Firewood and no meat: Kenya's cost-of-living crisis bites
The inflation diaries: As Kenyans gear up for an Aug. 9 election, rising food and fuel prices have become a major campaign issue
Haitians choose between school fees or food as costs rise
The inflation diaries: A third of Haitians live in extreme poverty. As prices of staple goods spike, they have little left to cut
South Africa power cuts widen digital divide and wealth gaps
Rolling electricity blackouts mean South Africans unable to afford data and generators struggle to study or work online
As 1.5C warming limit nears, interest in sun-dimming tech heats up
Climate-cooling technology could help rein in global heating and its impacts, say backers, but critics warn it carries serious and unknown risks, with some calling for research to stop
OPINION: Why is it so hot? Climate change is here
Heat is the clearest signal of climate change – and deadly heat will get even worse over the next 30 years as we struggle to act
Ankle monitors raise risks for U.S. abortion-seekers
Women wearing court-ordered electronic tags, like migrants and those awaiting trial, will struggle to avoid abortion surveillance
Portugal fights wildfires with new tactics as heatwaves raise risk
Five years after a disastrous wildfire claimed 64 lives, Portugal is rethinking how it battles climate change-worsened blazes
Boom in U.S. public banks aiming to stay local and play fair
U.S. interest in public banks surges amid affordability, racial justice concerns
OPINION: COVID-19: Social protection responses were opaque, lacked privacy
Many social protection programmes lacked basic human rights considerations, from inception to implementation, leaving the most vulnerable excluded
Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report
Rights groups for years have raised alarms about anti-Muslim hate speech stoking tensions in India, Meta's largest market