Hungarian wages one-man campaign against floating garbage in river
In the past three months he has filled 466 huge binbags with plastic bottles
Winners of 2019 Kurt Schork Memorial Awards in International Journalism announced
Three winners of awards that honour brave, yet often unrecognised journalists for their reporting on conflict, corruption and injustice are announced this week.
Luxembourg's gay PM says everyone has a duty to challenge hate speech
Xavier Bettel, who married his partner in 2015, is one of three openly gay world leaders
British government lawyer first to be convicted under new upskirting law
Upskirting - the surreptitious filming or taking of photographs under girls' and women's clothes - became a crime in April
Biden's LGBTQ record draws scrutiny at Iowa presidential forum
The former vice president backed "don't ask, don't tell" as part of a larger defense bill and later voted to remove it
Germany to criminalise 'disgusting' practice of upskirting
Upskirting has become an increasing concern in many countries - in many cases images or videos are shared on porn sites, social media or other platforms
Gay "chemsex" is fuelling urban HIV epidemics, AIDS experts warn
Chemsex is characterised by the use of drugs such as crystal meth to enhance sexual arousal, performance and pleasure
Global renewables investment to triple this decade - U.N.
By the end of 2019, there will be more solar capacity installed this decade than any other power generation technology, says report
World food prices dip in Aug for third month running -U.N. FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization food price index averaged 169.8 points last month from an upwardly revised 171.7 points in July.
Ukraine president plans land reform, large privatisations
The president has pledged to lift a longstanding ban on the sale of farmland, in a move which supporters say will unlock huge agriculture investment