Cities experiment with big ideas to confront 'climate emergency'Around the world, front-runner cities from Bristol to Barcelona are testing new ways to cut their emissions faster - and improve quality of life |
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Traditional markets blamed for virus outbreak are lifeline for Asia's poorAcross Asia, governments keen to modernise their cities increasingly view street vendors and informal markets as a hindrance |
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Scrap by scrap, New York designer creates fashion from wasteFrom a storefront studio in Brooklyn, Daniel Silverstein creates clothing from bits and bolts of leftover cloth, with an eye to using, reusing and recycling all that he can |
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Female genital mutilation will take centuries to eradicate, U.N. saysAlthough progress towards ending FGM is not moving fast enough attitudes are changing, new analysis shows |
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'Drastic' fall in bumblebee populations shocks scientistsBumblebee declines at rates 'consistent with a mass extinction' threaten food cultivation |
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U.S. corporate giants condemn anti-LGBT laws as economic 'risk'A growing number of companies see diversity as good for business, with surveys showing that LGBT+ inclusive workplaces perform better financially |
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Married British TV presenter Schofield comes out as gay'Today, quite rightly, being gay is a reason to celebrate and be proud' |
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Gambia's labouring farmers show why premature births may boom in a warmer worldAs climate change brings more heat extremes, researchers are tracking the risks facing Gambia's pregnant farmers and their babies |
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Swiss vote on anti-homophobia law as critics decry censorshipThe Swiss parliament extended anti-racism statutes to cover sexual orientation in 2018, but opponents obtained the signatures necessary for a referendum |
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FACTBOX-From Disneyland to Christmas Island: unlikely quarantine sitesAs coronavirus begins spreading outside China, countries are looking at where to put suspected carriers |
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Vegans see green shoots in meat-loving NigeriaWhile many Nigerians still view eating meat as a status symbol, some are reconsidering |
OPINION: My erasure from a news agency photograph of climate activists at Davos went viral - this is why it mattersAcross Africa, the climate crisis is happening to us now, and the stories Africans have to tell are urgent - but who is listening? |
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