'This can't go on': U.S. workers plan nationwide strike to protest racial injustice

Thousands of service workers in over 25 U.S. cities are expected to walk out on July 20 to demand better wages, paid sick leave, and more

Community efforts seen as key to tackling UK fashion worker abuses

Garment workers in supply chains of retailers such as Boohoo need local support to report exploitation, advocates in Leicester say


With Brazil's Bolsonaro attacking the Supreme Court, are gay rights at risk?

The homophobic president’s supporters have called for the Supreme Court to be shut down


After much hype, how are coronavirus contact tracing apps faring?

Blighted by privacy concerns and technical issues, COVID-19 contact tracing apps are struggling to live up to their promise


Fears of HIV spike in Jamaica as pandemic hits prevention efforts

Many of the 32,000 Jamaicans living with HIV have missed treatment during the pandemic


Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam

Ethiopia's government say mega-dams are needed for electricity but people who live around Lake Turkana, Kenya's poorest region, say it is produced at their expense


Look to women to drive global economic recovery from pandemic - Melinda Gates

Policies that focus on women's role will prove the most effective, says the philanthropist


Efficient cooling seen as key to keeping climate change in check

As the world warms, people will need more fridges and air conditioners to stay healthy, but those devices need to be energy efficient, say experts


Indian court grants bail to jailed gang rape complainant

Women's rights activists and lawyers say case highlights the shortcomings of the country’s legal justice system


UK's Raab says clear Uighurs in China suffered human rights abuses

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said it is clear the Uighur minority in China are subject to "gross, egregious human rights abuses"


Rags to reused pads - why more Lebanese women face period poverty

Women in Lebanon are facing period poverty as the local currency loses most of its value and economic reforms fall short



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