Funds managing $2 trillion urge cement makers to act on climate impact
Construction material companies warned they risk divestment and lack of access to capital as a growing number of investors shy away from carbon-intensive sectors
OPINION: As climate threats to cities grow, the time to act is now
As the costs and threats from climate change rise, the key is not to wait until it’s too late to take action
Rescued human trafficking victims in Thailand nears record high
Demand for cheap labour in neighbouring Malaysia is causing a jump in the illegal trade
Tasmania's Aboriginal groups divided over new place naming policy
A government policy means more Aboriginal groups in the Australian island state will have a say in how to name the features around them
Grey fingers: Ageing Singapore uses gardening to fight loneliness
Could better urban design and friendlier public spaces rekindle a sense of community and boost mental health?
FACTBOX -From hidden space heroes to artists, 10 women written out of history
Here are 10 women who were written out of history books
Africa's largest wind power project opens in northern Kenya
About 70% of the nation's electricity comes from renewable sources - more than three times the global average
India introduces new trans rights bill in parliament after backlash
Transgender rights campaigners welcomed changes but remained broadly critical of the bill
French forests scarred as heatwaves bring bark beetle infestation
Bark beetles normally reproduce twice a year but were able to reproduce three times in 2018 due to hot, dry weather, hitting forests and the timber industry hard
Bangladesh police arrest 12 as Rohingya trafficking fears rise
The arrests came as a U.N. investigator warned traffickers were increasingly targeting Rohingya both in Myanmar and in neighbouring Bangladesh