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Bollywood sex worker biopic resonates in India's brothels
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Uganda sued over digital ID system that excludes millions
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OPINION: Time is running out to avert further Yemen catastrophes

Without substantive changes in approach, there is an immediate risk that wheat supplies into Yemen will not meet the minimum levels needed to prevent hundreds of thousands more people being pushed into famine.
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The AI Act: EU’s chance to regulate harmful border technologies

The AI Act will be the first regional mechanism of its kind in the world, but it needs a serious update to meaningfully address the profileration of harmful technologies tested and deployed at Europe’s borders.
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As initiatives to regulate artificial intelligence pop up across the world, the EU and the United States have a huge opportunity to act in concert and agree on common global standards.

Climate

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Women and climate change
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Move over: The women steering India's electric vehicle drive
Egypt's street trees fall foul of urban development drive
South Africa flooding victims traumatised and homeless
COVID-hit China urged to move UN summit to save global nature deal
Animal agriculture faces 'Apollo 13' climate moment

Technology

We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights and societies. more
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Life on the line: Deadly risks for world's food delivery drivers
Performing artists push for copyright protection from AI deepfakes
Uganda sued over digital ID system that excludes millions
EU eyes Big Tech to police child sex abuse online
Nigeria asks Facebook, other platforms to curtail hate speech
The AI Act: EU’s chance to regulate harmful border technologies

Economies

We report on how to ensure people globally have economic security and a decent standard of living. more
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In Haiti, rising gang violence drives out small business owners
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Some Ukrainian refugees return home despite the dangers
Crisis after COVID for Sri Lankan women who dress the West
Crypto crash leaves El Salvador with no easy exit from crisis
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LGBT+

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Ukraine crisis
Gareth Thomas hails UK footballer Jake Daniels for coming out
Chile's LGBTQ+ street artists see work defaced with homophobia
Cuba marks Latin America's first LGBTQ+ history month
Factbox: New U.S. state laws directed at transgender youth
Britain offers smallpox shot as monkeypox cases spread in Europe

Coronavirus

We show how coronavirus is impacting the lives of vulnerable people globally. more
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Coronavirus vaccine inequality
Scarred by COVID-19 lockdown, Indian migrants stick closer to home
Crisis after COVID for Sri Lankan women who dress the West
Shanghai residents use code words, video to protest COVID lockdown
Why monkeypox cases are spreading in Europe, US
Pandemic tempts U.S. technology workers away from Silicon Valley

Cities

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live. more
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Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
Legalising Bangladesh e-taxis could drive safer, greener industry
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Earth Focus: Fighting for Air
U.S. cities scrap 'problem' fines seen fueling race, income gaps
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Cities drive climate change, and can provide a solution, UN says

Women

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Abortion curbs around the world
Bollywood sex worker biopic resonates in India's brothels
Pakistan bus network gives women a ticket to work and study
U.S. abortion war spotlights women's risk from online tracking
Crisis after COVID for Sri Lankan women who dress the West
Which U.S. states are restricting abortion rights and access?

Land

We shine a light on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Land to lose: coronavirus compounds debt crisis in Cambodia
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Here's how to reverse Africa's land degradation
Wet weather curbs forest loss in 2021 but world far off ending it
As war and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?
Charging for wasted water helps Kenyan farmers get a fair share

Slavery

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Inside Amazon's shadow workforce in Mexico
Climate disasters take Bangladesh children from classrooms to work
Scarred by COVID-19 lockdown, Indian migrants stick closer to home
EU eyes Big Tech to police child sex abuse online
Child labour can only be eliminated by tackling the root causes
Can global brands' green push improve Bangladesh labour rights?

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