Post-COVID world needs 'outrageously bold' vision - Nobel winner YunusNobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, nicknamed "banker to the poor", said the COVID crisis presented an opportunity to carve out a fairer, greener future for the world, which was currently "a ticking time bomb" |
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INTERVIEW - How COVID-proofing the slums upended Kenya's business cultureConsultant James Irungu Mwangi pushed African companies for years to tackle social problems and think beyond profit. The pandemic is forcing firms to do just that. |
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INTERVIEW - 'Algorithms of oppression': Big tech urged to combat discriminationScholar Safiya Noble says algorithms used in a whole suite of technologies tend to single out minorities for unfair treatment |
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EU criticised over surveillance aid in nations where privacy at riskEuropean Union aid money might be helping non-member states to spy on their citizen, Privacy International warns |
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Coronavirus pandemic sparks surge in firewood use in rural KenyaAs the COVID-19 crisis hits family budgets, sales of cheap firewood are booming, a trend that could make it harder to expand Kenya's dwindling forest cover |
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London statue honouring feminist pioneer taped up, cloaked in masksBritish artist Maggi Hambling's sculpture of feminist pioneer Mary Wollstonecraft has been covered with black tape, masks and a T-shirt |
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Anti-trafficking groups urge Biden to focus on labor exploitationU.S President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to enact immigration policies that protect survivors and to tackle labor trafficking |
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Biden win puts 1.5C global warming limit back within reachScientists say that, if U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers his plan to cut emissions to net-zero by 2050, the world will once again have a chance of keeping climate change in check |
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'Unfair surveillance'? Online exam software sparks global student revoltThe pandemic ushered in a golden age of remote test proctoring - but students say the technology can be invasive and biased |
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Biden win seen as 'turning point' for affordable housingPresident-elect Biden's platform includes major focus on discriminatory policies |
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Gloria Estefan pitches in for star event to help U.S. nursesAbout 220 registered nurses and more than 2,000 healthcare workers have died in the United States from COVID-19, with 90% of nurses globally women |
OPINION: The impossible job awaiting Jill Biden as First LadyJill Biden will become America’s first First Lady to have earned a doctoral degree. Her decision to keep her day job will send a powerful message to Americans. |
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