Apps and blockchain help European supermarkets lure climate-conscious consumers

European supermarkets are taking steps to attract customers increasingly concerned about the environmental cost of farming, food waste and packaging

PepsiCo adopts stricter, greener rules for palm oil in products

In a first for the consumer goods industry, the tighter policy against deforestation will also apply to the multinational's business partners


Should women propose promotion not marriage in leap year 2020?

Women earn about half as much as men and workplace equality is more than 200 years away, according to the World Economic Forum


Crowdfunding campaign helps Indian slavery survivors rebuild lives

Survivors often struggle to find their feet after being rescued, with less than 1% receiving victim compensation promised by the state


Fearing coronavirus, Hong Kong's 'coffin home' dwellers stay indoors

More than 200,000 people in Hong Kong live in tiny bed-sized 'coffin homes'


Citizens step in to revive Tunis crumbling old town

Tunis' medina, dating back to the seventh century, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, but locals say the area has long been neglected


How we uncovered child labour in Cambodia’s brick kilns

The Thomson Reuters Foundation investigated child labour at Cambodia's brick kilns after the government said all furnaces were free of underage workers


As survivors speak out, 9 countries seek to ban gay 'conversion therapy'

The United States, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Germany are among countries seeking to outlaw the treatment, based on the belief that being LGBT+ is a mental illness that can be 'cured'


'You messed with the wrong women,' say Weinstein accusers, turning sights to LA

'Now we know that if we dare to speak, there is a far greater chance ... our abusers will be punished. It is a historic shift' - actress Rosanna Arquette


Kenya shuts slaughterhouses over loss of donkeys, income to China

Growing demand for a gelatin derived from donkey skins which is used in Chinese medicine has fuelled a surge in donkey thefts


U.S. lawmakers propose third gender option on passports

Ten countries, including Germany, Australia and India, already allow people to opt for a third gender category on their passports



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