From Ikea to Gap, firms aim to use scarce water more wiselyWith population growth and climate change making water a scarcer resource, companies say using water wisely is key to remaining profitable |
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Bangladesh rules women need not say if virgins on marriage certificatesMarriage laws in the Muslim-majority country in South Asia had required a bride had to state on her marriage certificate if she was a 'kumari' - meaning virgin - a widow, or divorced |
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G7 offers emergency aid for Amazon forest fire crisisDespite record wildfires and Bolsonaro previously saying government lacked money to fight blazes, it was not clear if Brazil would accept G7 offer |
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Reality shot: Photo exhibition reveals Barcelona's 'dark' sideImages seek to break with the stereotypically glamorous reputation of the Mediterranean city |
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Bosses who do not believe in gender bias seen hiring fewer womenTraining hiring managers about sexist discrimination in the workplace could be a key factor in overcoming it |
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FACTBOX-Saudi travel to World Cup football - 10 breakthroughs for women in 2019Almost a century after women in the United States won the right to vote the global struggle to end gender disparity continues |
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Trump, on climate, says he won't jeopardize U.S. wealth on 'dreams'Trump's administration has reversed U.S. environmental protections put in place by his predecessor Barack Obama and has weakened the Endangered Species Act wildlife conservation law |
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Leonardo DiCaprio urges government action on Amazon fires 'tragedy'A record number of fires is ravaging the rain forest, sparking concern because of the Amazon's importance to the global environment |
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Indonesia unveils site of new capital on Borneo islandEnvironmentalists fear the move will hasten the destruction of forests, as well as increasing pollution already on the rise from coal mining and palm oil industries |
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Rohingya women defy threats in refugee camps to rebuild lives one stitch at a timeTwo years after more than 730,000 mostly-Muslim Rohingya fled Buddhist-dominated Myanmar after decades of under apartheid-like restrictions, women are struggling to reposition themselves in society |
OPINION: New Zealand has a plan for a zero carbon futureIf we all act decisively we still have a window to limit warming to 1.5C |
OPINION: If we want water for all, building more taps just isn’t going to washWe must prioritise the creation of self-sustaining, resilient systems, that continue to function long after the outside aid-tap is turned off |
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