LME to ban metal tainted by child labour or corruption
The proposal is the largest step yet by the LME, the world's biggest market for industrial metals, to clean up the global supply chain of all its commodities
Kenyan schools learn ABC of court to preserve playgrounds
Schools in Kenya need to protect their grounds from property developers keen to exploit thousands of schools that lack title deeds
Thai death penalty threat over floating home sparks 'seasteading' debate
Thailand's navy towed to shore a floating cabin and charged a U.S. citizen and his Thai girlfriend with violating Thai sovereignty, punishable by death penalty or life in prison
Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health
Plastic waste imports into Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam jumped from mid-2017 to early 2018, leading to illegal operations dumping and open-burning
Spring floods in Canada's Quebec leave one dead, force evacuations
The flooding has so far affected more than 4,000 properties across Quebec
One dead in Canada's Quebec as spring floods force evacuations
Entire neighborhoods were submerged and residents frantically piled sandbags around their homes to hold back swollen rivers
Arrests at London climate-change protests top 1,000
Climate group Extinction Rebellion has staged non-violent protests in London with the aim of stopping what it calls a global climate crisis
Life after death: Sherpa widows eye Everest to fight taboo
Widows in South Asia are generally expected to mourn until the end of their lives, renouncing colourful clothes, jewellery, rich and spicy food
UK soap opera 'Coronation Street' to spotlight modern slavery
The storyline revolves around a nail salon worker trafficked by an Eastern European slavery ring
Swedish teen climate activist joins London protest as arrests top 830
Police said the number of arrests in connection with the protests rose to 831 on Sunday, and 40 people had been charged with offences such as obstructing a highway and obstructing the police