Protesters vow hunger strike to push U.S. on climate change
Activists are demanding a one-hour on-camera meeting with U.S. Congressional leader Nancy Pelosi to discuss reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2025
Kenya pledges to end FGM by 2022 - ahead of global target
One in five women and girls aged between 15 and 49 in Kenya have undergone FGM
Be more transparent about algorithms, Berners-Lee tells tech giants
Berners-Lee, who invented the Web in 1989, said AI algorithms needed to ensure they did not discriminate against historically marginalised groups including women and the poor
New York City beats Tokyo to become world's most innovative city
The index looked at more than 100 indicators including transport, infrastructure, citizen privacy, green architecture and internet users
OPINION: The next challenge for business - adapting to climate change
The private sector must begin preparing for climate change and the ensuing disruption to operations and services with new approaches
Vatican conference urges governments to tackle food loss and waste
According to research about one third of all food produced in the world is lost or wasted
Aircraft combats Sydney blaze as Australians reel from bushfires
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Sydney on Tuesday demanding more firefighting resources and urging stronger climate action
Will power: Could property inheritance help close U.S. 'wealth gap'?
With will writing in decline in the United States, financial experts warn a lack of estate planning among low-income and minority communities leaves families at risk of losing their homes
Singapore court to hear legal challenges on gay sex ban
Like many other former British colonies, Singapore has retained an old law that criminalises gay sex
Mobile theatres to screen child slavery film in rural India
Traffickers target people in rural villages – largely poor, women and children – luring them to cities with the promise of good jobs but then selling them into modern day slavery