Indian woman gang raped after quarantined alone in school -police
The victim, a daily wage earner, was walking alone after losing the way to her village, and local police housed her for the night in a school building
Bangladesh textile workers flout coronavirus lockdown to demand wages
Bangladesh has announced aid for essential exports-oriented sector to pay its workers, but garment manufacturers say funds were not enough
Australia launches controversial COVID-19 tracking app as some states start easing rules
Australian government wants at least 40% of the population to use the voluntary app, which would not track location
Merkel bemoans lack of rain as Germany fears for its forests
After an exceptionally dry April, a forest fire has already had to be put out near the town of Gummersbach this week
Indian farm workers broke, uncertain as rural lockdown eased
As India eases its tough coronavirus lockdown for farmers, some agricultural workers say they didn’t know they could return to the fields after weeks without income
India's migrant workers fall through cracks in coronavirus lockdown
For many of India's migrant laborers the epidemic is more than a heath threat - it endangers their economic survival
In already poor Honduras, coronavirus pushes some into homelessness
Some informal economy workers are unable to afford the apartments they had previously been renting, and are forced to spend the night on the streets
Amazon leaders demand illegal miners stay away to protect tribal lives
Illegal miners have been accused of taking advantage of coronavirus quarantines to carry out their activities
Easing labor laws in Brazil seen putting workers at risk in pandemic
Labor authorities warn that safety measures are under threat by the government's efforts to ease regulations during COVID-19
Put clean energy at heart of stimulus plans -IEA's Birol
Birol said renewable energy should be at heart of economic rescue packages to avoid rebounds in carbon emissions