Thai women use pro-democracy protests to challenge sexism

At protest sites throughout the country, people are being asked to sign petitions calling for abortion and prostitution to be decriminalised

Sounds and the city: Artists put Asia's changing urban identity on tape

From vanishing street vendors in India to Hong Kong's iconic trams, rapid development is altering city soundscapes


Pakistani fishermen fear a 'new Dubai' could empty their nets

Fishermen say a development on two islands could destroy their livelihoods


Big push under way for Latino turnout in battleground Arizona

Arizona's historically harsh treatment of immigrants has fostered strong community organizing roots that activists hope will pay off in this election


Britain's struggling book stores get helping hand in Christmas sales battle

British branch of Bookshop.org aims to challenge Amazon as COVID-19 and e-commerce push many independent booksellers to the brink


British volunteers uncover 50,000 miles in missing footpaths

Ramblers walking charity rush to get lost paths added to official maps by 2026 deadline in one of the biggest citizen-mapping projects of its kind


Poles protest as abortion ruling expected to take effect

The ruling bans terminations due to foetal defects, ending one of the few legal grounds left for abortion in staunchly Catholic Poland


International donors likely to pledge less aid for Afghanistan - sources

Amid ongoing peace talks, donors may pledge less aid at a time when Afghanistan needs it most over fears the Taliban could secure greater influence and try to roll back women's rights


LGBT and religious rights collide in U.S. Supreme Court foster-care case

Amy Coney Barrett's first case pits the city of Philadelphia against a Catholic foster care agency that exclude same-sex couples


Standard Life Aberdeen to toughen engagement process after Boohoo scandal

Standard Life Aberdeen, which had previously been one of Boohoo's largest investors, sold out after allegations that suppliers were being paid less than the minimum wage


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