Deforestation risks rise as coronavirus hinders SE Asia protection

Green groups warn of forest loss and danger for local communities if illegal loggers exploit lack of monitoring amid disease outbreak

UN aid chief on coronavirus: 'No one is safe until everyone is safe'

The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to Mark Lowcock as the United Nations announced a $2 billion plan to fight the virus in crisis areas


'A crisis within a crisis': Addicts at risk as drug support groups close, adapt

Many people struggling with addiction are left alone as isolation and anxiety caused by coronavirus raise risk of relapse


Using lessons from Ebola, West Africa prepares remote villages for coronavirus

Community health systems set up after Ebola are being used to help fight coronavirus


ANALYSIS-Cash in hand: Could basic income protect livelihoods in coronavirus crisis?

Advocates of Universal Basic Income say it would provide citizens with a safety net amid the economic chaos wrought by COVID-19


True crime podcasts prompting women to speak out about sexual violence

A group of U.S. women using a podcast to tell how they were sexually assaulted is bringing other women forward to talk about rape


In good faith? U.S. legal battle over gay adoption intensifies

There is a growing tension in the United States between rights advocates and religious agencies who want to operate according to their beliefs


Climate change set to make extreme heat more common - and costly

Dangerous heat and humidity could affect 1.2 billion people by the turn of the century if global warming goes unchecked, scientists say


Out in tech: LGBT+ entrepreneurs struggle for funding

Venture capital (VC) investors tend to give funding to people who mirror those who have succeeded before, such as straight white men


U.S. court orders full environmental review of Dakota Access pipeline

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe says oil spills from the pipeline, which has been operational since 2017, could pollute their water source, the Missouri River


Refugees to the rescue? Germany taps migrant medics to battle virus

Germany, which has taken in about a million migrants, is hoping that some of the doctors among them will help tackle staffing crunch


Opinion

OPINION:- Coronavirus - wake-up call to ensure water and sanitation for all

Today, many people lack access to the most basic weapons to shield themselves from COVID-19: water and soap.


OPINION: Playwright Terrence McNally: a life led with bravery and integrity

McNally's career traced the birth of the modern-day LGBT+ rights movement and skewered American preoccupations with class, psychotherapy and sexual mores



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