Most U.S. LGBT+ students face homophobic or transphobic abuse

Almost every US LGBT+ student has faced homophobia or transphobia at school or college, report reveals

Namibia weighs demands for rape crackdown after street protests

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says government is giving immediate attention to the protesters' demands


Southeast Asia flood deaths near 40 as new storm approaches

Heavy rains since early October have caused deadly floods and landslides in several provinces in central Vietnam and displaced thousands of people in western Cambodia


How Trump's Supreme Court nominee applies the law to LGBT+ rights

At 48, Amy Coney Barrett could serve for decades in the lifetime job, potentially leaving a lasting conservative legacy


Solar the new 'king of electricity' as renewables make up bigger slice of supply - IEA

In the agency's central scenario - reflecting announced policy intentions and targets - renewables are expected to overtake coal as primary means of producing electricity by 2025


Quick fix for hunger and climate goals? More spending on small farmers

Help farmers grow more resilient crops, access irrigation and tap into social safety nets to achieve both, researchers say


'Corona carriers': Stigma halts medication and meet-ups for HIV+ Malawians

False rumours that HIV-positive people are at high risk of catching COVID-19 are fueling discrimination in the southern African nation, health activists say


Pandemic adds to war in keeping Libyan children out of school

Despite little to no teaching amid coronavirus lockdown, students must now sit tests to determine who progresses to the next grade


Opinion

OPINION: COVID-19 is a wake-up call to invest in resilience

Failing to plan for climate change will be similarly damaging and costly


OPINION: The pandemic shows why we need to take risk seriously

Risk left unmanaged soon turns to disaster, as with the COVID-19 crisis - governments must act on their commitments to stop this happening


OPINION: Focussing on eye health as we build back from COVID-19 will bring profit, not loss

Supporting the one billion people who need eye care will benefit individuals, societies and economies alike


OPINION: Choosing a sustainable way out of the pandemic’s economic chaos

With debt swaps governments and finance institutions can address the triple crises of debt, climate change and the destruction of nature



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