China bucking global shift from coal-fired power - environmental study
Satellite images show China "quietly resumed" construction in 2018 on dozens of previously shelved coal power plants, says a report by green groups
Salesforce sued by 50 women sex trafficked on Backpage.com
The lawsuit claims that Salesforce profited from sex trafficking by creating customised data tools for Backpage, which was shut down in April 2018 following allegations that it primarily sold sex
Brazil to privatize some of its most famous national parks starting this year
Activists and environmentalists have said they fear right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro will roll back environmental oversight in favor of economic development
Win for women's rights as UK puts mothers' names on marriage certificates
Previously, marriage certificates in England and Wales only included space for fathers' names
Half urban population of sub-Saharan Africa still living in slums - study
Africa's urban population is expected to triple in the next 50 years, according to the U.N., which has set the goal of ensuring everyone has access to adequate, safe and affordable housing by 2030
Air pollution linked with psychotic experiences in UK teens, study finds
With two-thirds of the global population projected to live in a city by 2050, further research into the health effects of air pollution is crucial, scientists say
Urban middle class may offer lifeline to rural Africa
Large number of small agribusinesses process, package and distribute staple foods wanted by urban middle class, creating jobs and opportunities for small farmers
Chill waters, arid land: climate change arrives on Easter Island
Easter Island is one of the six heritage sites most vulnerable to climate change in the world
Cambodia returns land taken from indigenous people in 'unprecedented' move
The decision 'represents an unprecedented recognition of indigenous land rights over business interests in Cambodia,' experts said
Show don't tell - governments urged to lead way on tackling slavery
As the world strives to meet a U.N. goal of ending slavery and forced labour by 2030, companies and governments alike are facing growing public scrutiny over their anti-slavery policies