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    World could see 1.5C of warming in next five years, WMO reports

    Tue, 10 May 2022 07:43 AM

    Even one year at 1.5C of warming can have dire impacts, such as killing many coral reefs and shrinking Arctic sea ice cover - though it would not mean the Paris accord limit has been breached for the long-term

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    Gay dating app Grindr to go public in $2.1 billion deal

    Wed, 11 May 2022 14:09 PM

    Grindr said its existing shareholders would own 78% of the company after the merger, which comes two years after China's Kunlun Tech Co divested it for $620 million due to U.S. national security concerns.

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    OPINION: Are cryptocurrencies the new digital ‘blood diamonds’ of Africa?

    Mon, 9 May 2022 15:18 PM

    Across the world’s troubled spots, resource wars and economic crises are being fuelled by a new kind of high-tech “blood diamond” - cryptocurrency.

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    Some Ukrainian refugees return home despite the dangers

    Mon, 9 May 2022 09:57 AM

    Millions of Ukrainians have headed to Poland, Germany and beyond since Russia invaded, but some are starting to return even as the fighting continues

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    Crisis after COVID for Sri Lankan women who dress the West

    Mon, 9 May 2022 02:00 AM

    Low pay, long hours, risky conditions: what is the price of the West's wardrobe? As an economic crisis stalls Sri Lanka's pandemic recovery, women garment workers are bearing the brunt

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    Alabama ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth takes effect

    Mon, 9 May 2022 15:24 PM

    The legislation makes it a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison to provide puberty blockers, hormones and medical procedures to transgender youth under 19.

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    Climate disasters drive Bangladesh children from classrooms to work

    Mon, 23 May 2022 12:22 PM

    A growing flood of Bangladeshi children are seeing their education end permanently as they flee climate impacts for urban slums

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    Haunted by sterilisations, trans Germans fight for compensation

    Mon, 9 May 2022 00:00 AM

    Thousands of trans Germans like Tsepo Bollwinkel had to be sterilised in order to legally change their gender under a now-scrapped law. Now, they hope to receive compensation, and an apology

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    Five insights from UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day Conference

    Fri, 6 May 2022 16:59 PM

    This year’s UNESCO World Press Freedom Day conference in Uruguay saw policymakers, journalists and media practitioners come together to discuss matters of press freedom, privacy and sustainability within a sector facing existential digital threats, surging violence and unregulated surveillance. The Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) outlines five key trends that emerged at the conference.

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    'Bad boys' are back: India doubles down on coal as heatwave worsens power crisis

    Fri, 6 May 2022 14:28 PM

    A resurgence in India's hunger for coal could mean peak consumption is years away as it moves to reopen more than 100 mines

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