How Indian state's three-capital plan could spur equal growth

Having three capitals is an anomaly in India, where state capitals have long been centres of power, drawing the bulk of investment and infrastructure building, but with increasingly crowded cities and lopsided economic growth in many states, decentralisation is desperately needed

Doctor, parents face trial in Egypt for girl's death after genital cutting

Genital cutting of girls was banned in Egypt in 2008 but a 2016 survey by the U.N. found 87% of women and girls aged 15-49 had undergone the ritual

Ex-Facebook exec starts group to help employees push companies on climate

ClimateVoice will seek to organize and amplify climate activism among tech employees to push executives to lobby on behalf of legislative efforts around climate, says founder

A police raid, viral videos and the broken lives of Nigerian gay law suspects

Among 47 Nigerian men on trial for same-sex affection are people who have been made homeless and lost their jobs by the publicity

Climate change gets first mention in G20 finance communique of Trump era

The U.S. blocked including climate change on a list of downside risks to global growth, but ultimately agreed on a reference to work examining the implications of climate change for financial stability

Under attack from climate change, Colombia's farmers befriend nature

In northern provinces, villagers are working to restore wetlands and plant trees to reduce rising flood risk, with international funding

Berlinale study of slavery unearths the roots of modern Brazil

Dominated by four powerful female characters from a formerly wealthy bourgeois family brought low by the abolition of slavery in 1888, 'All the Dead Ones' tackles prejudices head on

Australia's bushfire-stricken state pays tribute to 25 victims

The bushfires, which lasted from September until torrential rains hit earlier this month, killed 33 people and a billion native animals nationally and destroyed 2,500 homes and a wilderness area the size of South Korea


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