UK royal, US ambassador tout tech tools to tackle human trafficking
Anti-trafficking advocates say tech tools could turn the tide in the global drive to end a trade estimated to control 40 million people and generate annual profits of $150 billion
Chile wants more ambitious action at UN climate change conference
The U.N. Paris Agreement was not strong enough 'to prevent the world from continuing on a path that could end in tragedy,' the president told a news conference
UK slave bosses may be 'personally liable' for exploitation of workers
A high court judge found the owners of a chicken farm guilty of withholding wages and failing to ensure the workers had adequate living and working conditions
Brazil minister says he will shrink, not replace environmental agency
Comments by the right-wing Bolsonaro during his campaign sparked fears among activists that he would broadly roll back environmental protections
Creches, courts and quotas - India's rival parties woo women as polls loom
About 432 million of India's voters are female and they are a major focus for parties competing for power in the world's largest democracy
Fighting online child abuse gets boost from eBay billionaire at UK forum
More than 100,000 web pages showing child sex abuse were removed from the internet in 2018, up by one third on 2017
Israeli LGBT+ community unmoved by prime minister's 'sympathy'
Homophobia and transphobia are rife in a state where many religious communities remain deeply conservative
Development-bank climate funds seek new dollars, as competition heats up
Ministers from poor and emerging economies call on donors to top up the Climate Investment Funds
DNA reveals U.S. Revolutionary War hero was likely intersex
Casimir Pulaski's skeleton had features indicating female physiology
Shell pushes green credentials with "carbon neutral" driving scheme
Carbon credit scheme to offset drivers' emissions is due to launch in the Netherlands this month before being expanded to other countries