged to follow 'game-changer' Malaysia on palm oil maps
Making palm oil plantation maps publicly available could make it easier to monitor who is responsible for fires and deforestation
'It could've been me': India women demand safety as recent rapes prompt hundreds of petitions
Students, activists and the mother of a student who was gang raped and killed on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, have joined the rising number of petitioners calling for action from authorities
Green Climate Fund stepping up on 'loss and damage', head says
With few other options to channel money to pay for growing climate losses, will the Green Climate Fund take a larger role?