U.S. Christian groups spent $280m fighting LGBT+ rights, abortion overseas

Right-wing U.S. groups have put more than $280 million into campaigns against LGBT+ rights and abortion worldwide since 2007, almost $90 million of which focused on Europe

Asia's aspiring 'green-collar' workers hope for jobs in COVID recovery

The "Green Collar" portal lists jobs from renewable energy to farming and climate change


Dozens of children rescued in Ohio anti-trafficking crackdown

Dubbed 'Operation Autumn Hope', the human trafficking crackdown led to 179 arrests, among them a pastor


'Potholes' from the past help drought-hit Zimbabwean farmers save water

As dry spells make it harder to rely on rain for irrigation, farmers are reviving an age-old tradition that retains moisture in the soil


Can GPS tags stop domestic abusers? France turns to trackers to fight violence

Similar tracking systems are in use in other countries, but women’s campaigners say the technology will not stop violent men from killing


Too hard to vote? Fired-up Black voters are doing it anyway

Despite poll monitoring, restrictions on mail balloting and door knocking upended by coronavirus, Black voters in some parts of the country are turning out in record numbers


NXIVM sex cult founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison

Keith Raniere was convicted last year of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, possession of child pornography and other crimes


Grave-counting satellite images seek to track Yemen's COVID death toll

Using high-resolution satellite imagery, researchers analysed burial activity, counting an estimated 2,100 excess deaths during the coronavirus outbreak


FACTBOX - Legal hurdles faced by LGBT+ people in Africa

Same-sex relations are legal in only 22 of Africa's 54 countries and are punishable by death in some


Opinion

OPINION: A green, just recovery from COVID will bring jobs and health benefits to cities

If done quickly and decisively, green stimulus could finally put the world on track to keep global heating under 1.5°C


OPINION: LGBT+ youth must not be treated as second-class citizens

The U.S. Supreme Court is due to decide if foster agencies can discriminate against same-sex couples


OPINION: Rebalancing our plates to restore our planet

Diets in Brazil cause five times the GHG emissions of diets in Nigeria, and Russia uses four times as much land as Pakistan



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