'Uninhabitable hell': Climate change and disease threaten millions, UN warnsAs climate change-related disasters soar, a failure to act to prevent them is an act of 'wilful' negligence, the UN's disaster chief says |
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Pandemic spurs illegal gold rush in Zimbabwe mountainsCommunities in the Chimanimani Mountains say miners are poisoning their water, digging up rivers and cutting into caves |
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Sharp rise in natural disasters in last 20 years, Asia hardest hit - UNOver two decades, some 7,348 major disasters were recorded, claiming 1.23 million lives, affecting 4.2 billion people and causing $2.97 billion in economic losses |
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Transgender man's dream of joining U.S. military thwarted for nowPaulo Batista cannot serve in the military under a Trump era ban excluding trans people, but still hopes for a waiver or policy that might let him in |
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Malnutrition stalks Congo's overcrowded prisonsDozens of inmates died this year in Congo's Bunia Central Prison, where, like the rest of the country, overcrowding leaves little food to go around |
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Sweltering heat, power outages greet Louisiana evacuees returning from Hurricane DeltaLouisiana residents returning after fleeing Hurricane Delta face extreme heat, power cuts and roofs ripped from their homes |
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Indonesia protests against new jobs law enter second weekThe law has sparked outcry in Indonesia, with protesters saying it undermines labour rights and weakens environmental protections |
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Egypt court starts sex crimes trial of student in #MeToo caseAhmed Bassam Zaki is accused of assault at least three women after a social media campaign that sparked a #MeToo movement in Egypt |
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World Rugby rules trans women out of elite female teamsOpponents argue that trans women athletes have unfair physical advantages even after transition |
Monica Roberts, 1962-2020: a university has burned to the groundMonica Roberts, aka TransGriot, was a pioneering journalist and tireless advocate for trans rights |
OPINION: Coming out helped me to find people who understood meComing out as transgender was complicated, but on National Coming Out Day I am now empowered to take ownership of my story |
We must focus on the LGBT+ community this World Mental Health DayWorld Mental Health Day is all too relevant for LGBT+ people who remain among the most discriminated, hated and persecuted people in the world |
OPINION: Mental health services are an urgent need for trafficking survivorsSlavery survivors face trauma and often social stigma - mental health support should be a key part of recovery programmes |
OPINION: We need to look beyond #MeToo and learn from women’s activism globallyFocusing on the western-centric #MeToo movement risks overlooking women’s rights activists in the global south |
‘The fire inside’ - The mental toll of COVID-19 on refugees in LesvosAs a psychologist working on the Greek island of Lesvos I’ve witnessed the devastating twin impact of a catastrophic fire and the COVID-19 pandemic on refugees and asylum seekers |
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