EXPLAINER-Coronavirus to extreme weather: What happens in a city lockdown?While the Wuhan lockdown is unprecedented in scale, other cities have experienced shutdowns and partial closures. Here is how authorities go about closing a city, and what it means for the people who live there. |
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Reform of customary laws urged to protect India's indigenous landAs land comes under increasing pressure for highways, dams, mines and factories, a maze of hundreds of federal, state and customary laws are sparking conflicts over land |
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Rising populism stokes homophobic hate speech across Europe - rights groupHate speech by public figures increased in 17 countries, including in countries such as Portugal, Spain and Finland, according to ILGA-Europe |
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Two women applied for Bank of England's top job -governmentBank veteran Andrew Bailey was named as its next boss, attracting criticism from some who hoped the more than 300-year-old institution would get its first female governor |
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Electric future: Britain to ban new petrol and hybrid cars from 2035UK PM is seeking to use the announcement to elevate Britain's environmental credentials after he sacked the former energy minister he had appointed to run U.N. climate talks in Glasgow in November |
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Nepal's next census to count LGBT+ people for the first timeThe move was hailed as a step forward, but campaigners voiced concern over a failure to distinguish between gender and sexual orientation in the survey |
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Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa - FAOSwarms have destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of land, threatening food supplies in the worst locust invasion in 70 years |
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U.S. university in Qatar cancels Lebanese band talk after anti-gay backlashThe university said it pulled the panel event featuring a gay pop singer from its Qatar campus over concerns including safety, following hostile comments online |
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Greek police fire teargas at protesting migrants, refugees on LesbosAid groups have described living conditions in some of Greece's island camps as appalling |
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Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debtsWith unemployment in Gaza topping 50%, many bridegrooms take out loans to fund lavish weddings but end up being unable to repay |
OPINION: Tech companies should take action on offensive transgender dating appsApp stores should change their policies to exclude words that trans people find offensive |
OPINION: Fast Food is moving too slow on climate and waterThe $570 billion fast-food sector is increasingly vulnerable to impacts of global warming but climate and water risks often ignored |
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