Growing calls to scrap 'racist' names for Australian landmarks

Indigenous activists want places named after colonialists to revert to traditional names that have been used for 60,000 years

Cameroon tomato farmers count losses to wild weather and lockdown

Too little rainfall and then too much has paired with coronavirus impacts in Central Africa, leaving growers struggling


Landslides kill 10 in Nepal as heavy rains take toll in South Asia

Annual rainy season has brought misery across large parts of the region, with floods and landslides killing hundreds and displacing millions


British music stars resurrect Rock Against Racism

Hundreds of musicians and industry figures unite to 'wipe out racism' declaring 'silence is not an option'


Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surge in July, worst in recent days

Environmentalists say President Jair Bolsonaro has emboldened illegal loggers, miners and land speculators to destroy the forest


As workers sweat, pressure grows on employers to turn down the heat

As global temperatures rise, workers are increasingly struggling to cope with heat on the job and companies are starting to adapt their practices


Law to ban 'inappropriate' dress in Cambodia seen threatening women's freedoms

Campaign to cover up in the name of tradition encourages culture of victim-blaming, rights groups say


British prison launches meal delivery service run by inmate trainees

Lockdown forced the Clink Charity’s prison restaurant to close, prompting launch of “Clink at Home” delivery service


U.N. to train Botswana traditional leaders to fight gender-based abuse

Traditional leaders to take lessons on ending gender violence in nation with high rates of abuse against women


Muslims perform Eid prayers, socially distanced and masked

Religious sites around the world are adapting to mark the festival during the new coronavirus


Opinion

OPINION: What should the public take away from the U.S. tech hearing?

Wednesday’s hearing was a crucial step in holding tech platforms to account


OPINION: Formula 1 has raced beyond its old homophobia

I am no longer "the only gay in the village" in motor racing



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