From Brazil to Kenya, coronavirus widows lose their husbands and then their landAs COVID-19 strikes, newly-bereaved widows are being evicted or forced to marry male relatives who are hungry for their land |
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Cooked up for climate, UAE's high-tech food plan pays off in pandemicThe desert state's push to grow more of its own food as the planet warms has helped keep shelves stocked despite global trade disruptions from COVID-19 |
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FACTBOX-Gay marriage rights around the worldAs Daritza Araya and Alexandra Quiros make history as the first same-sex couple to marry in Costa Rica, here are key facts about gay marriage around the world |
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Britain proposes November 2021 date for delayed U.N. climate summitSome experts say postponing the summit will buy states time to prepare stronger emissions-cutting plans and integrate climate targets into pandemic stimulus packages |
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Defying pandemic, gay couples hold first marriages in Costa RicaAs thousands of viewers watched on Facebook, gay couples married in Costa Rica after it became the first Central American country to introduce same-sex marriage |
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No movies, no malls: Canada's cities find new ways to beat the heat in pandemicJuggling the risks of extreme heat and the coronavirus will be a "challenge" for municipalities, experts say |
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Hope 'shattered' for Kenya's forest people three years after landmark rulingThe African Court on Human and People's Rights ruled Kenya had violated the Ogiek people's right to live in the Mau Forest |
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A maid dodging coronavirus in a virtual world spotlights inequality in IndiaPlayers must try to avoid starving or catching COVID-19 under lockdown |
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Philip Normal, the UK's first openly HIV+ mayor, teams fashion with politicsThe newly elected mayor of London's Lambeth borough hopes his victory will 'smash the stigma around HIV' |
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As Chinese authorities expand use of health tracking apps, privacy concerns growOne city has proposed giving each resident a health score based on their medical records and lifestyle habits |
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Zambian president pardons gay couple jailed for 15 yearsThe sentencing of Japhet Chataba and Steven Sambo last year sparked a row with the United States |
OPINION: Women and children will pay for this pandemic – unless we actCOVID-19 magnifies inequality, but an effective response will require solidarity and partnership |
OPINION: Conflict and COVID-19 are a deadly mixWarfare must be put on hold to help already fragile health systems and communities cope with the pandemic |
OPINION: Building resilience to extreme weather is crucial amid the coronavirus pandemicIt is vital that developing countries get the support needed to build resilience to climate change threats as well as the virus |
OPINION: It's time for a new normal - with fewer fossil fuelsOur pre-coronavirus 'normal' wasn't working. Here's what could come next |
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