Poverty-stricken state in Brazil plans to map slavery hot spots
Roughly a fifth of more than 40,000 trafficking victims rescued in Brazil were born in Maranhão
British lawmaker comes out as HIV positive to tackle stigma
Lloyd Russell-Moyle is only the second British lawmaker to reveal he is HIV positive
Fractured France: Diesel tax protests expose Macron's Achilles' heel
Rising levies on polluting diesel fuel - put in place to improve air quality and cut climate change - have sparked a larger protest
Why I am skipping school to protest for action on climate change
Climate change is an issue with a ticking clock and the fact that adults and politicians are not doing enough is, simply put, repulsive
Changing climate for zero hunger: Why nutrition matters
Ending malnutrition by 2030 will require a heroic effort from world leaders—and ordinary citizens everywhere. The challenges are daunting.
G20 in grip of 'collective amnesia' told to fix housing crisis
From Toronto to Sydney, governments are increasingly under pressure to boost housing affordability and tackle a growing problem of urban homelessness
Iceland harnesses hot springs to power year-round farming
Geothermal energy, which makes up a quarter of Iceland's electricity, has helped boost the year-round availability of fresh food
Australia targets big business with world's 2nd anti-slavery law
Activists say the new law is tougher on business than Britain's landmark 2015 anti-slavery legislation
Poland plans new coal mine as climate talks loom
Greenpeace threatened on Thursday to sue Poland's state-run utility PGE unless it phases out coal by 2030
Global temperatures on track for 3-5 degree rise by 2100 - UN
The lower end of the range - a 3C rise in temperatures - assumes that countries act on their pledges under the Paris climate accord