U.S. evictions surge amid pandemic despite federal ban

One watchdog recorded more than 5,200 cases of eviction in five metro areas since a federal moratorium went into effect this month

Best-kept secret? Google move shows mapping risks

Satellite imagery and virtual reality may be putting sacred spaces and privacy at risk


As cities bake on a warming planet, insurers cook up heatwave cover

With extreme heat impacts soaking up a larger share of urban budgets, insurers are seeking ways to reduce financial risks


Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter - poll

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they are using technology to stamp out abusive content and give users more control over conversations


Crackdown on illegal housing leaves some Egyptians struggling to pay fees

Egypt's crackdown has left hundreds of thousands of residents without permits - mostly in poor areas - to pay fees or face demolition


New Zealand ruling party vows to ban efforts to alter sexual orientation

Jacinda Ardern's centre-left government will bring an end to the widely discredited practice of conversion therapy in New Zealand


Food companies urge Britain to adopt tougher rules to protect tropical forests

The firms want the new British rules to apply to all deforestation - not just cases where the destruction is illegal


Singapore's last village proves nostalgic tourism hit in pandemic

Made up of 26 single-story wooden houses, the "kampong" has seen a boom in local visitors after borders shut due to the coronavirus pandemic


Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with gay pride images

Images of LGBT+ pride displaced posts made by neo-Nazis and white supremacists on Twitter


Record California wildfires burn over 4 million acres

The amount of land burned is more than twice than in any other year, with at least 31 people killed in this year's fires and nearly 8,500 homes and other structures destroyed


Opinion

OPINION: To build back better, make African trade greener

Climate change - and demand for greener products - threaten Africa, but smart decisions now can set it up for future success


OPINION: It's time to fix Cambodia's broken microfinance system

Microfinance is supposed to relieve poverty, but with investors now profiting from land loss, somewhere along the way things went wrong


OPINION: North and South united in need for COVID-19 collaboration

We must confront one of the most serious healthcare crises to hit the world in recent times as a global challenge, together, not as individual countries



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