Green algae, blue water add to fears over health of Southeast Asia's Mekong
Thai fishers and farmers have seen the river gradually changing before their eyes, with less predictable rainy and dry seasons and fewer fish
UK police under fire over children trafficked into drug trade
Trafficked children are not being given enough support to escape drug gangs who use them as couriers, a watchdog says
UK court tackles gender transition for children
Last year, 2,590 children were referred to Britain's only state-funded gender identity clinic seeking to change their gender, up from 77 just under a decade ago
ANALYSIS-Sluggish climate action may see warming do Russia more harm than good
Russia's first adaptation plan points to the economic opportunities of a hotter climate, but it also faces major threats from extreme weather and melting ice
OPINION: Ten years after earthquake, Haiti still vulnerable to disasters
In the past decade, Haiti has been hit by drought, cholera, hurricanes and more tremors - and is struggling to protect its people
Australia urges quarter of a million to flee as winds fan huge bushfires
Authorities sent emergency texts to 240,000 people in Victoria, telling them to evacuate, as soaring temperatures and erratic winds fanned bushfires
Sweden's air travel drops in year when 'flight shaming' took off
Swedish plane passengers dropped by 4% in 2019 amid growing concerns over the industry's climate impact
Australians protest over climate change policy as bushfires rage
The bushfire crisis has added pressure on the government to do more to combat climate change after Australia weakened its commitment to the U.N. Paris climate accord last year
Salty water in Bangkok is new 'reality' as sea pushes farther inland
Bangkok's water authority says tap water is becoming saline as seawater pushes up the depleted Chao Phraya river, a growing risk faced by many of Asia's coastal cities
Brazil issues new rules, lowers age for gender reassignment surgery
Trans youths can now get medical treatment from age 16 and surgery at 18 under a relaxation of rules hailed as 'a big step forward'