A year on, Afghans hide out fearing death by data
A year after the Taliban takeover, thousands remain in hiding, fearful that biometric data can be used to track them
Crypto thrives in crisis zones as investors flee crash
Despite the crypto crash, charities in crisis hit places from Gaza to Kabul say it is their best option to receive cash quickly
Lebanon hospitals forced to turn away sick children amid exodus of health workers
An economic crisis is leading large numbers of health workers to quit for better opportunities abroad, forcing medical centres to close departments and turn away the needy
OPINION: The AI Act: EU’s chance to regulate harmful border technologies
The AI Act will be the first regional mechanism of its kind in the world, but it needs a serious update to meaningfully address the profileration of harmful technologies tested and deployed at Europe’s borders.
As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?
The era of cheap food may be ending as climate change, conflict and widespread poverty make food harder to grow and afford – but key policy shifts could help
Climate disasters drive Bangladesh children from classrooms to work
A growing flood of Bangladeshi children are seeing their education end permanently as they flee climate impacts for urban slums
Humanity on 'spiral of self-destruction' as disasters rise, UN warns
Disasters have cost an average of about $170 billion each year in the last decade but developing nations and their poorest people suffering disproportionately
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In Pakistan, Afghan refugees face hardship and a frosty reception
From former soldiers to journalists, thousands of Afghans have fled to Pakistan since the Taliban seized power, but many are struggling in a country that has grown tired of hosting refugees from Afghanistan
Can my employer make me get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Some companies and governments are pushing their staff to get vaccinated. But lawyers say forcing employees to get a COVID jab could be risky