Malawians conflicted over LGBT+ rights, tolerance, research finds
The study found 87 percent supported constitutional protection of LGBT+ rights but 90 percent said they could not accept a gay man or lesbian woman in their own family
Disaster hacks: South American cities harness tech and nature to tackle flooding
Using sensors, green areas, better planning and more advice from communities, cities are battling growing flood risk
Dirty fuels kill millions as investment in clean cooking runs short
Three billion people cook with dirty fuels on open fires or stoves that produce high levels of carbon monoxide, killing four million people annually
Can insects help clean up palm oil's tarnished image?
A pioneering entrepreneur is proposing a 'circular economy' for palm oil farmers so that waste and byproducts are used for farming insects on plantations
Thai LGBT+ activists in legal bid to force marriage equality
Activists submitted a legal challenge to Thailand's Constitutional Court in a bid to change laws that limit marriage to between a man and a woman
Pressure mounts for El Salvador to investigate wave of LGBT+ killings
At least four LGBT+ people have been killed in El Salvador in the last month
U.N. envoy urges Latin America to tackle conservative attack on LGBT+ rights
Victor Madrigal-Borloz criticised lawmakers who speak out against gay and trans people on the campaign trail
Slovaks rally against proposed abortion restrictions
Slovakia currently allows abortion up until 12 weeks of a pregnancy but the government is under pressure to tighten the law
Big tech - too big to fail, says data whistleblower Wylie
Once seen as engines of growth and innovators, tech giants have come under fire on both sides of the Atlantic for allegedly misusing their power and failing to protect users
'Smart cities' urged to look beyond rich, white men
Cities on a digital path to a greener future risk excluding the poor, elderly and disabled - and women need a bigger voice as well