40,000 heatstroke cases in latest heat wave
Experts say rising temperatures, longer monsoon seasons provide ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes
The topic was for years controversial at U.N. climate talks
Finance Department estimates that some 3 million workers stand to benefit
Privacy, discrimination risks among critics' top concerns
Technologies such as deepfake, tracking used to harass women as victims struggle to be taken seriously, get justice
Nearly half the world’s population have no way to get online
Protesters blocked the square in front of the parliament building and called for legislators to take up a proposed climate and ecological emergency bill
It is estimated that between 10 and 20% of Igbos - amounting to many millions of people - are descendants of slaves and still face significant discrimination, which has sparked unrest and violence in recent years in some areas
A 2018 Stonewall/YouGov survey found more than half of Black, Asian and other minority LGBT+ Britons experienced discrimination from members of their own community
Many states have halted evictions since mid-March, as the novel coronavirus spread rapidly, but such provisions are scheduled to end in the coming months
Detaining people as witnesses can cost them their jobs and custody of their children
Mirza Dinnayi, a Yazidi activist, was awarded the Aurora humanitarian prize Saturday in Armenia
Like millions of indigenous farmers around the world, she always relied on her traditional knowledge. But increasingly unpredictable weather, linked to climate change, has upended her usual sowing and harvesting times, leading to lower yields
A high-level summit in New York next week will be the first to focus on the sustainable development goals since they were adopted by the United Nations four years ago
