Pandemic makes tackling global woes more critical than ever - Bill GatesThe pandemic has highlighted the need to address global inequality in education, pay and health care access, philanthropist Bill Gates says |
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New website by Senegalese AI expert spotlights Africans in STEMThe project, by the first Black female faculty member at Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science, showcases Africans working in science, tech and engineering |
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New homes, highways boost flood risk on Turkey's northern coastTwo recent deadly floods have sparked fresh warnings about unchecked development in the country's Black Sea region |
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Brazil court rules in favor of anti-slavery 'dirty list'Brazil’s list of companies and individuals found by labor inspectors to have engaged in slave labor overcame a legal challenge by a Brazilian association of real estate developers |
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New planes and biofuel: How can airlines reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050?Oneworld is the first global airline alliance to unite behind a common target to achieve carbon neutrality |
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Starved of wifi, Indonesians trade plastic trash to study onlineStudents in a Jakarta neighbourhood are trading plastic waste for wifi access so they can continue learning during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Activists decry 'genocide' of China's Uighur minority - letterRights groups urged the U.N. to launch an investigation into 'atrocities' against the minority group in the Xinjiang region |
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Disney, Google, Microsoft back trans rights amid fierce British debateTrans rights have become a contentious issue in Britain as the government decides whether to ease the rules on legally changing gender |
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Trump and Biden clash over U.S. wildfires as campaign turns to climate changeThe president and his administration have long sought to pin the blame for large wildfires on how state officials manage forests, with Joe Biden branding Trump a "climate arsonist" |
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Hit by COVID and climate change, island states battle debt crisis"(We) are sinking, and it's not due to just the sea level rise and climate change. We are actually sinking in debt," says chair of island alliance |
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Governments urged to invest more in green cities to beat coronavirus slumpInvestments in climate-friendly infrastructure like rooftop gardens, cycle lanes and renewable energy across world's cities could support millions of jobs, researchers say |
OPINION: Flying straight and level as an African lesbian'As a Black, female pilot in Nigeria, I developed the strength to be myself and not pretend to be straight' |
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